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Monday, June 4, 2012

Arts

Tony Awards

A selection of Tony Award nominees, including Kelli O'Hara in "Nice Work if You Can Get It," perform songs and scenes from this year's shows. Watch full performances here.

Architecture Review

A Canopy as Social Cathedral

A look at a geometrically complex arcade canopy by Preston Scott Cohen, an effective use of public space in Lower Manhattan that connects the Goldman Sachs headquarters to a shopping arcade and hotel.

Nicki Minaj Skips Festival After a D.J.’s Remarks

A D.J.’s remarks about Nicki Minaj’s hit “Starships” led Ms. Minaj to back out of her scheduled appearance at Hot 97 Summer Jam 2012 on Sunday.

Books of The Times

‘Barack Obama: The Story’

In “Barack Obama: The Story,” David Maraniss confines himself to the president’s family background and early life.

Music Review

All the World On a Stage In America

The Spoleto Festival USA presented a new opera by a Chinese composer as well as the American premiere of three pieces by John Cage.

New Music

Another Solstice in an Endless Summer

The Beach Boys’ “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” the reunion album tied to that band’s 50th-anniversary tour, is a reflection on aging and memory, on longing and mortality.

Special Section
2012 Tony Awards

Complete coverage of this year's awards, including slide shows, the list of nominations and more.

ArtsBeat

Starz Announces Final Season of 'Spartacus'

"Spartacus: War of the Damned" is set to make its debut in January and will follow the conclusive confrontation between the armies of Spartacus and the Roman general Marcus Crassus.

Podcast: Music

Ben Ratliff and Nate Chinen discuss the best jazz of 2011.

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Abroad

Michael Kimmelman on culture and society in Europe and beyond.

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New York Today

A free weekday e-mail newsletter featuring the best local offerings from all areas of NYTimes.com — business, arts, sports, dining, style and more.

The Scoop

New York City iPhone App

Get a selection of the listings on your iPhone with The Scoop, The Times’s guide to what to eat, see and do in New York.

Special Section
Summer Stages

Nationwide listings for a season of performances.

Special Section
Circling the ‘Ring’

An online discussion of Wagner’s masterpiece at the Metropolitan Opera.

Summer Movies

A look inside Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," an interview with Greta Gerwig, Sacha Baron Cohen as "The Dictator," breakthrough performances and more.

The Week Ahead

June 3 — 8

A selection of performances and events.

Longer versions of selected event listings in the New York area this week are now available online.

Art | Classical & Opera | Dance | Jazz | Movies | Rock & Pop | Theater | Children’s Events | Spare Times

An Art Critic in Africa

Seeing culture on its own terms. Articles, commentary and pictures.

Arts & Entertainment Guide

Noteworthy cultural events in New York City and beyond.

    From Masterpiece to Kitsch

    Ten shows are celebrating the work of Gustav Klimt, almost every single bit of it.

    A Symbol Is Born

    The Italian design group Leftloft has given the 13th edition of the Documenta exhibition in Germany a compelling look of its own.

    Building a House of Glass

    The curator of glass at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris has built an impressive collection of contemporary pieces without the benefit of a museum acquisition fund.

    Grand Ambitions for Tianjin's Grand Theater

    Amid the arts-center boom in China, a new $240 million complex has succeeded in lining up an enviable performing arts calendar while others have fallen short.

    Opera Review

    Janacek's Merry Balance of Mortality and Rebirth

    "The Cunning Little Vixen" was the season opener at the Glyndebourne Festival in England.

    Theater Review

    Shakespeare Trumps Politics

    Protesters assail Israeli theater troupe's performance of "Merchant of Venice" at the Globe.