Robert Israel
Few of the numbers in Choir Boy fails to astonish.
Read MoreThe Lyric Stage Company of Boston is giving this nostalgic hokum a spirited production.
Read MoreWe are definitely feeling a sense of Buddy haunting us, to be sure. I mean, this theater is the place he visited. He attended many, if not most, of the shows here.
Read MoreThe highlights of this year’s gathering will be productions of newly discovered or rediscovered works by both Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima.
Read MoreThe MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures gallery offers an impressive visual representation of a region’s cultures, geographies, and histories.
Read MoreWords from George Orwell to live by: “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”
Read MoreThis year’s Montreal Jazz Festival Festival would have been more successful had it not been for all the construction ripping apart the city.
Read MorePeter Schjeldahl debunks (and praises) works of art, while also acknowledging the strategic importance of beauty.
Read MoreA splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan.
Read MoreAs a vision of gay bonding, The View UpStairs exudes a wonderful in-your-face spirit.
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