Ensemble Theatre, August 25 The central figure in Terence McNally’s 2014 play is dead. He, Andre, died of AIDS 19 years before Mothers and Sons begins, yet his death continues to haunt the other characters in different ways. Cal (Jason Langley), who was Andre’s partner, cared for and lost the…
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Various Artists: It Takes Two to Tango (W&W/Birdland) Paul Motian: Standards Plus One (W&W/Birdland) Various Artists: Introducing M-Base (W&W/Birdland) Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla: Count Till Zen (W&W/Birdland) Record companies are routinely depicted as the music business’s evil exploiters, the tales of rip-offs, mismanagement, bullying and cocaine being legion. Thankfully there are also many…
The Voyage of Mary and William (PathsAndStreams) Like Paul Grabowsky, Matt McMahon waited decades before recording his first album of solo piano. You can hear that distillation of ideas: a certain clarity of intent, without compromising the spontaneity that lies at the heart of McMahon’s art, for the 12 pieces…