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Arts Review

Published
October 7, 2019

Theater review: ‘Admissions’ is timely look at dynamics behind getting into the ‘right’ school

Good Theater gives the play its Maine premiere.
Published
October 6, 2019

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates imagines a magical means to freedom

In relating the story of slave Hiram Walker, 'The Water Dancer' 'offers much more than a relatively easy indictment of history.'
Published
October 6, 2019

A young man’s soul-search finds him in a boxing ring

In 'Roughhouse Friday,' writer Jaed Coffin explores themes of family and masculinity.
Published
October 6, 2019

Art review: Bowdoin exhibit has ‘Purposes’

The show, on display into November, is the last put together by the college art museum's former curator, who left in August.
Published
October 4, 2019

Theater review: A young couple gets their dream home – for free

But as it turns out, they find there is no such thing as a truly free house.

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Published
September 29, 2019

First-rate, funny ‘The Clean House’ kicks off Portland Stage season

Director Cait Robinson captures the author’s magical way of combining both broad and subtle humor with a heartwarming message.
Published
September 29, 2019

Portland Early Music Chapel Series explores the French Baroque style

Timothy Burris builds his program around the Tombeau, a French form in which composers memorialized dignitaries and other musicians.
Published
September 29, 2019

Maine State Ballet opens season with captivating production of ‘The Firebird’

The classic fairy tale was made into one of the first important ballets of the 20th century by the legendary Ballets Russes.
Published
September 29, 2019

Art review: Mark Baum’s bifurcated career on view at Maine Jewish Museum

He painted landscapes and cityscapes in a primitive style until 1958, then changed to an abstract mode.
Published
September 29, 2019

Review: ‘Where’s My Roy Cohn?’ is a blunt, absorbing account of a master manipulator’s life and crimes

The documentary takes its title from words President Trump uttered after what he perceived as a betrayal by his then-attorney general, Jeff Sessions.