‘A Strange Loop’ Review: A Dazzling Journey on a Mental Carousel

Usher’s homophobic, God-fearing, Tyler Perry-loving mother uses the word “radical” to describe her son’s art. He doesn’t say this as a compliment. But Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning meta-musical “A Strange Loop,” about a black queer man’s own perception of his art, is is radical. And I definitely say that as a compliment. A production …

Emotionally Dazzling Soprano Edita Gruberova dies at 74

Slovak soprano Edita Gruberova, who during her 50-year career has shimmered, captivated audiences with her vibrant and technically dazzling songs and became one of the leading performers of the coloratura soprano repertoire, died Monday in Zurich. He was 74 years old. Music journalist Markus Thiel said the cause of the incident was a head injury …

Dazzling Art Installations Christian Boltanski Dies At 76

Internationally acclaimed artist Christian Boltanski died in Paris on Wednesday, with his striking installations dealing with themes such as memory and forgotten lives, luck and destiny, death and the passage of time. He was 76 years old and lived in Malakoff, just outside the city. Marian Goodman Galleryrepresenting himself, announced his death in a hospital. …