Musical (1944)
in semi-staged concert format
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Betty Comden and
Adolph Green
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
The Boston Pops Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston
June 1, 2018, 8pm
A superbly rendered semi-staged version of the early Bernstein musical about three sailors on leave in New York City.
On Chesil Beach
Film (2018)
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Screenplay by Ian McEwan
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan
With Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle
A beautifully done rendition of McEwan’s difficult narrative about a pair of newlyweds on their honeymoon.
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
Performance, Dance, Concert
Directed by Jakari Sherman
Step Afrika!
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
May 3-6, 2018
An exuberantly varied dance-performance inspired by the series of paintings commemorating the great northern African-American migration of 1910-1930 by noted African-American artist Jacob Lawrence.
Little Pink House
Film (2018)
Written and directed by
Courtney Balaker
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
With Catherine Keener
Based on a true story, an account of a single woman’s legal battle against governmental and commercial efforts to push her out of her home.
Godard Mon Amour (Le redoutable)
Film (2018)
Written and directed by
Michel Hazanavicius
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
An inventively offbeat biopic about the noted French film director Jean-Luc Godard and his transition to Maoist politics, told from the perspective of his former wife, Anne Wiazemsky.