arts and entertainment
“Ironbound”: A gritty immigrant woman’s survival story
February 13, 2018Martyna Majok is an up-and-coming playwright whose work has already been seen at numerous theaters around the country.
Read more“Yohen”: Finding flawed beauty in pots and plays
November 10, 2017Yohen is most worthy of being appreciated for the rare insight it provides.
Read moreGiuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco”: 19th-century political theater
November 10, 2017In the case of this Verdi spectacle, it remains thematically and politically pertinent 175 years later.
Read more“The Consul”: 1950 opera still a powerful affirmation of humanity
October 18, 2017Italian-American opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) had his first big popular success with this full-length “musical drama."
Read morePablo Milanés: His love song to Cuba hailed in the Dominican Republic
October 13, 2017Milanés, the great Cuban nueva trova composer and singer, performed to a large audience that nearly filled the beautiful seaside Juan Lockwood Amphitheater.
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