Playing Around Archives

I had a lovely visit on Friday evening with Janice Ian. Well, perhaps not a visit in the literal sense. I was part of her overflow audience [...]

February 8, 2016

No, I think I was enough for you. I’m just not sure you do. 45 Years written and directed by Andrew Haigh (he directed Weekend and was [...]

February 7, 2016

When Arena Stage’s Artistic Director Molly Smith saw Anthony Giardina’s The City of Conversation at Lincoln Center, she was eager to [...]

February 6, 2016

“If music be the food of love, play on…Enough! No more. ‘Tis not so sweet now as it was before…” begins Len Cariou, [...]

February 5, 2016

Responsible for such modern classics as Fargo and The Big Lebowski, Joel and Ethan Coen need little introduction. With a handful of Oscars [...]

February 5, 2016

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re aware that the iconic Fiddler on the Roof is buoyantly back on Broadway. (See my earlier [...]

February 2, 2016

Intended as a tribute to his brother, Gregory, with whom Maurice Hines performed from the age of five – you read that correctly [...]

January 29, 2016

Sometimes conceptual art can be off-putting. Sometimes you need a guide, and sometimes even with help, you can find yourself [...]

January 27, 2016