Review
Red Sky Performance’s hold-your-breath physicality provides plenty of “wow factor.”
Mainstay singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Wakeling and the band were in fine form in Lowell, whipping through a hit-laden 90-minute set to an enthusiastic crowd.
Reviews of three superior vocal recordings, featuring baritone Gerald Finley, tenor Ian Bostridge, and baritone Thomas Meglioranza.
But this is an American musical, so political content (and blame for the way things are) must be kept fuzzy, a strategically-calculated myopia.
The national tour of the smash-hit revival retains much of the charm of the original.
The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cruelty.
Chance’s The Big Day beautifully blends authentic passion with superior talent and special guests with star power.
The Nightingale delivers an indelible vision of inhumanity perpetuated by colonialism and white privilege.
This Nashvillian has a simple message for America: “You best pull yourself together, or you might never be the same.”
In this always compelling production, director Carey Perloff decided to bring the uncanny on stage, almost as a sixth character, in the form of composer/musician David Coulter.
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