Jon Garelick

15 hours ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Don Aucoin |A.Z. Madonna |Murray Whyte |Jeffrey Gantz |Jon Garelick |Maura Johnston | +1 more

Christiani Pitts (Robin) and Sam Tutty (Dougal) in rehearsal for "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)."Nile Scott StudiosTWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK CITY) The two strangers in question in this musical two-hander are Dougal, a cheery Britisher in his mid-20s traveling to attend the wedding of his father — whom he has never met — and Robin, also in her 20s, a hard-bitten native New Yorker who is the sister of the young woman Dougal’s father is about to marry.

18 hours ago | bostonglobe.com | Don Aucoin |A.Z. Madonna |Murray Whyte |Jeffrey Gantz |Jon Garelick |Maura Johnston | +1 more

Christiani Pitts (Robin) and Sam Tutty (Dougal) in rehearsal for "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)."Nile Scott StudiosTWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK CITY) The two strangers in question in this musical two-hander are Dougal, a cheery Britisher in his mid-20s traveling to attend the wedding of his father — whom he has never met — and Robin, also in her 20s, a hard-bitten native New Yorker who is the sister of the young woman Dougal’s father is about to marry.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Garelick

Jon Garelick is a retired Globe Opinion staff member. He can be reached at [email protected]. Imagine a scenario where a great world power — a leader in groundbreaking scientific research — takes an inexplicable turn away from established science and embraces the pseudoscientific assertions of an underqualified, self-styled “expert,” with the full support of the nation’s leader. Before long, the country’s pathbreaking research grinds to a halt, and the population suffers dire consequences.

Jan 22, 2025 | artsfuse.org | Jon Garelick

By Jon GarelickPoemJazz is a project where music and poetry reinforce each other, where the declaimed poetry works like the sung line of a song — though Robert Pinsky never sings or pretends to. PoemJazz, at the Regattabar, Cambridge, on January 18. When I took my seat at the packed Regattabar for Robert Pinsky’s PoemJazz, the old skepticism grabbed me: Was this going to be any good? I’d seen Pinsky’s band a few times before, and it had been good. But it had also been a while.

Oct 30, 2024 | artsfuse.org | Jon Garelick

By Jon GarelickIn Godwin Louis’s music, prayer seems best expressed in dance. Godwin Louis, Psalms and Proverbs (Blue Room Music)Sacred music doesn’t have to be solemn. Though Godwin Louis’s sophomore effort as a leader announces itself as a jazz musician’s exploration of various sacred music traditions, listeners will immediately be struck by the music’s exuberant busyness — swirling percussive cross-rhythms, layered melodies, contrapuntal solo voices.