The Boston Museum of Fine Arts released a statement in September explaining its reasons for delaying the Philip Guston Now exhibit until 2024. The MFA directors said that given the recent events in the racial justice movement and the coronavirus pandemic the exhibit will be delayed
“Doing Waiting for Godot to start with felt like the right thing to do, it felt like the right play for the right time and it was a play that not only spoke to the times, but could be done in these times because it can be done outside,” said Nicole Galland, the director.
Newton Covenant Church spearheaded the initiative to raise money for the Boston Resiliency Fund and the Newton COVID-19 Care Fund with music.
Boston’s Apollo raises questions about racial and sexual identity, as well as the social statuses that came with those identities.
O’Day won the Portrait of a City competition, where citizens of Boston voted for their favorite artists’ works. O’Day’s art took him to TD Garden, where he painted a mural for the Boston Bruins.
Sweat confronts disillusionment, racism, and the tribulations of the working class from the moment the play begins.
Moses and Kitch are two black men living on a local street corner who long to escape their current lives. They are planning how they will move up in life when they encounter the white man Mister.
We All Fall Down comically illustrates the importance of family connection and tradition. The play takes the audience into the home of the Stein family.
The rock musical played at Shubert Theater at the Boch Center for the 20th Anniversary tour of RENT. It follows the story of seven young struggling artists.
The play, published even before the 2016 elections, fits uncannily with the recent college admissions scandals, from Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin to Harvard’s affirmative action lawsuit.
