In the November 19, 2012 Issue …

The Hand That Mocked Them and the Heart That Fed
The art of Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz makes a rare New York appearance at Pace Gallery
By Michael H. Miller

Life Sucks, but Maybe That's a Good Thing?
A new book makes a case for pessimists
By Brian Thomas Gallagher

The Season's Bounty
‘Andy Warhol: Flowers’ at Eykyn Maclean, ‘Cy Twombly: The Last Paintings’ at Gagosian, ‘Transparencies: Richard Serra Recent Drawings’ at Craig F. Starr Gallery
By Andrew Russeth

Stand-In Ovation
Plummer establishes his legacy—and takes a veritable run at a second Oscar—with a profound performance as one of Hollywood's tragic legends
By Rex Reed

Corpse Bride
Wright—and muse Knightley—bring beauty into focus, but Stoppard's long-winded and stale script misses its mark
By Rex Reed

Painting Out of a Corner
Pieter Schoolwerth, ‘After Troy’ at Miguel Abreu; Viktor Kopp at Bureau; ‘klaer, uglee callamari’ at Ramiken Crucible
By Will Heinrich

Playing Politics
FDR-era Annie’s wanly charming, Emotional Creature is affecting but unoriginal, Ivanov exhausts
By Jesse Oxfeld

Alden Drops the Ballo
His milquetoast take on Verdi's classic fizzles at the Met
By Zachary Woolfe

It's All in the Family
Durang reintroduces Chekov with a charmingly neurotic take on the Russian playwright's dysfunctional scripted kin
By Rex Reed

The Eight-Day Week
By Daniel D'Addario

Cosmic Charm
After a 30-year drought, Sue rains down from the sky in a refreshingly smart set
By Rex Reed

GALLERISTNY

The Great Escape
By Dan Duray

Keep on Truckin'
By Andrew Russeth

Regional Thater
By Dan Duray

Observer » In the November 19, 2012 Issue …

In the November 19, 2012 Issue …