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On Friday the festival will return for its fifth edition, with Drake and over 60 other performers on four stages.

Governors Ball, Now in Its Fifth Season, Hits Its Stride

By BEN SISARIO

The music festival, returning on Friday, has profited from a tenacious indie spirit, a 2012 move to Randalls Island and success in booking major acts.

The Tony Awards Broadcast: Broadway’s Chance to Woo America

By MICHAEL PAULSON

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Sydney Lucas of “Fun Home" at Radio City Music Hall, where the 69th Annual Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday.

There is more than one way to win at the Tony Awards on Sunday. For producers, it’s about enticing ticket-buyers with a compelling musical number.

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Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe in “The King and I.”

Tony Voters Speak, in a Royal We

By SCOTT HELLER, MICHAEL PAULSON and ERIK PIEPENBURG

An unscientific survey of 44 eligible voters finds good odds for “The King and I” and Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, and tougher races in other categories.

Critic’s Notebook: Frick Collection Spares a Prized Garden

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN

Neoscape Inc.

A rendering of the Frick Collection's proposed renovation.

The Frick, nudged back to the drawing board by City Hall, has a chance to devise a creative plan for expansion that will leave its Russell Page-designed garden intact.

Frick Museum Abandons Contested Renovation Plan

By ROBIN POGREBIN

The plan would have increased exhibition space in a museum admired for its intimate scale. A new plan will be created, according to a museum official.

In Philippe Parreno’s ‘H{N)Y P N(Y}OSIS,’ Art Is the Big Idea

By RANDY KENNEDY

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Philippe Parreno at the Park Avenue Armory, where his work “H{N)Y P N(Y}OSIS” will open on June 11. It will be his largest installation to date in the United States.

The artist prepares to open his largest exhibition to date in the United States, at the Park Avenue Armory.

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Video Reviews of ‘Spy,’ ‘Entourage’ and ‘Testament of Youth’

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Times critics on “Spy,” “Entourage” and “Testament of Youth.”

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Indian Artists Look Westward, and Homeward, at the Queens Museum

By HOLLAND COTTER

The exhibition “After Midnight” offers Modernist painting from the early years of independence as well as multimedia work from the past few years.

Review: In ‘Spy,’ Melissa McCarthy Is a C.I.A. Drudge Who Goes Rogue

By A. O. SCOTT

Ms. McCarthy leads a starry cast in this action-comedy about an intelligence officer who proves her mettle in heroic and ridiculous ways.

Robert Irwin’s “Excursus: Homage to the Square3,” on view at Dia:Beacon.

Review: Robert Irwin Shows a Calming Installation at Dia:Beacon

By KEN JOHNSON

Today’s art world can seem like a boiling caldron of bile and tears heated by a bonfire of money. This transporting show offers relief.

From left, Sarah Stiles, Steven Boyer and Michael Oberholtzer in “Hand to God.”

‘Hand to God’ Play Sued by Abbott and Costello Heirs Over Use of ‘Who’s on First?’

By ANDREW R. CHOW

The comedians’ estate filed a lawsuit just days before the Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, claiming copyright infringement, after having sent cease-and-desist requests in April.

Tom Burckhardt’s “Schmeary Theory” (2014), oil on cast plastic, is part of his show of paintings at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery.

Review: Tom Burckhardt Juggles the Geometric and Organic

By ROBERTA SMITH

Mr. Burckhardt’s ingeniously thin-skinned paintings may be too appealing to be taken as seriously as they deserve.

In “America’s Most Wanted, 1998-1999,” a show by Deborah Kass at Sargent’s Daughters, the supposed lawbreakers in screen prints are actually major names in the art world, like “Trevor F,” Trevor Fairbrother.

Review: Deborah Kass Takes Mug Shots of the Art World

By KEN JOHNSON

In an update of Warhol’s “13 Most Wanted Men,” Ms. Kass is showing images of some big names.

