Helen Epstein

Theater Review: The BSC’s “Man of La Mancha” — A Marvelously Robust Revival

June 15, 2015
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If you revel in witty lyrics and soaring melodies as I do, you will love this Man of La Mancha

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Theater Preview: “The How and the Why” — Fiercely Intelligent Women in Conflict

May 29, 2015
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“I was/am struck by the women in The How and the Why. I hadn’t seen them onstage before. Nor had I quite heard from them before.”

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Book Review: Oliver Sacks’ “On The Move” — A Mix of the Distant and the Intimate

May 20, 2015
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Oliver Sacks’ On the Move is an absorbing, idiosyncratic, often moving memoir.

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Book Review: Antonio Tabucchi’s “Time Ages in a Hurry” — A Diary of Dreams

March 25, 2015
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Antonio Tabucchi’s fluid style moves easily from realism to surrealism, banal conversation to poetic free association, reportage to allusion.

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Fuse Book Commentary: Found in Translation — Out in the ‘Burbs

February 21, 2015
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Every writer fantasizes about passionate readers. These were as passionate as they come.

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Book Review: “The Man Between” — Homage to a Translator Extraordinaire

January 21, 2015
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The Man Between offers a fascinating glimpse of the late master translator Michael Henry Heim, its reportedly modest and reticent protagonist.

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Theater Review: “Red Hot Patriot” — The Enduring Wit and Wisdom of Molly Ivins

January 6, 2015
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If you’re looking for an entertaining piece of theater that will leave you both laughing and pondering your own place on the political map, go see

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Visual Arts Feature: Visiting The Barnes Foundation, Part Two

December 27, 2014
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Walking through the Barnes is like nothing I had ever experienced before, overwhelming and brain-scrambling.

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Visual Arts Feature: Visiting The Barnes Foundation, Part One

December 26, 2014
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Spending the better part of two days inside the Barnes Foundation was a transformative experience that changed the way I look at art.

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Theater Review: “Dear Elizabeth” — Letters That Celebrate Love, Friendship, and Literary Art

October 20, 2014
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Whether or not you’re familiar with Elizabeth Bishop or Robert Lowell, their worlds or their poetry, you should hasten to this show.

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