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Music Around the Clock in the Garden of Evil

Savannah Music Festival makes a big impression
March 26 2009   

Savannah is frequently called the most beautiful city in America — and it is. An historic Southern town draped in mesmerizing Spanish moss, you feel as if you’re drifting inside an Impressionist painting when you wander into one of its many charming squares. 

This corner of Georgia is [...]

Bernstein’s Masterpiece Snaps Back to Broadway

Broadway revival of West Side Story: worth the wait
March 20 2009   

The Broadway revival of West Side Story that just opened at the Palace Theatre was supposed to arrive for the show’s 50th anniversary at the end of 2007, but didn’t quite make it on time. Yet it’s worth the wait. Arthur Laurents, who wrote the original book, [...]

Alice Tully Hall Renovation Is A Shining Success

The newly renovated Alice Tully Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center glows. Literally.

The revamped Starr Theater (photo: Iwan Baan)

As part of the $159 million makeover, the architectural firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro have embedded quiet LEDs beneath the slick, thin skin of reddish-brown Moabi wood which envelopes the cozy interior, now dubbed the Starr [...]