810 stories by "Thomas Garvey"
It was only a matter of time, I suppose. In case you've missed it, the familiar ethical issues surrounding blogging have just raised their collectively ugly head again - only this time…
Jonathan Beyer and Steven Condy in The Barber of Seville. Photos: Eric AntoniouPeople are always asking me, "What should I see right now?" And I'm always happy to answer: what you shou…
The boy genius twice over.My earlier post about the amusing contretemps I witnessed at last weekend's Boston Baroque concert has been getting a lot of play on sites like Universal Hub, …
The guys get ready to "Let it Go."I admit, I felt like a dirty old man going in. A college production of The Full Monty? I can blame it on the partner unit, of course (it was his…
Ian Shain and Felix Teich finally make it to the prom. Photos: Saglio Photography.I got to Boston Children Theater's Reflections of a Rock Lobster a little late - and the run was short (this…
Betcha didn't know that MIT, my alma mater, is a hotbed of origami innovation. Well it is! And you can savor some of the best pieces to come out of the Institute in recent years right now …
Photo(s) by Rosalie O'Connor.In Boston Ballet's "Play with Fire" program (through this weekend at the Opera House), two of the pieces are re-heated; we've seen Bella Figura, and an early ver…
Laura Latreille and Barlow Adamson.I'm torn over the current production of Donald Margulies' Time Stands Still at the Lyric Stage, because basically it's worth seeing, even though it's …
Photo by Harald HoffmannI'm late - very late - with an appreciation of the Quartet, which played at Celebrity Series over a week ago; but then they were late (very late!) in getting to Bosto…
I was lucky enough to witness a truly wonderful performance by Boston Baroque on Saturday night - but it wasn't so wonderful for everyone, at least not at first.In the interval between the f…
Another year, another production of The Merchant of Venice! After mountings at the Actors' Shakespeare Project, and ArtsEmerson, now Trinity Rep has decided to have a go at what I suppose co…
The twisted pleasures of Circa.When I first saw the Australian troupe Circa at the Edinburgh Fringe two years ago, I found myself cringing at some of their antics.But judging from its s…
Circa, another boundary-pushing circus act (this time from Australia) opens at the Paramount tonight, as a joint presentation of Celebrity Series and ArtsEmerson. I feel comfortable promoti…
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As one of our occasional forays over to the BSO these days, the partner unit and I caught Beethoven's Missa Solemnis on Saturday night, because we're big fans of Christine Brewer, one of the…
US Marine Brandon Morgan greets his partner Dalan at his homecoming. Just btw, now there's a Gay Marines Facebook page.The Hub Review, the guide to everything that matters in Boston and else…
Last night I came home to an unusual comment on my recent review of Medea at the Actors' Shakespeare Project. Here it is in full:I have just seen the performance of Mrs Israel. Well I …
Detail from David's Napoleon.Beethoven at Handel and Haydn is always exciting these days - indeed, a few of their recent performances of the symphonies have been nothing less than revelation…
Above and below are long-exposure photo mosaics of Japanese fireflies by Tsuneaki Hiramatsu, taken outside his hometown of Okoyama City, Japan. These images have been lighting up the web of…
Erin Markey and Alan Brinks in Green Eyes.I did want to mention that I managed to catch Company One's import (by the New York company "The Kindness") of the recently-disc…
The heroine of Euripides' Medea is half martyr, and half murderess - and not just any murderess, but a killer of her own children. This makes her - special, shall we say. But these day…
Robert Adelman Hancock and the adorable Megan McGinnis in Daddy Long Legs. Photo: Meghan Moore.This is just a quick note to let you know that by far the most enjoyable show in town right now…
I bumped into an acquaintance the other day who's on the "inside" of the classical music funding world, and he repeated what I've heard in several emails about the Opera Boston debacle - tha…
As you may have heard, CNN anchor Roland Martin was recently suspended for tweeting the following during the Super Bowl:'If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham's H&a…
Photo above and at top: Gene Schiavone.In a way, Boston Ballet's current program "Simply Sublime" (through this weekend at the Opera House) is a milestone, because nothing in it is really ne…
