ARTS CALENDAR: HAPPENINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 12

Film

• “Mother Mary” (April 17): A pop star reconnects with her former friend and fashion designer when a new tour brings the estranged pair back into each other’s orbit. Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer and FKA Twigs star in David Lowery’s psychological thriller.

• “Lee Cronin’s the Mummy” (April 17): The director resurrects a classic horror character for his film about a missing child who reappears years later and unleashes supernatural terror on those around her.

• “Normal” (April 17): In this action flick from Ben Wheatley, Bob Odenkirk plays an inexperienced sheriff in a small Midwestern town who uncovers a deep-running conspiracy while investigating a bank robbery.

• “Eagles of the Republic” (April 17): Tarik Saleh’s Egyptian Arabic political thriller, the final installment of his “Cairo Trilogy” following “The Nile Hilton Incident” and “Boy From Heaven,” follows a popular actor who is strong-armed into starring in a government-backed film.

• “Lorne” (April 17): Most comfortable behind the scenes, “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels gets the spotlight in Morgan Neville’s documentary that includes interviews with marquee comedy names including Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien, Maya Rudolph and John Mulaney.

• “Glenrothan” (April 17): Brian Cox makes his feature directorial debut with a dramedy about a long-abroad Scotsman (Alan Cumming) who returns home to try to reconcile with his brother (Mr. Cox).

• “Blue Heron” (April 17): The family dynamics of a recently relocated, multicultural clan are viewed through the eyes of its youngest member in Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical debut feature.

TV

• “The Audacity” (AMC, AMC+, April 12): This eight-part series of novelistic depth stars Billy Magnussen as a tech-world “disruptor” and Zach Galifianakis as a billionaire. Our critic praised the acting, saying “The performances in ‘The Audacity’ are uniformly remarkable.”

• “Euphoria,” Season 3 (HBO, April 12): The popular and controversial teen drama returns after a four-year hiatus for what will likely be its final season. Jumping into the future, the show sees Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie engaged to Jacob Elordi’s Nate while Zendaya’s Rue is running drugs across the southern border.

• “#Skyking” (Hulu, April 14): A documentary revisits the case of Richard “Beebo” Russell, an airline employee who in 2018 stole and deliberately crashed a plane in Washington state. Our critic said director Patricia E. Gillespie “has created a novel kind of crime film, one aided in no small way by what seems to be the complete flight recording from Russell’s mad act.”

• “Balls Up” (Prime Video, April 15): In this comedy directed by Peter Farrelly, Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser play admen whose pitch for prophylactics goes horribly awry.

• “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV, April 15): A junior-college dropout with a new baby (Elle Fanning) tries to make ends meet by turning to OnlyFans. This eight-part adaptation of Rufi Thorpe’s novel also stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman and Nicole Kidman.

• “Beef” (Netflix, April 16): Returning after three years, Lee Sung Jin’s anthology series now revolves around an argument at a swanky country club and features Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan. Our critic called the first season a “nerve-jangling, black-edged comedy.”

Theater

• “Titaníque” (St. James Theatre, New York, April 12-July 12): After becoming a hit in 2022, this parody of the James Cameron film scored to the songs of Celine Dion moves to Broadway, with Jim Parsons coming on board. Reviewing the off-Broadway production, our critic praised it as “a freewheeling, not to say completely deranged, spoof.”

• “The Fear of 13” (James Earl Jones Theatre, New York, April 15-July 12): Adrien Brody makes his Broadway debut alongside Tessa Thompson in Lindsey Ferrentino’s new drama, directed by David Cromer, about a traffic stop that results in a murder conviction.

• “Proof” (Booth Theatre, New York, April 16-July 19): David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play returns to the Great White Way. In it, the daughter of a talented mathematician discovers a life-changing proof in a notebook following his death. Thomas Kail directs and Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle star.

• “Fallen Angels” (Todd Haimes Theatre, New York, April 19-June 7): Noël Coward’s comedy about sexually liberated socialites scandalized audiences in the 1920s. Now Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara star in the play, which is back on Broadway for the first time in 70 years.

Music

• They Might Be Giants, “The World Is to Dig” (April 14): The alt-rock act releases a genre-hopping record that also ranges widely in its themes, with tracks that include an ode to the Wu-Tang Clan, a cover of a 1970s Raspberries song, and a reflection on mental health.

• “Virginia International Tattoo” (Scope Arena, Norfolk, April 15-19) ✪: Tattoos—of the military-performance variety, not body art—receive an annual celebration in a historic naval city. This year’s special America 250 fete brings together more than 1,000 global performers who will treat audiences to pipe-and-drum acts, drill teams, military bands, choirs, motorcycle stunt shows and more.

• “Nine Inch Noize” (April 17): Industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails and electronic producer Boys Noize team on an album that was announced Wednesday with little information about its specifics, though the two acts have been collaborating and touring for the past two years.

Opera

• “safronia” (Lyric Opera of Chicago, April 17-18): The Great Migration provides the background for the surreal tale of a family who returns south after several years in the north in this world premiere by Chicago’s first poet laureate, composer and librettist avery r. young.

• “A Masked Ball” (The Maine State Building, Poland Spring, April 17-18): Opera in the Pines reimagines Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” for this immersive staging, moving the action to 1895, the year the venue was dedicated.

Art

• “Derrick Adams: View Master” (ICA Boston, April 16-Sept. 7): The artist, who has created a signature style with colorful, planar works celebrating black life, receives his first mid-career survey, tracing more than two decades of his work across media that include painting, sculpture, collage, performance and video.

• “Calder. Rêver en Equilibre” (Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, April 15-Aug. 16): The centenary of the artist’s arrival in France is marked with a show that brings together nearly 300 of his works to examine a half century of his career through paintings, drawings, jewelry and, of course, his iconic stabiles and mobiles.

• “Greater New York 2026” (MoMA PS1, Long Island City, N.Y., April 16–Aug. 17): The sixth edition of the museum’s annual exhibition dedicated to the most cutting-edge voices living and working in the New York area includes over 50 artists, offering a snapshot of what is happening in one of the world’s leading creative capitals.

• The Opening of LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, previews begin by invitation April 18): One of the most watched events in the art world this year, this project—which was designed by Atelier Peter Zumthor and SOM and took six years and over $700 million to complete—finally begins to welcome visitors. Replacing four buildings with a single structure that boasts over 100,000 square feet of space, the addition will play host to the museum’s permanent collection.

Last Call

• “Masaomi Yasunaga: Traces of Memory” (Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, through April 19): In Florida, the Japanese artist exhibits his unique process where glaze, not clay, is used as a structural element to create rough and craggy sculptures. Our critic praised his ingenuity, saying “It’s a rare thing to break new technical ground in any art form—especially one that’s tens of thousands of years old. Yet Masaomi Yasunaga does just that.”

• “Caravaggio’s ‘Boy With a Basket of Fruit’ in Focus” (Morgan Library & Museum, New York, through April 19): The Baroque master’s early canvas is exhibited in the context of his contemporaries and precursors, emphasizing his extraordinary naturalism. Our critic noted that “One comes away from this engaging show, which is marked by extraordinary loans, with a heightened understanding of just how difficult it is to account for Caravaggio’s unparalleled achievement.”

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