Interview
The inciting action of Smith’s moving memoir is the event that forced her to reckon with the fact that her marriage was in trouble.
This month, the veteran guitarist, singer, and songwriter released his first solo album, 99 Shots, and found himself leaning in a direction he had spent decades avoiding.
“I believe folks coming to the theater will have a great time, they’ll learn about the Negro leagues and about a phenomenal woman.”
“I wanted to explore the real nature of guilt and innocence, and why it isn’t easy for society to forgive.”
Penning some of the most beautiful and harmonious tunes for the Wailin’ Jennys over the group’s two decades, Ruth Moody always envisioned a solo career to complement her Jennys output.
Clea Simon’s latest mystery, “Bad Boy Beat,” features the memorable heroine Em Kelton, a tough Boston journalist who can mix with the hard-boiled reporters and hard-living cops on her beat — none of whom want to realize that she happens to be a brilliant detective.
“We ask them to interpret the music through their own experiences, so they are connecting to and performing what Mr. Ailey called ‘blood memories’ on stage.”
“We need hope in the possibility of change in order to survive what’s coming.”
It’s not hyperbole to suggest that Dan O’Brien’s “True Story: A Trilogy” represents a distinctive achievement in theater history.
The renowned duo of Jay Ungar and Molly Mason perform what has been called American Roots music. But they’ve also been known to include traditional folk and ’40s jazz.
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