The specter of his wife's advancing Alzheimer's disease throw Johnny (Gordon Clapp) and his family into a dizzying whirlpool of anxiety as family secrets threaten to bubble to the surface.
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Music Review: Jason Ringenberg – ‘Stand Tall’
Inspired by California's giant sequoias, the new solo album from Jason and the Scorchers' Jason Ringenberg has its thumb on the pulses of our hurting planet and our aching human race.
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Philip Venables' opera based on Sarah Kane's last play, '4.48 Psychosis,' is a raw, energizing dive into the maelstrom of mental illness.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile’
The latest album from the celebrated English early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico, 'In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile,' is a beautiful sequence with works by John Dowland, William Byrd, and their contemporaries – and a decidedly melancholy affair.
Read More »Music Video Premiere: Whisperado – ‘Bang One Out’ Lyric Video
Blogcritics premieres Whisperado's new lyric video. 'Bang One Out' is the title track from the NYC roots-rock band's upcoming EP.
Read More »Operetta Review: ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ from the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
With standout voices and vivid numbers, perfectly comedic costumes and musical hijinks, Albert Bergeret's glorious staging made this 'Pirates' a joy from start to finish.
Read More »Music Review: Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations – ‘Terpsichore’
In France in the early 18th century, minuets, sarabandes, and gigues were written to be literally danced to, sometimes by popular professional dancers. Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations recall those days with music by Telemann and Jean-Fery Rebel.
Read More »Music Review: Ignacio Berroa – ‘Straight Ahead from Havana’
This memorable set from Dizzy Gillespie's longtime drummer is one of the best small-group jazz albums of recent vintage, full of rhythmic play and meaty assertiveness with a Latin lilt.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Strange Window: The Turn of the Screw’ at BAM
The classic Henry James ghost story meets high technology.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Richard Masur in ‘The Net Will Appear’ by Erin Mallon
Richard Masur stars as an old man bowed with tragedy who strikes up a friendship with the troubled little girl next door. In the process both reveal the raw tenderness of their respective lives.
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