The first in a series exploring great playwrights' philosophies and attitudes towards theatre is an easy read that offers rewards for anyone who has studied or staged Shakespeare.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Orpheus Variations’
This fascinating live-action video piece takes theater just about as far as it can go from the pre-electricity era.
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Three siblings equal one powerhouse rocking blues band.
Read More »Richard Matheson, One of 20th Century’s Great Imaginative Minds, Dies at 87
He crafted stories that presaged modern realities as well as any of the greatest 20th century writers of speculative prose fiction.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): “Geppetto” from Concrete Temple Theatre
This version of the man behind PInocchio is a professional puppeteer who's lost his better half.
Read More »Music Review: Townes Van Zandt – “High, Low and In Between” and “The Late Great Townes Van Zandt” [Remastered]
These two albums from the early '70s were among the artistic high points of the songwriter's broken, even tragic career.
Read More »Movie Review: “Man of Steel” (Jon Sobel)
Epileptic pacing, difficult-to-follow handheld-camera action footage, and an excruciating cacophony of sound effects help make this superhero movie one of the worst in memory.
Read More »Music Review: Bonnie Whitmore – “There I Go Again”
Bonnie Whitmore's second disc is crammed full of soulful, insistent Americana, with sharp-edged songs sometimes reminiscent of Tom Petty.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Round-Up – Paper Bird, Bethesda, Jerry Castle
Paper Bird's unusual sound mixes Afro-pop, Andrews Sisters harmonies, unexpected rhythms, and psychedelia.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): “Macbeth” Starring Alan Cumming
In a stunning performance, the actor takes on all the roles in Shakespeare's Scottish Play.
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