Paul Dervis

Arts Remembrance — Rip Torn: A Short Appreciation

Rip Torn. Great name, better actor.

What did this aging hippy, this elder of our world learn? To live a life without apologies.

Lighting Martha delves into the psychological tensions generated by alternative lifestyles — many, many decades ago.

The Oscar-nominated animation shorts are a dark lot this year.

Albert Finney was the greatest interpreter of England’s gift to the world of contemporary theater, the Kitchen Sink Drama.

What makes Portland Stage’s production of Earnest such a delight is its physicality.

Mother Butterfly’s script shows genuine promise, but the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre’s premiere production falls short.

I miss the precocious, mischievous, darkly cunning, and troubled characters Gary Oldman once portrayed so beautifully.

If you can accept yet another tour around a love triangle, Wonder Wheel is generally engaging and nearly always entertaining.

Is a romantic relationship with someone who is lovely — but mentally ill — worth the effort?

Paul Robicheau July 29, 2021 at 5:09 pm on Jazz Album Review: “Mingus at Carnegie Hall” — A Deluxe Edition of a Wondrous EveningThanks, Dan -- I do love how the band seemingly gets lost only to float right back into those reprises,...
Paul Robicheau July 29, 2021 at 5:05 pm on Jazz Album Review: “Mingus at Carnegie Hall” — A Deluxe Edition of a Wondrous EveningThanks, Allen -- yeah, Faddis still rides those high notes a bit much, but they seem fairly well balanced in...
Mike Doyle July 29, 2021 at 4:31 pm on Blues Album Review: John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen’s “The River Flows”I witnessed magic at the Cabot Theater July 17. John and Jorma were two fine wines.I have had worst 2...
Mary Barres Riggs July 29, 2021 at 3:14 am on The Arts on Stamps of the World — November 29Do you know much about the ancestry of Hans Holbein? I have many Holbein ancestors from Hessigheim and Kilchberg Tübingen...
Daniel Gewertz July 28, 2021 at 11:25 am on Jazz Album Review: “Mingus at Carnegie Hall” — A Deluxe Edition of a Wondrous EveningSuperb review. I especially liked the use of the word "empath" to describe Dannie Richmond and the others. Great descriptions...