Holiday Music for the Joyful, the Lonely and the Skeptical From Eric Clapton’s anti-celebrations to Engelbert Humperdinck’s cozy schlock to Ingrid Michaelson’s joyful carols, a guide to 13 new seasonal albums. By JON CARAMANICA
Vocations His Job Is Saving Lives When Others Are Sleeping He works for a big city ambulance service until 3 a.m.: “We get the most stabbings, shootings and drug overdoses on this shift.” By PATRICIA R. OLSEN
Open Book Boldly Saddling Up William Shatner’s new book reveals a side of the star that might be unknown even to his legions of fans. By JOHN WILLIAMS
Inside the List William Shatner’s new book about his 50-year relationship with Leonard Nimoy is No. 11 on the hardcover nonfiction list. Readers looking for gossip about Kirk and Spock won’t be disappointed. By GREGORY COWLES
Review: ‘A Christmas Horror Story,’ for the Gory Faithful Three directors combine to make this addition to the scary-holiday-movie genre, which includes William Shatner as a Christmas Eve D.J. By GLENN KENNY
Taking Note Donald Trump, Chris Christie and the Republican Race to the Bottom Mr. Christie wants an apology from the media, and Mr. Trump is surprised that reaction to his anti-immigrant comments has been so “severe.” By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Talk George Takei Is Out for Justice The actor uses his following on social media to change minds. Interview by TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER
Theater Review It’s Bitesize Captain Kirk The Coil theater festival show “An Evening With William Shatner Asterisk,” at the New Ohio Theater, makes an evening of clips of Mr. Shatner in his “Star Trek” role. By ERIC GRODE
ArtsBeat Ali, Tyson and Captain Kirk: Coil Festival Announces Lineup Among the offerings of the Coil Festival in January will be an imagined match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and a video remix of Captain Kirk’s observations from the original “Star Trek” television series. By ALLAN KOZINN
ArtsBeat Comic-Con: What Channel Are They Promoting Again? The stars on a TV Land panel at Comic-Con make it clear they’re there to discuss new shows, not, say, a certain beloved science-fiction series that boldly went where no program had gone before. By BROOKS BARNES
Christine White, Actress in a Classic ‘Twilight Zone,’ Dies at 86 Ms. White was seen in television roles from the 1950s through the mid-1970s, but was best remembered playing William Shatner’s loyal wife in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Theater Review A Shakespearean Who Soared to Space Keeps Enjoying the Long Trip Back “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It...,” a one-man show at the Music Box Theater, includes William Shatner’s stories of his acting career.
A Marathoner With Plenty Of Steam Left The question to William Shatner was fairly conventional. The answer wasn't. What are people who come to your new Broadway show going to see and, just as important, what are they not going to see?
A Marathoner With Plenty of Steam Left If it seems moderately insane that an 80-year-old actor who gets plenty of television and film work should suddenly be trying Broadway, you haven’t been paying attention to William Shatner’s career arc. The unexpected is what he does.
On the Road Leap of Faith Can Land a Good Hotel Deal Priceline’s “name your own price” feature is not perfect, but its deals on hotel rooms can be worth the effort.
ARTSBEAT Shatner Beams Back To Broadway The last time William Shatner was featured on a Broadway stage, the original productions of ''The Sound of Music'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' were still playing nearby and a star trek was not much more than a gleam in the eye of President John F. Kennedy (or maybe Gene Roddenberry). Now, 50 years after he played Paul Sevigne in the 1961 staging of ''A Shot in the Dark'' and went on to a fairly prolific acting career, Mr. Shatner, 80, is making a return voyage to Broadway in a one-man show that will begin performances next month. Press representatives for the show, called ''Shatner's World: We Just Live in It,'' said on Wednesday that it would be presented at the Music Box Theater, and will offer the actor's take on his journey ''from Shakespearean stage actor to internationally known icon and raconteur, known as much for his unique persona as for his expansive body of work on television and film,'' according to a news release.
ArtsBeat Set Faces to Stunned: William Shatner Is Coming Back to Broadway The last time William Shatner was featured on a Broadway stage, the original productions of "The Sound of Music" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" were still playing nearby and a star trek was not much more than a gleam in the eye of President John F. Kennedy (or maybe Gene Roddenberry). Now, 50 years after he played Paul Sevigne in the 1961 staging of "A Shot in the Dark" and went on to a fairly prolific acting career, Mr. Shatner, 80, is making a return voyage to Broadway in a one-man show that will begin performances next month.
Bucks How to Avoid Fried Turkey Infernos This year's award for "best performance in an insurance education video" goes to -- William Shatner. In an inspired choice, State Farm recruited him to record a video about the perils of turkey frying.
