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Detroit Opera’s “Tosca” Brings the Tragic Story Closer to Home Detroit

Detroit Opera’s “Tosca” Brings the Tragic Story Closer to Home

Trading 1800 Rome for an unnamed totalitarian state, Louisa Proske’s staging makes Puccini’s tragedy feel uncomfortably current.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
2 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Touching God Hartford

Touching God

Lisa Clayton Singers move Jamil to tears.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
2 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
“Equus” Offers Disturbing Look at Obsession and Control Detroit

“Equus” Offers Disturbing Look at Obsession and Control

A psychological thriller about a teenage boy who looks at horses in a way horses should not be looked at.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
2 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
Kids Get Respect Hartford

Kids Get Respect

In the staging of Playhouse on Park's "Pinocchio."

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
1 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
DJ Ryan's New Release of the Week: Automatic’s “Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover) All Over

DJ Ryan's New Release of the Week: Automatic’s “Shadowplay" (Joy Division cover)

And it’s just in time for Halloween!

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
30 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The Art Side of Theatre Bizarre Detroit

The Art Side of Theatre Bizarre

Detroit’s former popular Halloween party returns as an art exhibition.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
30 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Beyond The Shadows Hartford

Beyond The Shadows

"Out Of Prison" exhibit shows another side to the long-term incarcerated.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
30 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Double Bassist Breaks Out The Synthesizer Hartford

Double Bassist Breaks Out The Synthesizer

A Hartt School professor gives an electric performance at the Old State House Food Court.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Graphic Novel Recenters Amistad Story “From Below” New Haven

Graphic Novel Recenters Amistad Story “From Below”

We hear more from Cinque and fellow captives in The Black Schooner.

  • Go to the profile of  Paul Bass
Paul Bass
29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Seol Sang Ho looking toward the camera, in front of 5 square paintings of small ceramic bowls on large backgrounds. Gwangju

Behind the Hockney and Haring

A handmade backdrop stole the spotlight at the Gwangju International Art Fair.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
28 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
The Disorder of "The Order" Philadelphia

The Disorder of "The Order"

A movie about horror hardcore legends Ink & Dagger swaps out chronological band history for philosophical ruminations on vampirism.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Dilbars? Bah, Yumbug! New Haven

Dilbars? Bah, Yumbug!

A role in "A Christmas Carol" leads to a cocoa-cherry brownie recipe.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
28 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Tomorrow Will Come Hartford

Tomorrow Will Come

So promises a reworked "Annie" with a mental-health theme.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Artists Forge Life Between Worlds New Haven

Artists Forge Life Between Worlds

At an Ely Center exhibit that inhabits the in-between, bridging form, material, identity, ancestry.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
28 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
The Power of Blood and Faith Philadelphia

The Power of Blood and Faith

Makes up the meaning of "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother," a new movie starring Mahershala Ali.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Three people close together, wearing rainbow colors and holding peace signs. The two younger ones have their faces partially covered. Gwangju

Life Doesn't Come With a User's Guide, But Q-Life Does

A queer cooperative in Korea answers LGBTQ+ questions.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
27 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Little Monsters, Big Music New Haven

Little Monsters, Big Music

Spiderman and Kpop Demon Hunters attend a spooktacular orchestra concert in a museum.

  • Go to the profile of  Janday Wilson
Janday Wilson
27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
“Not” Therapy? Let’s Unpack That New Haven

“Not” Therapy? Let’s Unpack That

A social worker and two comedians walked into Koffee? …

  • Go to the profile of  Janday Wilson
Janday Wilson
27 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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