"The lady of the house speaking." The complete misadventures of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") are now packaged in one box for American audiences.
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Concert Review: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Brad Mehldau at Carnegie Hall, October 9, 2013
The jazz pianist and composer holds his own amidst Beethoven and Brahms with an inspiring concert piece.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Sarah Flood in Salem Mass’ by Adriano Shaplin
A new take on the run-up to the Salem witch trials proves a gripping work with echoes of Shakespeare as well as 'The Crucible.'
Read More »Music Review: Patty Griffin – ‘Silver Bell’
Recorded for A&M Records in 2000 but never before released, Griffin's "lost" album finally sees the light of day.
Read More »Dance-Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Rite’ at BAM
"The Rite of Spring" descends on Brooklyn in an exciting new context.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Basil Twist’s ‘Dogugaeshi’
Most shows have backdrops. But what happens when the backdrops are the show?
Read More »Music Review: Wild Ponies – ‘Things That Used to Shine’
You can feel the raw emotion in these well-crafted songs, and especially in Telisha Williams's voice as she sings songs of experience, but not of innocence.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle’ by Ross Dungan
Hit by a car and killed, 58-year-old Eric Argyle awakens into a bewildering procedural nightmare.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’ by Janet Behan
A scintillating play explores the time Brendan Behan spent in New York's Chelsea Hotel in 1963 shortly before his early death.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Night Blooming Jasmine’ by Israela Margalit
A well-told tale of Jews and Israeli Arabs proves Romeo and Juliet never really died.
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