On Requiem originals like “A Thousand Autumns” and “Lykief,” Mr. Marsalis serves as de facto conductor, pushing the quartet through constant modulations of tempo and dynamics; Paul Motian ...

Rakoff decided to give him a chance. And the Scottish actor came through. “This was his big break,” Mr. Rakoff said. Also cast in the production of Requiem for a Heavyweight was another unknown actor, ...