The Theme From…Songs Written for Film Under the aegis of the 92Y “The popularity of the movie musical has had its ups and downs. A film with no music is rare. Movie music has [...] December 20, 2020
Ann Kittredge- Virtual Shorts III: Duet With each of these brief shows, Ann Kittredge, Christopher Denny, and Matt Berman push the envelope for what’s possible when vocalists [...] December 20, 2020
Eshkol Nevo’s The Last Interview – An Absorbing Novel to Digest Slowly When I receive a book for review, my goal is to post when the book is available for purchase. Oftentimes that’s not possible if I receive [...] December 19, 2020
A Sleigh Ride Through the Great American Songbook Shana Farr and Steve Ross at St. John’s in the Village – Father Graham Napier It’s “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Farr [...] December 18, 2020
A Dad and His Dietitian Daughter Talk Nutrition in the Age of Covid “Dad, please put down the salt!” The stern admonition wasn’t just coming from my daughter. It was coming from my daughter—for about [...] December 17, 2020
Portland Stage presents A (One Man) Christmas Carol Digital Streaming through January 7, 2021. This kinder version of A Christmas Carol opens with the lighting of a single candle on a [...] December 17, 2020
Irish Repertory Theatre presents a Winning Meet Me in St. Louis Online through January 2, 2021 A lovely old fashioned holiday musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, is admirably served by Irish Rep’s charming, [...] December 16, 2020
Octo Observations: The 2020 Holidays…..A Mixed Bag! Somehow, and I do not know how, people are scurrying around our city as if this were a normal holiday season, with zero danger of [...] December 16, 2020