It's as if the violin can't stop swatting at mosquitos while the cello sings a sad, halting, unmoored kind of song.
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Theater Review: ‘The Village Cidiot’ by Lauren Letellier
If you're an over-stressed urbanite fantasizing about a move to the country, this wise and funny monologue might make you think seriously about staying put.
Read More »Concert Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – ‘Liszt and Bartók: A Night in Budapest’
The musicians achieved a lyrical ease, built to a satisfying romantic climax, and ratcheted up the tension...
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Off the Record: Acts of Restorative Justice’ Asks Hard Questions About Racism and the Criminal Justice System
This hard-hitting, interactive cross between a theatrical performance and a consciousness-raising session asks critical questions about civil rights and the criminal justice system.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Short Stories’ from Composer-Percussionist José Martínez
Evocative electroacoustic music from composer-percussionist José Martínez engages with the composer's Latin heritage, and with the absurd, while pushing creative boundaries.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘The Last Audition’
Paul Shearman's solo show about Shakespeare, the acting craft, and early-stage dementia is bathed in pathos of the best kind.
Read More »Concert Review: Cellist Rainer Crosett, American Recital Debut Award Honoree
At his recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Crosett showed ability and fire to spare, with plenty of charisma and good humor to boot.
Read More »Music Review: Donald Pirone – ‘Karol Rathaus, Piano Sonata No. IV, Op. 58’
Pianist Donald Pirone continues his long engagement with the music of Karol Rathaus on a new EP featuring the composer's fourth Piano Sonata.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Rebecca De Mornay in ‘The Pushover’ by John Patrick Shanley
De Mornay is a ruthless spa mogul (you read that right) in a confusing new play by the Pulitzer, Oscar and Tony Award winner.
Read More »Theater Reviews (NYC Fringe): ‘Who Does Your Laundry?’ and ‘How to Become a Saint (While Wearing Pants)’
A different kind of immigrant story plays out in a laundromat; immigrants to a heaven reserved for saints tell their origin stories in song and dance.
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