Review

Film Review: “Mr. Gaga” — An Illuminating Documentary About Dance

March 12, 2017
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Mr. Gaga is a sensitive and engaging documentary of an Israeli artist.

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Theater Review: “Precious Little” — Prospecting Inner Treasures

March 11, 2017
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Nora Theatre Company’s thoughtful production of Precious Little will encourage you to dig a little deeper into yourself.

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Theater Review: Two New York Plays on Mortality and Living the Good Life

March 10, 2017
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Two fine new plays in New York meditate on dealing with mortality.

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Film Review: Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy — Three memorable Creations: “Marius” (1931), “Fanny” (1932), and “César” (1936)

March 10, 2017
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Marcel Pagnol’s great Marseille Trilogy is a tragicomic love story set on the bustling, sun-drenched docks of a Mediterranean port.

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Theater Review: “Grand Concourse” — You Gotta Have Faith

March 8, 2017
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Grand Concourse does wondrous things: it encourages us ponder our own growth toward faith while emphasizing with the struggles of others.

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Visual Arts Commentary: The ICA — The Limits of Being an Icon

March 7, 2017
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The nagging question: why didn’t the ICA didn’t create a building that offered options to be developed vertically?

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Theater Review: “The Night of the Iguana” — A Creature Feature

March 4, 2017
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The ART presents a staid production of Tennessee Williams’ talky chamber play about wanderers struggling to be released from their pain.

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Theater Review: ASP’s “Edward II” — The Intimacy of Political Violence

March 3, 2017
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Marlowe’s skill in maintaining a high level of complexity put the history play on a sophisticated footing.

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Concert Review: A Tale of Two Masses in B minor

March 3, 2017
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These are troubling times which make us realize how vital music — especially Bach — is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.

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Dance Review: Meredith Monk — Songs With and Without Words

March 2, 2017
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Any performance of Meredith Monk’s is spare to the point of enigma, and also tremendously evocative.

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