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Theater Interview: Israeli Dramatist Joshua Sobol on the Shock of “Sinners”

February 6, 2013
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“As a white atheist male I am told it is none of my business to deal with what‘s going on in the so-called de-colonized societies enforcing their religious laws on their citizens.” — Joshua Sobol

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Fuse Concert Review: Andris Nelsons conducts Schuller, Mozart, and Strauss

April 16, 2015
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There was new music, of which Nelsons’s an uncommonly gifted interpreter; old music that mostly sounded lively; and a big, loud, late-Romantic warhorse that let him and the BSO show off.

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Opera Review: A Major Opera by Donizetti — Heard for the First Time!

December 10, 2019
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One of Donizetti’s strongest and most original works, has finally been reconstructed and recorded by superb forces under the remarkable Mark Elder.

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Theater Review: “The Last Five Years” — Time-Tripping Through Scenes From a Marriage

November 19, 2021
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Leigh Barrett’s staging reflects a clear-eyed understanding of the power of the material’s simplicity, which makes The Last Five Years an exceptional musical experience: thought-provoking as well as captivating.

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Visual Art Review: The Enigma of Sol LeWitt

March 23, 2022
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Strict Beauty: Sol LeWitt Prints is a compelling opportunity for immersion in an important aspect of the artist’s work

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Classical Music Album Reviews: Rattle conducts Mahler and “Vienna: Joyful Apocalypse”

July 22, 2024
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Sir Simon Rattle’s latest traversal of Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is something special; Pianist Aurélien Pontier’s stylish disc is a celebration of the music of fin de siècle Vienna.

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Film Review: “The Killing of Two Lovers” — Lives of Quiet Desperation

May 14, 2021
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We are subtly drawn into the world of director Robert Machoian’s characters and their emotional honesty.

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Jazz Album Review: “Zigsaw: Music of Steve Lampert” — A Complex Dream

October 3, 2019
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For many listeners, Zigsaw will serve as a welcome introduction, not only to a virtuoso jazz ensemble led by an innovative leader, but to the music of composer Steve Lampert.

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Visual Arts Review: The ICA’s Watershed Points to How We Got Here

August 20, 2019
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Purple is an ambitious, over-the-top endeavor, which feels completely appropriate, given the calamity at hand.

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Theater Review: “Pipeline” — A Didactic Excursion

March 11, 2020
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Dominique Morisseau’s earnest Pipeline is a “message” play, American style.

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