Review
Underground Railway Theater has a runaway hit. You’ll never see a show quite like it. It’s bold, ridiculous, and very risky.
Read MorePraxis Stage picked the right time to stage a Shakespeare play about a head of state who doesn’t have anything on his mind but corruption.
Read MoreArnold Rosner’s writing in each act is strongly contrapuntal, metrically unpredictable, and idiomatically scored. The music is marked by constantly shifting colors, a strong sense of rhythm, and a healthy dose of lyricism.
Read MoreThe New Rep production of Hair is acceptable: if the intent was to look back at a now-dated musical that once caused a stir.
Read MoreAmong this group of strong animated shorts I found the French selection, Mémorable, to be the most powerful and artful.
Read MoreAll in all, Color Out of Space is only OK.
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Read MoreIt’s hard to think of a contemporary poet who has engaged so passionately and devotedly, over many decades, with a single forebear.
Read MoreOverall, Light Blue is an impressive album: its ensembles simultaneously tight and graceful, its solos expressive.
Read MoreWhere will the coven go from here? Its pivot away from patriarchy echoes the growing resistance of women the world over — and that is a powerful message indeed.
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