Rachel Bertone

Theater Review: “Hair” — An Antique Trip

The New Rep production of Hair is acceptable: if the intent was to look back at a now-dated musical that once caused a stir.

If Gypsy is one of your favorite musicals, chances are you’ll find Lyric Stage’s production of the admired show to be a terrific time.

Stephen Provizer September 21, 2020 at 4:14 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyIt's one thing not to suffer fools. It's another to define anyone who disagrees with you as fool and therefore...
Gerald Peary September 21, 2020 at 2:26 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyThanks for finding your old interview with Crouch, Harvey. I have a soft spot for independent-thinking intellectuals, even when, as...
Bill Marx September 21, 2020 at 1:29 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyCrouch was a provocative critic in the bombastic Mencken mode, which is fine by me. But he used his sledge...
Matt Hanson September 21, 2020 at 12:31 pm on Arts Remembrance: Critic Stanley Crouch — Jazz as a Metaphor for DemocracyI've been rediscovering Crouch since his recent passing, and I enjoyed reading this exchange. I think his point about being...
Matt Hanson September 21, 2020 at 12:31 am on Literary Appreciation: D. H. Lawrence’s “Women in Love” at 100I’d like to add my praise for this piece, I really enjoyed reading it too. I had a real engagement...