810 stories by "Thomas Garvey"
Swanilda teaches old Coppelius a lesson about living dolls. Photos: Rosalie O'Connor.Few ballets are as lovable as Coppélia, particularly in the Balanchine version, which Boston Balle…
The dancers and players of Fanfare - photo: Rosalie O'Connor.I've been meaning to post a note about the Boston Ballet's "Next Generation" performance of almost two weeks ago (!), which proba…
I don't often catch student efforts, but I was intrigued by BU's recent production (it closed last weekend) of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, an extravaganza seen about as oft…
David Adkins, Tony Licea and Joel Colodner in Glengarry Glen Ross. Photo: Meghan Moore.The Merrimack Rep is perhaps our leading example of a great theatre constrained by its budget. Th…
Harry Christophers leads Jephtha in Disney Hall. Photo: Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times.I'm late with an appreciation of Handel and Haydn's stunning performance of Jephtha, Handel's fi…
Paula Plum does her thang in Pericles. Photos: J. Stratton McCradyI was late getting to the Actors' Shakespeare Project's Pericles (which closed this weekend), but honestly, …
Patrick Yocum, Bradley Schlagheck, Whitney Jensen and Lawrence Rines in Symphony in C. Photos by Gene Schiavone.At 49 years of age (yes, next season marks their big 5-0), Boston Ballet …
Tim Spears as Mozart reacts to Salieri's machinations. Photos: Andrew Brilliant.Peter Schaffer's biggest hit, Amadeus (now at the New Rep through May 19), a highly fictionalized accoun…
The members of Boston Ballet's Next Generation - Photo: Igor Burlak.There is one dance season event I always look forward to - Boston Ballet's "Next Generation" performance, which showcases …
Time-Lapse | Earth from Bruce W. Berry Jr on Vimeo.I never tire of looking at the Earth. Particularly from space. If I were younger, stronger, and quite a bit richer, I'd be in l…
Soprano Susanna PhillipsI first heard the soprano Susanna Phillips (at left) four years ago at Boston Lyric Opera, as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. And I knew immediately I was listening …
A mariachi band serenades a Beluga whale at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut in this touchingly surreal vignette. Apparently the mariachis were at the Aquarium to play for a wedding party,…
Thomas Hampson, baritoneI'm late with an appreciation of last weekend's appearance by Thomas Hampson at Celebrity Series (who wrap their season this month with the annual Alvin Ailey visit, …
Chroma at the Royal Ballet - the Boston version may actually be a bit better danced!The two current "must-sees" of the Boston cultural scene are The Flying Dutchman (at Boston Lyric Opera, s…
A fascinating study from the University of Berkeley on "pay what you can" pricing models reveals an astounding wrinkle in the psychology of the transaction - in a nutshell, revenues rise if …
Soprano Allison Oakes and the chorus in BLO's The Flying Dutchman - Photos: Eric AntoniouThere is so much to praise in the singing, conducting, and design of Boston Lyric Opera's new product…
The temptations of Anton Ego . . .A few eyebrows around town rose (slightly) in reaction to a recent whine from Bill Marx on his website The Arts Fuse. In an April 22 post titled "Why …
. . . remember local theatres still need your support! What better weekend than this one to make sure you see that show?The Hub Review, the guide to everything that matters in Bo…
The Large Bathers by Paul CézannePaul Cézanne may be unique among great painters in that, well - he couldn't really paint all that well. I know; that sounds paradoxical; perhaps…
Photo: Cotton Talbot-MinkinMatthew Woods and his Imaginary Beasts are without question the most daring theatrical programmers in the city - and maybe the world. Indeed, Woods seems alm…
The place beyond the pecs . . . Ryan Gosling in Pines.It is hard, I admit, for me to argue with Ryan Gosling when he takes his shirt off. As he does immediately in the opening man-cand…
You did have to be a little cuckoo to believe the hype. Photo(s): T. Charles Erickson.Okay - we've all sat through "Ryan Landry's M" now. And we've all seen that the Huntington made a …
Rebecca Gibel and Darien Battle get their Walking Dead groove on. Production photos: Mark Turek.White terror. Let's admit it, that's what stalks us these days. It's the ghost haunt…
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A woman prays amid the carnage on Boylston Street.For Boston yesterday, it was like 9/11 all over again. Shock. Horror. Disbelief. That sickening sense of encountering naked huma…
