Arts & Entertainment

Theater: Not Easy to Talk About Race
Theater

Not Easy to Talk About Race

Mamet’s play pushes all the hot buttons, and Next Act and audience struggle with the results.

Arts Roundup: Evita Dances the Tango
Arts Roundup

Evita Dances the Tango

Revamped Broadway musical adds more dance, while Rep opens The Whipping Man.

Rock Roundup: A Tale of Two Doctors
Rock Roundup

A Tale of Two Doctors

Two singers, two doctors, and 2 Chainz head up this week's rock concerts.

Dance: What You See is What You Get
Dance

What You See is What You Get

Wild Space’s mysterious “Sight Readings” lets audience choose what show they want to see.

Visual Art: The Outsiders
Visual Art

The Outsiders

Museum’s folk art show offers artists working with chicken bones, bottle caps and duck decoys.

Rock: The Fatty Acids take New York!
Rock

The Fatty Acids take New York!

Plus 5 more local music videos from Myles Coyne, The Delphines, Klassik, Sat. Nite Duets, and Ugly Brothers

Booked Up: Malcolm Gladwell Comes to Town
Booked Up

Malcolm Gladwell Comes to Town

The New Yorker writer’s style is delightful, but does he overplay his hand?

Comedy: The Best Free Comics in Town?
Comedy

The Best Free Comics in Town?

Eight local comics perform for free and offer a free CD compilation as well.

Classical: The Four String Super Stars
Classical

The Four String Super Stars

International globe trotters the Fine Arts Quartet come home to take on rarely played, highly romantic works.

Remembering Pete Seeger

Remembering Pete Seeger

A critic recalls his concerts here, and his enduring impact on America.

Classical: Centuries of Music Done Smartly
Classical

Centuries of Music Done Smartly

The Philomusica Quartet deftly handles music from four different eras.

Theater: Black, White and Brown
Theater

Black, White and Brown

The musical In the Heights and Mamet’s Race offer gritty and very different takes on racial identity.