THEATER
1.SeeWhatthe
ConstitutionMeans
toMe
Amendthis.
PrimeVideo,
October 16.
Whena youngHeidiSchreckneededcashforcol-
lege,hermother–slash–debatecoachcameup
witha brilliantscheme:Winprizemoneyat the
AmericanLegion’s essay contests forteens.Heidi’s
speechkilledincompetition.In herPulitzer-
nominated,crowd-galvanizingBroadway perfor-
mance(capturedbydirectorMarielleHellerinits
finalweek),theadultSchreckreimaginesthe
speech,tryingtostaytruetoher15-year-oldself,
whosekey interestswerewitchesandPatrick
Swayze.As sherewritesherspeech,sheuncovers
thepainandabusetheConstitution’s sexismhas
wroughtonher, herfamily, andotherswhohave
slippedbetweenitscalligraphedcracks—and
demandsit dobetter. helenshaw
MOVIES
2.SeeSave
Yourselves!
A charmingapocalypseflick.
InselecttheatersandVOD.
AnebbishyBrooklyncouple(SunitaManiand
JohnReynolds)brieflytake a breakinthecoun-
try—justintimeforEarthtobeinvadedbyaliens.
Ofcourse,becausethisis a low-budget comedy,
theETsareseeminglyharmlessballsoffur—
thoughtheyprovedeadly. Yourenjoymentmay
dependonhowannoyingyoufindthecentral
characters,butthefilm’srelativerestraintkeeps
thingsgrounded. bilgeebiri
POPMUSIC
3.Li stento
Song Machine
Anaudiovisualproject.
GorillazProductions/Parlophone/Warner,
October23.
Gorillazcapsits“SongMachine”seriesofsingles
andmusicvideoswithanalbumofcollaborations
withrocklegendsEltonJohn,Beck,Robert Smith,
andPeterHookandstarslike SchoolboyQ, Kano,
and6lack.Group mastermindDamonAlbarn’s
sharpsongwritingandversatileproductionmake
SongMachine,SeasonOne:StrangeTimezan
intriguinglisten. craigjenkins
ART
4.SeeTheasterGates
“BlackVessel”ishisfirstsoloexhibitionhere.
Gagosian, 555 West24thStreet,
throughDecember19.
Ina perfectfit forourfitfultimes,TheasterGates
stagesthemassivetempleonWest24thasa place
forworship,delectation,song,andtranscendence.
Hisconstructionmaterialsarebricks,passion,
love,andanactivismthat involvesperformances
bytheBlackMonks.Thesunwillshinehere
throughourcollectivepouringrain.Viewerswill
skipoverinneroceans. jerry saltz
CLASSICALMUSIC
5.Hear Calidore
Quartet
Stringquartets,a pandemic-friendlygenre.
chambermusicsociety.org,October15.
Evenwithhallssealedandmusiciansidled,the
ChamberMusicSociety ofLincolnCentersoldiers
on,streaminglivestringquartets.TheCalidore PHOTOGRAPHS: BLEECKER STREET (SAVE YOURSELVES!); J.C. HEWLETT/WARNER RECORDS
(GORILLAZ);
KEN
WORONER/NETFLIX
(THE
QUEEN’S
GAMBIT);
ERIN
BAIANO
(NYCB);
ALFONSO
BRESCIANI/AMAZON
STUDIOS
(EVIL
EYE)
OCTOBER14–28
To
TheCULTUREPAGES
For more culture
coverage and
streaming
recommendations,
see vulture.com.
Twenty-five
things to see,
hear, watch,
and read.
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