Playing Around

Some of you may still think of Norbert Leo Butz as a musical theater guy, but he is, self avowed, “more Stevie Nicks than Stephen [...]

A Scandal in Paris 1946 A loose biography of Napoleonic era career criminal Eugène François Vidocq who later became Paris’ prefect of [...]

In early 19th century Berlin, banker Abraham Mendelssohn and his wife Lea (née Salomon) Mendelssohn hired only the city’s top tutors [...]

In 2014, Writer/Director/Designer Dmitry Krymov signed a collective letter of Russian workers that condemned the annexation of Crimea by [...]

In 1960, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that interstate buses and bus terminals were required to integrate. John F. Kennedy was elected, [...]

Attending an Annie Baker play is like being a fly on the wall. The author makes no concessions to a theater audience. Time often unspools [...]

In a program that offered the Bucharest public a glimpse into the musical soul of his native country Argentina, José Cura showcased his [...]

Music was an integral part of the movies that were produced during the Golden Age of Hollywood.  Whether it was an opening song while the [...]