commentary & opinion

Perhaps because of the many holidays in November it is a slow month in theater. But what is available is well-worth attending.

Once upon a time, in the world of local theater, September was considered a slow transitional month. Now summer companies have extended their seasons to include fall foliage.

What was I thinking when I bought a California coast redwood tree online?

Shakespeare & Company is closing its summer season with an erratic production of “The Taming of the Shrew.”

“Once”, a bittersweet romantic musical, is an ideal way to close out Maggie Mancinelli- Cahill’s 30-year tenure as the company’s Producing-Artistic Director.

Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA is giving the world premiere a well-deserved, first rate production through July 27.

But Fogo de Chao is different, as both my brother and our waiter explained to me. The way it works is that you grab a plate and help yourself to the sprawling salad bar; smoked salmon, Caesar salad, hummus, black bean stew, and fifty other dishes.

On July 5th, Vice President Vance spoke at a right-wing think tank, the Claremont Institute.

Most productions of “Camelot” focus on the triangular love affair between King Arthur, Guenevere and Sir Lancelot. At Barrington Stage Company their production, which runs through July 19, goes deeper.

Hospital care is a big component of the nation’s overall health care spending. Spending on hospital care totaled $1.5 trillion in 2023, representing nearly one third (31%) of national health expenditures in that year.