Review

Jazz CD Review: Philip Levine and Benjamin Boone Make “The Poetry of Jazz”

March 13, 2018
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For poet Philip Levine, music is not only a good thing in life: the good things in life are music.

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Theater Review: “Steve” — A Comedy about Mid-Life Crisis

March 13, 2018
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Steve is a satisfyingly genial comedy that brings up, but then darts quickly away from, serious issues.

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Theater Review: “Orlando” — Asking What Gender Really Means

March 13, 2018
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There is much to love in this Lyric Stage Company production and I recommend it highly.

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Concert Review: Boston Musica Viva’s Annual Family Concert

March 12, 2018
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Musically, everything clicked in Boston Musica Viva’s annual Family Concert.

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Concert Review: Chorus pro Musica’s “Together”

March 12, 2018
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Throughout the night, CpM music director Jamie Kirsch kept tempos lively and never lost sight of the overarching shape of each of the evening’s big pieces.

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Theater Review: “Every Brilliant Thing” — The Weight of the World

March 12, 2018
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Adrianne Krstansky, a marvelous actress, understandably exhibits signs of the strain of having to carry the entire production on her shoulders.

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Dance Review: Boston Ballet – Revisiting

March 12, 2018
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What a treat to see choreographers of different generations concentrating on ballet itself and asking the audience to appreciate what ballet can do.

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Theater Review: “Guards at the Taj” — The Price of Possibility

March 10, 2018
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Dramatist Rajiv Joseph probes the gentle sides of masculinity as well as the intertwined power of beauty and terror.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #18 — Max Bruch’s Symphony no. 3

March 10, 2018
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Max Bruch’s music is smart, strong, crafty, and, often, quite endearing.

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Visual Arts Review: Prince of Pieces — Rothko at the MFA

March 9, 2018
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There are no angels in Mark Rothko’s work: only the ascendancy of glorious color.

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