Month: November 2014
Among the most haunting aspects of Roman Polanski’s 1971 film version of Macbeth is his visceral depiction of the tragedy’s violence.
Read MoreThis was was a truly memorable afternoon at Symphony Hall, filled with interesting programming decisions and exciting revelations.
Read MoreWhat this magisterial biography does so well is give us an even-handed portrait of a remarkable, flawed man who is obsessed with a need to help the disenfranchised.
Read MoreHorton Foote’s dialogue often dances on the edge of sentimentality, but, because of these performers, moments that might be sappy are instead deeply moving.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, and author readings for the coming week.
Read MoreThe conceit of this disc is both nostalgic and old-fashioned.
Read MoreWith its Opera Annex productions – presenting unfamiliar operas in unconventional performance spaces – Boston Lyric Opera really seems to have found its niche.
Read MoreIt may seem a bit like overkill, and in many ways it is, but that all depends on your perspective.
Read MoreThe Old Man and The Old Moon is pleasing, but just how theatrically satisfying it is depends on the appeal of ‘magical’ folktales, the kind where anything goes.
Read MoreOf all the songs ever written about a woman violated by her brother’s ghost after she decapitates him playing croquet, “The Musical Box” remains the best.
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