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From the start, “Either/Orchestra” was a nice pun but, with Russ Gershon at the helm, the arrangements were never this or that, but rather this and that.
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With youthful vigor, Yo-Yo Ma performed the complete Bach Cello Suites, intermixing the music with stories of personal success, wishes for future generations, and gratitude for all those who make the Commonwealth function.
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The elements of “Urban Nutcracker” have remained the same over the decades: a mix of classical, street, and global dance genres, buoyed by a medley featuring Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington’s take on Tchaikovsky’s classic score.
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This week’s poem: Tanya Larkin’s “Alien Life, an Ars Poetica”
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Returning musicals take another shot at success – with very different outcomes.
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Not only does Michelle Cann hold a seat in the upper echelon of stellar pianists, but she’s a great storyteller as well.
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The group’s arc over three nights celebrating 35 years clearly followed an upward trajectory, displaying moe.’s improvisational prowess and sense of communal fun.
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Literary critic Malcolm Cowley’s in-the-trenches vision of modernism deserves to extend beyond the halcyon epoch he witnessed — a case made splendidly by Gerald Howard’s biography.
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“Wicked: For Good” has its faults, but it still stands out as one of the stronger adaptations of a musical to film.
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Arts Remembrance: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025)
Up until the end, it seems, Jimmy Cliff was still seeing clearly — and eager to share that vision with us.
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