In "Body Awareness," deep social issues are combined with witty instances of humor as four characters struggle for connection and communication.
The Revels Repertory Company (Revels Rep) will perform "There's a Meeting Here Tonight" on Saturday in Cohen Auditorium, telling the story of the Hutchinson Family Singers, a famous 19th-century American singing group.
The genre of "Funstyle," the latest release from alternative-rock veteran Liz Phair, is impossible to identify. Simply put, it's a hodgepodge of musical miscellany that pushes both limits and buttons. Like that ingredient-filled casserole you indulge in every now and then, the sheer variety of flavors can be a bit overwhelming, yet the dish is ultimately a nice diversion from the ordinary.
This week, 17-year-old "Gossip Girl" star and rocker of The Pretty Reckless, Taylor Momsen, flashed her hoohas onstage at a show. She then asked people not to take pictures or videos — because that's not right! In honor of Momsen's girls, the Daily Arts Department presents our top 10 favorite naked things.
Tonight at 8 p.m. in the Balch Arena Theater, the Tufts Department of Drama and Dance will present "The Alchemist," its first show of the season. Laurence Senelick, the Fletcher Professor of Drama and Oratory, directs Barry Edelstein's adaptation of Ben Jonson's 1610 comedy.
After NBC made a slew of pickups last week, CBS, The CW and ABC shortly followed suit, giving full-season orders to many of their shows and at least ordering additional scripts for the rest.
In the Old 97's newest album, "The Grand Theatre, Volume One," the band departs boldly from tradition by including not just one, but two entire songs that are not about love.
It's almost November, which means Oscar season is coming. Every winter, studios release their most aesthetically and artistically valuable projects, aspiring for some coveted nominations at the coming Academy Awards in late February or early March. This year is no different, and film fanatics everywhere are bristling with excitement due to the caliber of some newly released trailers.
In "The Aliens," a burnt-out hippie and a self-proclaimed representation of "trailer trash" both clash with a 17-year-old summer employee in what becomes a pleasantly surprising, meaningful interaction.
The start of the fifth and final season of "Friday Night Lights" is bittersweet. On one hand, it means that there are only 13 episodes remaining in one of television's best dramas before it goes off the air forever. On the other hand, it is a reminder of just how lucky we are that it even reached this point.
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, who performs as Tricky, has always been interested in the swankier side of trip−hop.
The words "hopeless" and "romantic" are far too often paired together. Should someone be asked about their views on love, frequently the response is something along the lines of, "Oh, I'm just a hopeless romantic; I love that goopy, goofy stuff." Aside from my immediate reaction to gag, such a declaration suggests to me a self−defeating proclamation, resembling the sentiment of, "I believe in love, but I'm not too optimistic."
"Circle Mirror Transformation," the first of a three−play series by Annie Baker, is an unusual play that manages to invoke in the audience the same feelings of uneasiness and nervous expectation experienced by its characters as they set out to immerse themselves in the uninhibited world of acting. It is clever and profound, funny and heart−wrenching and terrifically realistic.
In the first line of "Whip My Hair," Willow Smith quotes Soulja Boy: "Hopped up out the bed/turn my swag on," she sings, not only introducing her club banger about head−banging, but cementing Soulja Boy's place as Important Rapper Who Matters.
Up until this point in history, what it means to be an art museum has essentially been straightforward and unchanging: Ornate buildings, sweeping galleries and large crowds tend to be consistently present across the board. Lovers of art museums expect these features and may be wary of museums that present themselves in a different light.
A Ouija board, stacks of books, pinecones, mushrooms, glass boxes and a refrigerator — an endless stream of objects inhabits the walls and floors of the Tisch Gallery in the current exhibit, "Renovating Walden."
Sometimes the most mundane things make for the most compelling stories.
Passion Pit burst onto the electro-pop scene in 2008 with the release of their EP, "Chunk of Change." Originally passed from friend to friend, this dreamy and danceable record included their soon-to-be incredibly popular single, "Sleepyhead," penned by Michael Angelakos (vocals/keyboard) and performed by the band's current lineup of Ian Hultquist (guitar/keyboard), Ayad Al Adhamy (keyboard/samples), Jeff Apruzzese (bass) and Nate Donmoyer (drums). Cementing its thick, synthesized vibe in its full-length release, "Manners" (2009), gave the band a chance to tour internationally.
We're now a little over a month into the fall TV season, which means the networks have had just enough time to evaluate how their new series are performing and can start making some decisions about whether or not to order additional episodes. Most new shows start off with a 13-episode order, with the option for a back nine if the ratings are good enough.
Now that 9-year-old Willow Smith's catchy debut single, "Whip My Hair," is garnering explosive popularity, where does that leave Justin Bieber? We Google- and Twitter-stalked this just-displaced baby of the music industry to see how he's handling the disappointment. He seems to be doing fine. In fact, Bieber has been very productive lately. Here are his top ten accomplishments of this past week.
