Melena Ryzik
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How They Served the Tennis Scenes in ‘Challengers’
Painstaking effort went into building the energetic competition moments in Luca Guadagnino’s love-triangle tennis drama. Here’s a closer look at the process.
Judith Hill Sang With Pop Royalty. Now She Is Composing Her Own Story.
The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was close to Michael Jackson and Prince. After their deaths, her world crumbled and she had to rebuild on her...
Jonathan Majors Accused of Assault and Defamation in Lawsuit by Ex-Girlfriend
Grace Jabbari alleges several instances of violence by Majors, the former Marvel movie star. Majors’s lawyer said he was preparing a countersuit.
Ramy Youssef on His New Special, ‘More Feelings,’ and the Push to Represent
The very busy comic has a special and an “S.N.L.” hosting gig on the books. He and his friends kid, “We make TV like immigrants....
Gossip Dance Back Into Action After a 12-Year Pause
The trio fronted by Beth Ditto wasn’t sure it would return after scattering in different directions. But music united them for a new LP, “Real...
Richard Lewis Recalled Friendship With Larry David in One of His Last Interviews
The occasion was a profile of a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star, but Lewis got plenty of good lines in as he reminisced about starting out...
In Justin Peck’s ‘Illinoise,’ Dance On and Feel It
This narrative dance musical, set to Sufjan Stevens’s album, is a coming-of-age story and a meditation on death, love, community, politics and zombies.
Zelda Williams, Daughter of Robin, on ‘Lisa Frankenstein’
As the director of “Lisa Frankenstein,” she embraced a tale in which no one was concerned whether grief was palatable to others.
Jonathan Majors Had History of Abuse in Relationships, Women Say
The actor denied physical abuse. Separately, he said he wasn’t told of accusations of misbehavior on the set of “Lovecraft Country.”
How ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Became Their Passion Project
Kelli O’Hara and Brain d’Arcy James didn’t let the door close on their new Broadway musical about a couple undone by addiction.