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Was another helping of “The Platform” necessary? Maybe. But only if it was done right — and this is half-baked sci-fi horror.
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Melinda Taub’s thoroughly enjoyable new novel joins other notable pastiches of Jane Austen’s classic story.
Read MoreBy Caldwell Titcomb Some plays are so long that they drive people to despair. In the standard theatrical canon the palm goes to Goethe’s “Faust,” Part I of which runs 4612 lines, and Part II takes the total to 12,111 lines. Next comes Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt.” The playwright did not intend this to be staged…
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Carolynn Kingyens’s debut book of poems, Before the Big Bang Makes a Sound, reminds us of our everyday struggles.
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This year was the 27th annual festival, and blessed as always by the fairy-dust magical presence of summertime resident John Waters.
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Even more impressive than the sheer amount of raw knowledge Bill Janovitz puts on display is the way he expertly elaborates on Leon Russell’s familiar resume highlights to create a full, three-dimensional portrait of a very complicated artist (and person).
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For these eco-warriors, it’s payback time: they didn’t start this fight, but they are determined to finish it.
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Croatia’s best-known Opera is like The Bartered Bride or a lighter-spirited Porgy and Bess: tuneful, engaging, and stageworthy.
Read MoreChristopher Rouse is a tough composer to pin down and that stylistic unpredictability has, in part, provided his music notable expressive breadth.
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Book Review: “Better Living Through Criticism” — Critical Self-Help
A.O. Scott’s hurrah for criticism should be savored by anyone interested in how we articulate the value of the arts.
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