By Sharon Geltner Area stages are planning an exciting season of TV stars, Netflix writers, off-Broadway actors, European festival standouts, and innovative productions. The contrasts range from Broadway musicals and brand names such as Neil Simon and Stephen King to Southeastern United States premieres of thought-provoking plays. Below, in geographical order, from north … [Read more...]
The season in pop, 2025-26: Eilish, King’s X, Sting and Byrne offer bright spots in a tribute-band time
Even if you’re old enough to remember the 1980s, you might not notice modern popular music’s visual similarities to that bygone decade. For most, in an era where licensing is now practically a prerequisite to attract viewers over listeners, they’re more covert than overt. The ’80s actually started promisingly. Artists who’d emerged in the late 1970s (U2, Prince, The … [Read more...]