Film (2016)
Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman
With Saorise Ronan, Chris O’Dowd
Capitol Theater, Arlington, MA
Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge, MA
An unbelievably beautiful film about the death of van Gogh – artfully written and visually stunning.
The Royale
Play (2013)
by Marco Ramirez
Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Lowell, MA
September 13 – October 8, 2017
A superlative production of an interestingly crafted play inspired by the career of famed early twentieth century African-American boxer Jack Johnson.
Victoria and Abdul
Film (2017)
Directed by Stephen Frears
With Judi Dench
A poignant but comedic account of the friendship between an Indian Muslim commoner and Queen Victoria near the end of her life.
Haydn, Mahler Symphonies
Concert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston
September 26, 2017
Andris Nelsons, Conductor
Haydn, Symphony No. 103 in E-flat
Mahler, Symphony No. 1 in D
Precise and witty Haydn and robustly passionate Mahler from the dexterous and evolving baton of the BSO’s new maestro.
Kol’s Last Call
Play
by Joshua Sobol
Staged Reading
Israeli Stage
Hibernian Hall
Roxbury, Boston
September 24, 2017
With Jeremiah Kissel
A single person drama about a lawyer seeking final justice before he is condemned to jail, given a tour de force performance by Jeremiah Kissel.