Aesthetic encounters in the Boston area and sometimes beyond
Play (2016)
by Bess Wohl
Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
January 4 – February 2, 2019
With Marianna Bassham, Nael Nacer, Celeste Oliva
A terrific production of a funny but moving play, largely wordless, set in a silent meditation retreat.
Film (2018)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
With Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
A bawdy, wonderfully nasty period piece about two power-seeking women who stop at nothing to go up against one another.
Play (2018)
by Michael Cristofer
Directed by Michael Greif
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
November 16 – December 22, 2018
A superb production of a play about the life of Emile Griffith, a middleweight boxing champion who was, among other things, gay.
Film (2018)
Directed by Peter Farrelly
With Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
Set in 1962 on a road trip through the South, a wonderfully written and acted account of the relationship between African-American jazz pianist Don Shirley and his Italian-American driver.
Film (2018)
Documentary
Directed by Tom Volf
A personal portrait of the great operatic diva told in her own words, with historic clips and much coherently presented musical footage.
