Two starry new Broadway productions have no qualms about speaking their mind.
Theater
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery” makes a belated and brilliant Broadway debut
Two seasoned actors explore meaning and mortality in ‘The Waverly Gallery’ and ‘Thom Pain (based on nothing).’
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How to experience the Bible in a digital world
A 21st-century arts collective revives illustrating the Bible for the digital age.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
Review: The Troubles bring trouble to a farm family in Northern Ireland
In the fallen world of “The Ferryman,” conflict and compromise poison everything.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
Who is the better songwriter: Bob Dylan or Rodgers & Hammerstein?
How did an old war horse manage to outrun a rolling stone?
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
What do we owe abusers? A new play asks this uncomfortable question
“Downstate” poses a number of uncomfortable questions, relevant and challenging both in light of the ongoing #MeToo movement and the church’s continued grappling with its sexual abuse scandal.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘King Lear’ returns to film, prophetic as ever
A new adaptation from the BBC and Amazon makes ideal use of a sensational cast of British actors.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
If Broadway feeds our souls, why do we still need the Gospel?
Jesus fulfills what Broadway promises.
Posted inFaith, Theater
Review: Leonard Bernstein’s liturgy for the world
With his “Mass,” Leonard Bernstein uses liturgy to give voice to political unease.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
How Rodgers and Hammerstein transformed Broadway—and American culture
Rodgers and Hammerstein created tuneful diversions but also some of our nation’s most enduring entertainments.