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Dede Ayite's costumes for "Merry Wives" play as vital a role in reimagining and breathing new life into this work as the acting, the writing and the set.https://nyti.ms/3gdEhCy 

A fight over a Bernardo Bellotto landscape painting bought for Hitler is focused on the question of whether its sale was voluntary or forced by economic distress the Nazis helped create.https://nyti.ms/3gcHORP 

Maggie Q shares a few of her favorite things: her fascination with “American Gigolo,” her dedication to rescue dogs, and the joy of Asian stand-up and soup.https://nyti.ms/37QfGzf 

The prolific rapper, singer and producer Pink Siifu returned this month with “Gumbo’!,” a hat tip to the soulful Southern rap that inspired him.https://nyti.ms/3srryRN 

A self-referential show about the making of a show? Yes, "[title of show]" is back, and it's as charming as ever, writes Juan A. Ramírez in his review.https://nyti.ms/3jWv2b4 

A collection of rare daguerreotypes made by three celebrated African American photographers of the 19th century, along with photos related to the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad, have been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.https://nyti.ms/3styuh9 

Lincoln Center will use a $20 million gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano to establish a “comeback fund” to help Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet reopen after the pandemic shutdown.https://nyti.ms/3st853g 

Ellen Havre Weis, who helped create the popular Museum of Modern Mythology in San Francisco, has died at 64.https://nyti.ms/3yWNIOj 

Looking for something to watch this week? Our critic recommends a sudsy new Hulu series starring Nicole Kidman. https://nyti.ms/2Uqhqw4 

“How else is she going to sit?” asked a Danish mayor. “She’s a mermaid. You can’t put her in a chair.”https://nyti.ms/3yU1XU4 

Christopher Massimine found success as a theater executive in New York and Utah, but he has resigned after facing questions about errors on his résumé, saying he had mental illness.https://nyti.ms/37MVa2B 

In New York, 35 projects will receive $3.6 million in grants, including a Hans Holbein exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, a recontextualized panorama of New York City at the Queens Museum, and a documentary from City Lore about the Colfax Massacre.https://nyti.ms/3xTIQrC 

Helga Rabl-Stadler has been called “the living embodiment of the Salzburg Festival.” But this summer, after 26 years as its president, she is stepping down.https://nyti.ms/3jYtGfT 

The fast-rising soprano Asmik Grigorian, one of the fiercest dramatic talents in opera, approaches her work with daring, total commitment and a bottomless appetite.https://nyti.ms/3sokYvb 

“The Taliban yesterday entered the city of Kabul and took control of Afghanistan’s presidential palace. Most Americans watched in horror, while some Americans watched for tips.” — Seth Meyershttps://nyti.ms/3CTLZM0 

Christopher Massimine found success as a theater executive in New York and Utah, but he now faces questions about errors on his résumé, a fictitious degree and a phony award.https://nyti.ms/3AONIQK 

Even on weekdays, even in the dead of winter, dancers are out practicing their moves in front of an empty Paris office building.https://nyti.ms/3yRfWtO 

When the English Premier League kicked off this weekend, fans of Tottenham Hotspur had a new attraction to visit: an art gallery dedicated to works inspired by the game.https://nyti.ms/3xLUFQQ 

The humans of Amy Berryman's play, “Walden,” are responding to various disasters — natural, unnatural, interpersonal — and trying their best to treat one another decently.https://nyti.ms/3yR8qPC 

Eric Garcia, the author of “We’re Not Broken,” talks about public policy’s role in caring for autistic people, his reportorial instincts and more.https://nyti.ms/2VVj5Ko