Macbeth Leaves Blood on Dance Floor at Young Vic in London: Review
As the old curse has it, “may you live in interesting times.” Macbeth lives in interesting times. Especially now with the new Michael Fassbender movie and at the Young Vic in London, which has a take...
View ArticleReview: Wheeldon, McGregor and Bausch at the Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet is honoring composer and conductor Pierre Boulez with an intense triple bill featuring Wayne McGregor’s new work, “Alea Sands,” Christopher Wheeldon’s “Polyphonia,” and Pina...
View ArticleCritics Flunk Pacino’s “China Doll,” Give a Pass to Lloyd Webber's “School of...
When critics begin their review with the equivalent of “It would be churlish of me….” you can bet they’ve decided to go easy on a show they’d otherwise look at with a more jaundiced eye. Such is the...
View ArticleHoliday Blues: Bill Murray in “A Very Murray Christmas”
MARRAKECH, Morocco — Recently, Bill Murray has been singing. A lot. It’s always been something of a shtick for the comedic actor, a long running joke since his portrayal of Nick the Lounge Singer on...
View ArticleGift Guide 2015: A Balletomane’s 9 Must-Haves
With Christmas right around the corner, BLOUIN ARTINFO selects nine unique gifts for the balletomane, tip-toeing between dance, fashion, art, design and literature. From scented candles and clutches...
View ArticleFrancis Ford Coppola On the Future of Cinema
MARRAKECH, Morocco — While in Morocco to lead the main competition jury at the Marrakech International Film Festival, director Francis Ford Coppola impressed the audience at the opening day’s press...
View ArticleREVIEW: Between the Boos and Cheers – “Cav & Pag” at the Royal Opera
After a few recent boo-fests at the Royal Opera – the badly-staged rape during Damiano Michieletto’s production of “Guillaume Tell” earlier this year caused a particularly loud furore - it now seems...
View ArticleAfter the Success of “The Wiz” on Television, Broadway Comes Next
When word got around that producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan were mounting a production of “The Wiz” as their next live presentation on NBC, they were surprised at the voluble reaction, especially...
View ArticleClassical Guitar Star Miloš Reveals Beatles Inspiration of New Album “Blackbird”
Classical music star Miloš has come a long way from the time growing up in Montenegro and trying to impress girls with his guitar playing.Now the 32-year-old, who was born Miloš Karadaglić, is sitting...
View ArticleKorean Auteur Park Chan-wook On the Influence of Hitchcock and the Digital...
MARRAKECH, Morocco — For a filmmaker best known for his violent revenge trilogy — “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002), “Oldboy” (2003), and “Lady Vengeance” (2005) — Park Chan-wook is surprisingly...
View ArticleReview: May the Force be With You: ENO’s “Force of Destiny”
A brutal Father Superior flings the weeping heroine to the ground, and wraps her head in barbed wire. The lead baritone beats up innocent members of the chorus. Even Friar Melitone – usually portrayed...
View ArticleReview: Damon Albarn Down the Rabbit-Hole with Zombies in “Wonder.land”
Lewis Carroll, for some reason, didn’t think to include brain-eating zombies in his stories about Alice and her curious adventures in Wonderland. That oversight has now been amusingly rectified in...
View ArticleReview: Cinderella, A Fairly True Story
Don’t be fooled by her diminutive size - almost everyone on stage towers over her but when it comes to belting out her songs, Charlotte Campion’s voice soars high and crystal clear, making her...
View ArticleSAG and Golden Globe Nominations Put “Spotlight” on Broadway Actors
The stage has long been a major artery for the film world. Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, Kevin Spacey, Eddie Redmayne, Liev Schreiber, Viola Davis, Michael Shannon, and Meryl Streep began their careers on...
View ArticleJosh Groban Makes Broadway Debut in “The Great Comet”
Having performed on the Tony Awards telecast, Josh Groban had made no secret of the fact that he’d love to make his Broadway debut if he could find the right vehicle. To the surprise of many, the...
View ArticleBrutal “Bull” Brings Bullying Office Politics to Young Vic: Interview With...
If life is nasty, brutish and short, much the same can be said about an extraordinary play at London’s Young Vic.The Olivier Award-winning “Bull” is back. The Mike Bartlett work starts off with...
View ArticleHoliday Fare: Two “Nuts,” Plaid Glad Tidings, and a Jersey Boy
Twenty-three years after its American premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Mark Morris’s “The Hard Nut” returns to the venue through December 20 as a modern classic. That status was not entirely...
View ArticleReport From the 2015 Marrakech International Film Festival
The films in competition at the Marrakech International Film Festival, which completed its latest annual edition on December 12, were filled with the grim realities of our present global world. There...
View Article“Rebel Bodies” Exhibition Extends at Quebec Museum of Civilization
The Museum of Civilization in Quebec City has recently announced, due to popular demand, that its exhibition “Rebel Bodies”, opened this past March, has been extended until April 2016.A foray into the...
View ArticleStephen Hawking in Opera: “La damnation de Faust” at Opéra National de Paris
Sometimes an opera production is so deliciously bad that it’s good. “La damnation de Faust” at Opéra National de Paris doesn’t even plumb the depths of paradox.Latvian director Alvis Hermanis uses...
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