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As a soloist, Fred Hersch is a wonder: he plays with an active, to the point of restless, two-handed style that sweeps a listener along with its lyrical fervor.
Read MoreDavid Ireland’s use of coded sectarian language helps him paint a vivid picture of the Belfast his characters call home.
Read MoreIt is hard to figure out just what playwright Winnie Holzman is up to in Choice: is this a supernatural sit-com?
Read MoreJafar Panahi’s Taxi is a winning, happy, unhappy, humane little road movie.
Read MoreWhat seems to animate many of the fairy tales is a heady freedom from the constraints of realism.
Read More“This is JETHRO TULL!, expressed proudly in bold terms. And then ‘the rock opera,’ said in an embarrassed whisper.”
Read MoreThis is a strong exhibit that succeeds in conveying a sense of what it was like to live during the 1920s in this exciting capital.
Read MoreDeath By Water plumbs the depths of the human condition in an entirely original way.
Read MoreWith the galvanic addition of Joshua Redman, The Bad Plus is now made up of four intense virtuosos.
Read MoreI missed the trademark orange Dynel wigs and the zany non sequiturs of the past, but Karen Krolak and the crew were still playing with fractured language.
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Arts Commentary & CD Reviews: On The Kennedy Center, Ben Folds, & Gustav Mahler