Theater
Beetlejuice may not be the blockbuster its creators are hoping for, but it is occasionally humorous and rarely dull.
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“Yiddish is above all a language of yearning, a language of anxiety.”
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American Moor sheds considerable insight into the tension between actor vs. director, into the power play between the two, and who will ultimately prevail.
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The Clearing pulls off an impressive challenge for a historical drama: it examines humanity’s weakness in the face of prejudice in a way that is not only faithful to the time period but unmistakably timely.
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The IRNE event did what it has done for decades: cast a warm glow on a vibrant local theater scene and those who are dedicated to entertain, astonish, and inspire.
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It’s Shakespeare in Lowell –the stage piled with ghostly corpses, the heroes all dead, the young bard in mourning.
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“ignorance about those who have disappeared/ undermines the reality of the world.” — Zbigniew Herbert
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The new Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate removes much of the objectionable material — and a lot of the fun
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Not Medea is a stirring character portrait, a detailed examination of the ruthless demands society makes — and has always made — on women.
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Dragon Lady ‘s power lies partly in its existential authenticity, the power of the personal.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues