Pinning the blame on Moses, or celebrating Jacobs, or vice versa is a way out of a big question that neither the political left or right in the United States has many clear answers to: how to resolve the tension between the benefits and pitfalls of large-scale planning and local control.
As the new arts space faces financial challenges, it tapped Meredith Hodges to take over its administrative leadership from Alex Poots, who will remain as artistic director.
Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in playwright David Hare’s social critique “Straight Line Crazy,” an account of Robert Moses, one of the most influential figures of urban planning and city architecture. Tickets are on sale now for this National Theatre.