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Princeton Celebrates William Scheide’s “Century of Joy” in Glorious Style
Joy comes in many forms and has been represented in music in many ways. Joy was definitely the overriding theme of the annual William H. Scheide “Birthday Benefit” concert held…
Frozen: Musical Adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen Classic
Given the toll the polar vortex has been exacting on the continental U.S. lately, plenty of people can relate to the frigid predicament of the people living in the fictional…
Sir Francis Bacon’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: With a Little Help from Byron and Strindberg
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song, and I’ll try not to sing out of key. —Lennon and McCartney There is no excellent beauty that hath not…
It’s Life and Death, Baseball, Football, and Family in “Fences”: McCarter Revives Intense August Wilson Drama at Berlind
James Earl Jones was the star of the original production of Fences, at Yale Repertory Theatre in 1985 and on Broadway in 1987, where it won both the Pulitzer Prize…
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gets Creative With Tan Dun Concerto
A floral supplies store would seem an odd place to shop for musical instruments, but in preparation for New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s (NJSO) recent North American premiere of Tan Dun’s Earth…
Film Adapts Memoir About Navy SEALS Ambushed in Afghanistan
On June 28, 2005, a team of four Navy SEALs based in Afghanistan were issued orders in accordance with Operation Red Wings to locate and terminate a Taliban leader whose…
Area Exhibits 1-22-14
Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has its annual holiday group show through February 2. “Lyrical,” a group show, is February 6-March 2. Visit www.lambertvillearts.com. Arts Council of Princeton, 104…
Looking for Amiri Baraka and LeRoi Jones on Martin Luther King’s Birthday
“Amiri Baraka, The Last Poet Laureate of New Jersey.” This is how Baraka, who died at 79 on January 9, signed the introduction to his 2007 short story collection, Tales…
Princeton University Opera Theater Opens 2014 With Successful Production of Monteverdi Opera
The academic year goes by quickly, especially with a holiday break half-way through. The Princeton University Opera Theater always takes on a challenging opera to be presented shortly after the…
American Hustle: Retro Film About the Abscam Scandal and the Disco Era
In the late 70s six U.S. Congressional House Representatives and a United States Senator were caught on camera taking bribes from FBI agents who were posing as wealthy Arab sheiks.…
