Review

Theater Review: “Accidental Death of an Anarchist – The Vexation of Violence

December 6, 2017
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Dario Fo’s dark comedy still deserves its reputation as a classic.

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Film Review: “Nowhere to Hide” — A Potent Documentary about the Never-ending War in Iraq

December 6, 2017
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How palpable is the combat in Nowhere to Hide!

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Theater Review: Huntington Theatre Company’s “Tartuffe” — Relevant as Ever

December 5, 2017
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The Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Molière’s classic is bright and energetic.

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Classical CD Reviews: David Del Tredici’s “Child Alice” and Scott Wollschleger’s “Soft Aberration”

December 5, 2017
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Child Alice is an important addition to the recorded catalogue of major American symphonic music.

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Book Review: “American Witness: The Art and Life of Robert Frank”

December 2, 2017
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Robert Frank had dared overturn the central conceit of the great photographs of the Farm Administration 1930s; that the poor were noble creatures.

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Concert Review: Bermel, Prokofiev, and Strauss at Symphony Hall

December 2, 2017
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The BSO’s performance of the Alpine Symphony had purpose and direction.

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Theater Review: “Julius Caesar” — Attacked with Vigor

December 1, 2017
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Probably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.

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Classical CD Reviews: Leonard Bernstein’s Complete “Piano Music” and Seong-Jin Cho’s “Debussy”

November 29, 2017
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Leann Osterkamp’s playing is rhythmically alive and sympathetic to Leonard Bernstein’s style; Seong-Jin Cho shows that he is an important pianist to watch.

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Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall

November 28, 2017
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The BPYO is as responsive, confident, technically skilled, and emotionally expressive an orchestra as they come.

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Film Review: “God’s Own Country” — Love on the Dales

November 27, 2017
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I enjoyed God’s Own Country for its realistic style and its unflinching vision of intimacy.

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