POPMUSIC
1.Li stentoCourage
Herheartgoeson.
Columbia,November15.
VocalpowerhouseCélineDion’s 12thEnglish-
language studioalbumis thefirstsincethelossof
herhusbandandmanagerRenéAngélilaftera
longbattlewithcancerin 20 16.Couragefinds
Dionpickingupthepieces,addressinghergrief
intheheartbreakingtitletrack,andsingingabout
perseveranceinupbeat tuneslike “FlyingonMy
Own”and“LyingDown.” craigjenkins
TV
- (^) Wat chThe Crown
Season Three
A whole new group of actors as royals.
Netflix, November 17.
Netflix continues to follow the ruleofQueen
Elizabeth farther into the 1960s and1970s,but
with Olivia Colman as the queen, TobiasMenzies
as Philip, and Helena Bonham CarterasPrincess
Margaret. Wow. Really too bad they couldn’tget
better actors for this. jenchaney
THEATER
- (^) See American Utopia
How did I get here?
Hudson Theatre, through February 16.
David Byrne and his merry band—adozenper-
cussionists, guitarists, and vocalists-dancers—
perform an expl oyful concerton Broad-
way with only a atrical trappings(Byrne
talks between songs) to distract fromitschoreo-
graphic excellence. There’s no narrativehere,only
Byrne’s roving interest in brains, people,theact of
observation, and existence. But somehowthere’s a
senseofecstaticforwardmovement—andmusic
frombothByrne’s TalkingHeadsera andtoday
keepsyourspiritsbright. helenshaw
ART
4.SeeHope Gangloff
Alwaysexcellent.
SusanInglettGallery, 522West24thStreet,
throughNovember 30.
PainterHopeGangloff hasmorethanhither
supple,sensual,opticalstride.Landscapesinwin-
ternightsandstill-lifesareallmadewithbril-
liantlyfocusedmark-by-markaccumulationand
retinaldensity, tangerinecolor, anda loveofvision
itself.Thisis herbest showtodate.Gaze,hearthe
Earth’s tones, the hand coaxing you everinward.
jerry saltz
BOOKS/TALKS
- & 6. (^) Read In the Dream
House and then See
Carmen Maria Machado
Chilling.
Graywolf Press, November 5; St. Francis College,
180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, November15.
Carmen Maria Machado follows herdazzling
debut story collection, Her Body andOtherPar-
ties, with a genre-bending memoirtracinga
frightening romantic relationship andthehistory
of queer domestic violence. See the authorat a
Books Are Magic talk in Brooklyn in November.
TV
- (^) Watch Dollface
A comedy about the power of female bonding.
Hulu, November 15.
Kat Dennings stars in this series abouta woman
who gets dumped by her longtime boyfriendand
NOVEMBER13–27
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things to see,
hear, watch,
and read.
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