Paul Dano as the young Brian Wilson, during the Beach Boys’ 1960s heyday, in Bill Pohlad’s film “Love & Mercy.” John Cusack plays Mr. Wilson in the 1980s.

Review: ‘Love & Mercy’ Gets Inside Brian Wilson’s Head

By A. O. SCOTT

In Bill Pohlad’s Beach Boys biopic, Paul Dano plays Mr. Wilson in the 1960s, making “Pet Sounds,” and John Cusack plays him in the 1980s, making peace.

‘Love & Mercy’ (With Movie Trailer): Bill Pohlad Narrates a Scene

By MEKADO MURPHY

Bill Pohlad discusses a sequence from his biopic about the musician Brian Wilson, portrayed in his early years by Paul Dano.

Alexander Calder’s show at Dominique Lévy features a selection of nearly 50 small mobiles and stabiles that the sculptor made over nearly four decades. They are displayed in an installation designed by the architects Santiago Calatrava and his son Gabriel.

Review: Alexander Calder’s Intimate, Encompassing ‘Multum in Parvo’

By ROBERTA SMITH

If you require further proof of the greatness of Alexander Calder, this exceptional show should do the trick.

A blue-and-white version of “Poemfield No. 1.”

Review: Stan VanDerBeek at Andrea Rosen Gallery

By ROBERTA SMITH

These experimental films form one of the best shows in Chelsea right now.

Review: Emmet Gowin’s Poignant Pairings at the Morgan Library

By ROBERTA SMITH

Mr. Gowin paired more than 100 items from the Morgan Library & Museum with images from his decades as a photographer.

“The Cybernetic Fold,” a solo show at Wallspace by Harry Dodge, a transgender artist, meditates on the fluid nature of identity.

Review: Harry Dodge Meditates on Identity With ‘The Cybernetic Fold’

By MARTHA SCHWENDENER

A solo show reflects on the fluid nature of the self and how technology alters bodies and consciousness.

Tim Roth plays Sepp Blatter in the film “United Passions.”

Review: In ‘United Passions,’ a Fictionalized FIFA, Underwritten by the Soccer Group

By DANIEL M. GOLD

While the soccer world is exploding with arrests and corruption charges, its governing body has released a dramatization of its history.

Alba Rohrwacher and Adam Driver as Jude in

Review: ‘Hungry Hearts,’ a Drama About Love and Obsession

By NICOLAS RAPOLD

Saverio Costanzo’s film stars Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher as a New York couple whose relationship takes a dark turn after the birth of their baby.

Robert Duvall, left, and Josh Hartnett as father and son.

Review: ‘Wild Horses,’ a Film by and Starring Robert Duvall

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

This melodrama, Mr. Duvall’s first directorial effort since “Assassination Tango” in 2003, also stars James Franco and Josh Hartnett.

Review: ‘The Nightmare,’ Rodney Ascher’s Look at Sleep Paralysis

By BEN KENIGSBERG

Mr. Ascher uses re-enactments to help tell the stories of eight people with this disorder.

Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington in “Testament of Youth.”

Review: ‘Testament of Youth’ Recalls the Great War With Little Nostalgia

By STEPHEN HOLDEN

Adapted from Vera Brittain’s antiwar memoir, the film, which stars Alicia Vikander, describes battlefield devastation and damage that returned home.

Review: ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Keeps a Franchise Rolling

By ANDY WEBSTER

In this prequel to the original movie, directed by Leigh Whannell, a teenager enlists ghost hunters to try to connect with her dead mother.

Review: In ‘We Are Still Here,’ Ghostly Inhabitants Can Be the Toughest to Evict

By HELEN T. VERONGOS

A couple’s move into an isolated handyman special built in 1859 is not quite the fresh start they were seeking.

Review: In ‘Charlie’s Country,’ a Refugee in His Homeland

By NICOLAS RAPOLD

The Aboriginal star David Gulpilil plays the title character in Rolf de Heer’s film about a man who feels out of place in his own country.

