Churches, catacombs, hermits, and Inquisition graffiti in Sicily's biggest city.
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Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 2: Erice
A foggy visit to the ancient mountaintop town near Sicily's western coast.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Liliom’
The century-old play that inspired 'Carousel' gets a reverent New York revival, the first in decades.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Richard III’ at the Secret Theatre
A scathing production set in the London punk rock scene.
Read More »Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 1
Travels in the north and west of Sicily: Segesta, Trapani, and a beautiful agriturismo.
Read More »Concert Review: The Gloriosa Trio (NYC, 5/5/2014)
A "dance" theme encompassed music of Piazzolla, Joaquín Turina, and Beethoven.
Read More »Concert Review: From Ghetto to Palazzo: The Worlds of Salomone Rossi (NYC, 1/26/14)
Rossi was so talented a composer and such a favorite of the Duke of Mantua that he was excused from wearing the yellow marker other Jews were forced to wear in public.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Clearing’ by Jake Jeppson
It's an intriguing tale of a tangled web of family love and trauma, but structural and creative problems keep it from achieving its potential.
Read More »Music Review: Will Kimbrough – ‘Sideshow Love’
Kimbrough aptly likens his new solo disc to a book of short stories tracing an arc of love from freshness and hope to disappointment and loss.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): RadioTheatre’s ‘Ghosts of Christmas Past’ by Dan Bianchi
A set of Christmas ghost stories evokes the golden age of radio drama.
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