Bill Marx
Personable but bracing, Sea Sick delivers an essential message: not only about the damage that is being done to the oceans, but the horrors that are coming down the pike.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Non-binary people have plenty to be angry about these days, but Burgerz is not an attempt to shock or strike back in anger.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Everyday Life and Other Odds and Ends is admirable because it takes contemporary theater into fresh territory — the slow paralysis of the body and the demands this decline makes on caregivers.
An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics, including some disappointments.
“By cultivating our capacity for empathetic critical inquiry, Greek myths caution us against entertainers, pundits, politicians, and journalists who are trying to inflame our anger and fear.”
After a brief respite, we were driven indoors (again) and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.
By all means, explore history’s tragedies on stage — virtual or otherwise. But always keep a sharp, invigorating eye on the present’s tragedies-in-the-making.
Theater Commentary: Burnt Norton
What will guarantee obsolescence? If members of the BTCA continue to embrace a “whatever is, is right” attitude to Boston’s stage scene.
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