Cuba Gooding Jr. as a man on the run in “Freedom.”

Review: ‘Freedom’ Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as a Slave Fleeing to Canada

By ANDY WEBSTER

Peter Cousens’s film follows two narratives: one set in Virginia and points north in 1856, the other on a trans-Atlantic slave ship in 1748.

Leo Fitzpatrick, left, and Justin Rice in “Doomsdays.”

Review: ‘Doomsdays,’ a Jaunt Into Strangers’ Homes in the Catskills

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Two vagabonds go on a Catskills adventure in this film from Eddie Mullins.

Rob Ramsay plays a former toy doll in Craig Goodwill’s fantastical “Patch Town.”

Review: In ‘Patch Town,’ Animated Toys Work the Factory Line

By BEN KENIGSBERG

The director Craig Goodwill’s musical fairy tale, inspired by Eastern European folklore, features vivified toys that revolt against an unscrupulous corporate overlord.

Universal Pictures Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

By BROOKS BARNES

The complaint concerns the death of Terry Carter, who was killed near the taping of a promotional video for the film “Straight Outta Compton.”

Stew with Heidi Rodewald rehearsing “Notes of a Native Song.”

Review: ‘Notes of a Native Song’ Is Stew’s Homage to James Baldwin

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

A songwriter offers music and banter at Harlem Stage to honor an African-American writer and activist.

The Tallest Man on Earth This artist, a.k.a. Kristian Matsson, center, performing Wednesday at the Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side.

Review: The Tallest Man on Earth’s Solo Act Gets a Backing Band

By JON PARELES

This folk singer, whose real name is Kristian Matsson, played songs from his new album, “Dark Bird Is Home,” at the Beacon Theater.

New York Philharmonic Jeffrey Kahane conducting Wednesday night at Avery Fisher Hall.

Review: New York Philharmonic Gives Mozart His Due

By JAMES R. OESTREICH

Jeffrey Kahane is guest conductor and soloist for a program of Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony and two piano concertos.

Review: Anna Sperber Plays With Light, Movement and Architecture in ‘Ruptured Horizon’

By GIA KOURLAS

A series at the Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center that encourages experimentation by midcareer artists yields a dance work that examines movement and the space in which it occurs.

Houston Ballet , performing the premiere of “The Letter V,” by Mark Morris, at the Wortham Center.

Review: Mark Morris and Haydn Join to Brighten Houston Ballet Program

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY

The premiere of Mr. Morris’s “The Letter V” was part of a triple bill with the work of two other choreographers.

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet with Navarra Novy-Williams and Joaquim de Santana in “My Generation,” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Review: Cedar Lake Ballet Taking Its Final Bows

By SIOBHAN BURKE

This well-loved company, which lost its entire funding base when a Walmart heiress withdrew her support, will leave 15 dancers seeking work after a farewell performance.

Friday File

Weekend Entertainments From the Archives of The New York Times

By MARY JO MURPHY

Vanity Fair knew how to strike with an image.

Margaret Juntwait, the Voice of the Met on Radio, Dies at 58

By JAMES BARRON

Ms. Juntwait, who became the Met’s third radio host in 2004, hosting 229 Saturday radio broadcasts, also presided over 898 broadcasts on the Met’s satellite-radio channel.

Will Holt in his revue “The World of Kurt Weill in Song” in 1964. He also wrote the lyrics for “The Me Nobody Knows.”

Will Holt, Who Wrote ‘Lemon Tree’ and for the Musical Stage, Dies at 86

By BRUCE WEBER

Mr. Holt spent much of his musical career creating theater projects.

Günther Schneider-Siemssen said that his view of stage design differed from that of many peers.

Günther Schneider-Siemssen Dies at 88; Envisioned Elaborate Opera Stage Sets

By MICHAEL COOPER

Mr. Schneider-Siemssen originally studied to be a conductor until he was persuaded to use his artistic ability to interpret music visually instead.

