Should you see “The Book of Mormon”?
"The Book of Mormon," the musical, has been playing on Broadway to rave reviews since March 2011.
Today in history: "BaddDDD" black poet Sonia Sanchez is born
Since the 1970s Sanchez has published a steady stream of poetry books and plays.
Artists to link up Sept. 26 for world peace and justice
In Oakland, Cassandra Lopez and the We Tell Our Stories Film Collective will be contributing to the event with their documentary.
"Gendering Radicalism" tells important story of women and communism
We can't write about the California Communist Party without writing about the women leaders who led it from its birth until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Two kids reclaim the world in new opera “Second Nature”
May "Second Nature" find a second production in another community soon. It's a remarkable work.
Racism as a pigment of your imagination: “Citizen: An American Lyric”
The cutting-edge new play, with its ripped-from-the-headlines topicality, is, sadly, already in need of updating.
Beyond this door is another dimension: capitalism’s "Patterns" of (mis)behavior
"Patterns" was written for the little screen by one of television's titans, the late, great Rod Serling.
“The End of the Tour” is more snore than tour
Really, whose idea was it to film a blabfest about a guy purportedly on anti-depressants?
Today in history: Uncle Ruthie Buell born 85 years ago, still performing
Tomorrow, Aug. 8, marks the 85th birthday of an extraordinary performing artist who is still very much among us and active.
Today in history: Jazz artist Ramsey Lewis premieres new concerto at 80
Ramsey Lewis, iconic leader in the contemporary jazz movement for 60 years, was born on May 27, 1935.