Holiday Music for the Joyful, the Lonely and the Skeptical From Eric Clapton’s anti-celebrations to Engelbert Humperdinck’s cozy schlock to Ingrid Michaelson’s joyful carols, a guide to 13 new seasonal albums. By JON CARAMANICA
Vocations His Job Is Saving Lives When Others Are Sleeping He works for a big city ambulance service until 3 a.m.: “We get the most stabbings, shootings and drug overdoses on this shift.” By PATRICIA R. OLSEN
Open Book Boldly Saddling Up William Shatner’s new book reveals a side of the star that might be unknown even to his legions of fans. By JOHN WILLIAMS
Inside the List William Shatner’s new book about his 50-year relationship with Leonard Nimoy is No. 11 on the hardcover nonfiction list. Readers looking for gossip about Kirk and Spock won’t be disappointed. By GREGORY COWLES
Review: ‘A Christmas Horror Story,’ for the Gory Faithful Three directors combine to make this addition to the scary-holiday-movie genre, which includes William Shatner as a Christmas Eve D.J. By GLENN KENNY
Taking Note Donald Trump, Chris Christie and the Republican Race to the Bottom Mr. Christie wants an apology from the media, and Mr. Trump is surprised that reaction to his anti-immigrant comments has been so “severe.” By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Talk George Takei Is Out for Justice The actor uses his following on social media to change minds. Interview by TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER
Theater Review It’s Bitesize Captain Kirk The Coil theater festival show “An Evening With William Shatner Asterisk,” at the New Ohio Theater, makes an evening of clips of Mr. Shatner in his “Star Trek” role. By ERIC GRODE
ArtsBeat Ali, Tyson and Captain Kirk: Coil Festival Announces Lineup Among the offerings of the Coil Festival in January will be an imagined match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and a video remix of Captain Kirk’s observations from the original “Star Trek” television series. By ALLAN KOZINN
ArtsBeat Comic-Con: What Channel Are They Promoting Again? The stars on a TV Land panel at Comic-Con make it clear they’re there to discuss new shows, not, say, a certain beloved science-fiction series that boldly went where no program had gone before. By BROOKS BARNES
Christine White, Actress in a Classic ‘Twilight Zone,’ Dies at 86 Ms. White was seen in television roles from the 1950s through the mid-1970s, but was best remembered playing William Shatner’s loyal wife in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Theater Review A Shakespearean Who Soared to Space Keeps Enjoying the Long Trip Back “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It...,” a one-man show at the Music Box Theater, includes William Shatner’s stories of his acting career.
A Marathoner With Plenty Of Steam Left The question to William Shatner was fairly conventional. The answer wasn't. What are people who come to your new Broadway show going to see and, just as important, what are they not going to see?
A Marathoner With Plenty of Steam Left If it seems moderately insane that an 80-year-old actor who gets plenty of television and film work should suddenly be trying Broadway, you haven’t been paying attention to William Shatner’s career arc. The unexpected is what he does.
On the Road Leap of Faith Can Land a Good Hotel Deal Priceline’s “name your own price” feature is not perfect, but its deals on hotel rooms can be worth the effort.
ARTSBEAT Shatner Beams Back To Broadway The last time William Shatner was featured on a Broadway stage, the original productions of ''The Sound of Music'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' were still playing nearby and a star trek was not much more than a gleam in the eye of President John F. Kennedy (or maybe Gene Roddenberry). Now, 50 years after he played Paul Sevigne in the 1961 staging of ''A Shot in the Dark'' and went on to a fairly prolific acting career, Mr. Shatner, 80, is making a return voyage to Broadway in a one-man show that will begin performances next month. Press representatives for the show, called ''Shatner's World: We Just Live in It,'' said on Wednesday that it would be presented at the Music Box Theater, and will offer the actor's take on his journey ''from Shakespearean stage actor to internationally known icon and raconteur, known as much for his unique persona as for his expansive body of work on television and film,'' according to a news release.
ArtsBeat Set Faces to Stunned: William Shatner Is Coming Back to Broadway The last time William Shatner was featured on a Broadway stage, the original productions of "The Sound of Music" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" were still playing nearby and a star trek was not much more than a gleam in the eye of President John F. Kennedy (or maybe Gene Roddenberry). Now, 50 years after he played Paul Sevigne in the 1961 staging of "A Shot in the Dark" and went on to a fairly prolific acting career, Mr. Shatner, 80, is making a return voyage to Broadway in a one-man show that will begin performances next month.
Bucks How to Avoid Fried Turkey Infernos This year's award for "best performance in an insurance education video" goes to -- William Shatner. In an inspired choice, State Farm recruited him to record a video about the perils of turkey frying.
