There have been times in the MFA’s past when it hasn’t lived up to its educational mission, when it has pandered to the whims of the wealthy — particularly its fat cat benefactors.
Theater Review: Asian Delights from Yukio Mishima and Tennessee Williams
Kudos for two short plays by Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishma at this year’s Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
Theater Review: “Choir Boy” — Musical Grace
Few of the numbers in Choir Boy fails to astonish.
Theater Review: “Little Shop of Horrors” — A Fun Romp with an Appetite for Blood
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston is giving this nostalgic hokum a spirited production.
Theater Preview: “Buddy” Cianci’s Ghost Returns to Haunt Providence
We are definitely feeling a sense of Buddy haunting us, to be sure. I mean, this theater is the place he visited. He attended many, if not most, of the shows here.
Theater Interview: Director Benny Sato Ambush’s Japanese Connection
The highlights of this year’s gathering will be productions of newly discovered or rediscovered works by both Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima.
Visual Arts Review: MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures Gallery — Window into an Endangered World
The MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures gallery offers an impressive visual representation of a region’s cultures, geographies, and histories.
Book Review: “The Ministry of Truth” — Writing a Blueprint for Disaster
Words from George Orwell to live by: “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”
Jazz Concert Review: A Third Report from the 40th Montreal Jazz Festival — Harmony Amidst Chaos
This year’s Montreal Jazz Festival Festival would have been more successful had it not been for all the construction ripping apart the city.
Book Review: The Critic as Wildean Artist — Peter Schjeldahl’s Elements of Surprise
Peter Schjeldahl debunks (and praises) works of art, while also acknowledging the strategic importance of beauty.