Interview
“I love Fats Waller. Fats Waller will always be here because he is simply that magnetic a person(a).”
Read More“Bernard Malamud is the great sentence-maker, the great craftsman, and the sheer quality of those sentences has never perhaps been given its complete due.”
Read MoreIn his book, Ira Stoll argues that John F. Kennedy was, “by the standards of both his time and our own, a conservative.”
Read More“It seems now that quality spreads through reputation — the live show is where we really see bands pull away from the pack. It takes quality now to survive. Strong work.”
Read More“If, as a reader, you’re expecting the standard rap on meat, then, well, you’re in for an unexpected history.”
Read More“The working relationship is based on the mutual feeling that all three of us have the same understanding of the purpose of the theatre – to present plays that create a cathartic experience for the spectator, which might open his eyes and his heart to a new consciousness.”
Read More“There is a struggle in love in the best of circumstances, and when on top of the daily challenges there are divisions of culture or society or simply of invented categories – well, that does make it all the harder.”
Read More“We pushed the pause button a while ago…..now we have pushed the play button. The big difference is that we have 220 years of combined professional experience between us this time out.”
Read MoreJust in time for Valentine’s Day, Tarrus Riley and his Dean Fraser-led Black Soil Band are touring, and the group is coming to Revere’s Wonderland Ballroom tomorrow.
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