Hannah Brueske
The exhibit suggests that Isabella Stewart Gardner wanted her art curation, intellect, and fashion sense — the areas of her life over which she had the most agency over — to be her legacy, not her image.
Perhaps “The Moment” did manage to nail one truth about the music industry: when fame and opportunity come knocking, it’s near impossible not to wring out every drop of profit.
It turns out that singer Jessica Vosk’s personality is just as big and colorful as her voice. Add to that her zigzagging brand of comic spontaneity, and you had an evening filled with joyous holiday spirit.
“Fun Home”‘s relevance not only lies in how it flawlessly interweaves three storylines that revolve around the same character, but how it dramatizes, with grace, humor, and pathos, a familiar human struggle — looking at our parents through adult eyes.

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