Nico Castel as Schmidt in the Metropolitan Opera's production of

Nico Castel, Tenor and Diction Coach at the Met, Dies at 83

By MARGALIT FOX

Mr. Castel, who guided generations of the world’s foremost singers through the oohs and aahs of their craft, appeared in nearly 800 performances with the Metropolitan Opera.

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What to Do This Weekend

By DANIEL McDERMON

Need something to do? The Times’s arts team is here for you.

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What’s on This Week Around the World

By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA

A celebration of the shortest day of the year in Australia, a new home for contemporary art in Moscow and theater from around Europe and beyond in Transylvania.

A hungry star invented for “Jurassic World” covetously eyeing a potential repast in this film, the second feature directed by Colin Trevorrow. Steven Spielberg was greatly involved as an executive producer.

‘Jurassic World’ Puts Colin Trevorrow in the Driver’s Seat

By BROOKS BARNES

The director Colin Trevorrow had one feature to his name when Steven Spielberg hired him for “Jurassic World.”

Marion Cotillard in a recent staging of Arthur Honegger’s “Joan of Arc at the Stake.”

‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Distilled to Her Essence at the New York Philharmonic

By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

After centuries of appropriation of the French warrior for political ends, Arthur Honegger’s 1938 oratorio depicts Joan as a naïve teenager.

Jeremy Shamos, a Nice Guy Who Likes Playing the Jerk

By ALEXIS SOLOSKI

The actor is quite in demand for roles that require jerks and moral cowards.

Video: In Performance: Jeremy Shamos in 'Clybourne Park' (2012)

A rehearsal of Yvonne Rainer’s newest work.

Yvonne Rainer Prepares Her Newest Dance for New York

By SIOBHAN BURKE

The choreographer, 80, reflects on her work, including her 1966 solo “Trio A.”

Lin Shaye Faces Down Horrors in ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’

By ERIK PIEPENBURG

Ms. Shaye, a character actress in comedies and horror films, plays the leading lady in “Insidious: Chapter 3.”

Inside Art

The Frick Collection is planning a show in March featuring about 100 works by the 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, including “James, Seventh Earl of Derby, His Lady and Child” (1632-41).

Frick Collection Plans Show on the Flemish Painter Anthony van Dyck

By GRAHAM BOWLEY

Featuring about 100 works, it will be the first major American show on van Dyck since 1990.

An August Sander photograph of the German painter Otto Dix and Martha, his wife, at MoMA.

MoMA Acquires Hundreds of August Sander Photographs

By GRAHAM BOWLEY

The museum has acquired a complete set of 619 photographic prints from his sweeping chronicle of German society, “People of the 20th Century.”

Paddle8, Art Auction Site, Sees Growth

By GRAHAM BOWLEY

The site’s highest price points are rising and it is seeing a rising trend of single-owner sales.

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Jacques Lacombe conducting the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in 2013.

Classical Music This Week: A Jersey Search, Beethoven Galore and Schulhoff

By ZACHARY WOOLFE

This week’s look ahead at the world of classical music.

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Jeppe Hein | Please Touch the Art

The sculptor Jeppe Hein explores his installation, entitled “Please Touch the Art,” at Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City.

Weekend Miser: An Art Festival in Bushwick, Tim Burton Movies at Lincoln Center

By JOSHUA BARONE

The Bushwick Open Studios presents group exhibitions and Community Day. The David Rubenstein Atrium screens Tim Burton’s “Batman” and “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.”

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The weather warms up, the itch of wanderlust rises with the early sun. Here’s a seasonal tasting menu of potential cultural pilgrimages.

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Amber Valletta and Don Johnson in “Oil” on ABC.

Fall 2015 TV Schedule

By JEREMY EGNER

This week the broadcast networks revealed their new shows and fall and midseason schedules. Here is a complete look at what shows will be where come mid-September.