Lost: Over Four Hours of My Life
I wasted four-and-a-half hours last night on the interminable swan song of the TV cult program "Lost," and I'm trying to convince myself that I haven't wasted an hour a week over the six years of its sporadic seasons. The first
Reviews
First, the bad news. We watched The Blind Side last night, the film based on the real story of a homeless black teenager brought into the home of an affluent white family in the south. He went on to become a
A Little Night Music: Ms Jones and I
We saw A Little Night Music last night on Broadway, and it was the right music. We attended the original over 35 years ago, and we realized that this was our last chance to see Angela Lansbury on stage, and
Dracula in Newport
Island Moving Company, under the artistic direction of Miki Ohlsen, staged "Dracula" over this weekend at Belcourt Castle in Newport, and it was wonderful and outrageous art. (Disclaimer: We're contributors to the company.) Belcourt Castle is part Gothic, part Rococo, part
Theater Reviews
The Greater Providence Area is like a middleweight moving up a class to fight heavyweights in the cultural arena. Pound for pound, there are theater, dining, museums, dance, touring shows, symphony and more far beyond what a city this size
New York Times Agrees
See my review of "A Steady Rain" a few posts ago. Here's what the New York Times critic said this morning: “A Steady Rain” is probably best regarded as a small, wobbly pedestal on which two gods of the screen may
Broadway: A Steady Rain Has A Dry Spell
We were close enough for Hugh Jackman to perspire on my wife, which pretty much made her night. The house was packed, though the play doesn't officially open until Tuesday. Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman in A Steady Rain are