Off/Off-Off-Broadway
Amiri Baraka Takes W. E. B. Du Bois' 'Most Dangerous in America' to New Federal Theater May 28
Anne Hathaway Flies Solo in Julie Taymor's 'Grounded' at Public Theater
It's official: Anne Hathaway has gone and enlisted in the Air Force. OK, so not really. But Hathaway hath given us a tour de force performance as a "Maverick" Mitchell-esque fighter pilot who rains down hell on Iraq and Afghanistan in Julie Taymor's new solo play, 'Grounded,' at Public Theater. EXCLUSIVE: R.B. Schlather on Handel's 'Orlando,' the Problem with New York City Space, Philip Glass' 'Penal Colony' and the Politics of Open Rehearsal Space
For all the bogus boilerplate about how classical music is dead or even well-intentioned words regarding how she can stay breathing, precious few--performers, ensembles and institutions--are actually doing anything to change both conversation and prognosis. Moreover, when it comes to remounting baroque opera in our digi-epoch, fewer still have the informed perspective, due diligence and, well, cojones to really make a difference. Save for one R.B. Schlather, of course.
