For Sergio Mendes, the captivating anniversary show was a chance to look back on the early years of bossa nova and its birthplace.
Theater Review: “Pacific Overtures” — A Civilization on the Brink of Change
Pacific Overtures offers a history lesson — but it is an entertaining, moving, thought-provoking, and timely one.
Jazz Album Review: Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider’s “Dreamers”—A Soulful Journey through the Americas
Magos Herrera teamed up with the Brooklyn Rider string quartet to create a collection of music that makes its case for life, love, and liberation through its sheer beauty.
Jazz Preview: Luciana Souza’s “The Book of Longing” & Yellowjackets
Why this team up? Other than that both Luciana Souza and the Yellowjackets have been nominated for multiple Grammys?
Theater Review: A Fabulous “Fun Home”
The SpeakEasy Stage production is intimate and emotionally satisfying, highlighting the musical’s strengths — its sharply witty book, memorable songs, and heartbreaking characters.
Jazz CD Review: Luciana Souza’s “Book of Longing” Tells a Compelling Story
With this album, Luciana Souza has created her own indelible “book” of songs that ache and celebrate, muse and regret, dream and mourn.
Theater Review: “The Wiz”: Not in Kansas Anymore
A delicious, comforting gumbo of a Wiz with all the right ingredients for an upbeat, entertaining evening (or afternoon) at the theater.
Theater Review: “Jagged Little Pill” — A Relevant and Rocking Brew
In the end, Jagged Little Pill manages to spotlight multiple modern problems while making us care about its characters.
Jazz CD Review: Kate McGarry’s “The Subject Tonight Is Love”
Kate McGarry’s latest release is a gorgeous seminar on the many facets of love.
Theater Review: “Road Show” — Sondheim’s Latest Gets Its Boston Premiere
Road Show is unlikely to top anyone’s list of Sondheim favorites, it’s an often entertaining take on a quintessentially American story.