Ola Topczewska
Harvard Playwrights’ Festival
The annual festival will this year feature readings of eight student plays written in Liz Duffy Adams's advanced playwriting workshop.
Mankiw, Lithgow with River Charles Ensemble
Economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw will conduct the usually conductorless River Charles Ensemble's performance of Beethoven's 5th, with assistance from actor John Lithgow '67.
DanceFest on the Plaza
A diverse array of Harvard dance groups will perform in this free, four-hour Arts First showcase.
Freshmen Go to Hell and Back
For a musical about Hell, "What the Hell?!" is strikingly uplifting. It's a world where Satan (Brad A. Latilla-Campbell '16) is a socially isolated failure, and where the most gruesome scene is an attack with hockey sticks. Despite using political messages as a source of humor—much was made of Hell's ill-advised decision to "go corporate," and the Greedy Pig demon lord kept workers at Walmart non-unionized—the show did not moralize to the audience.
Tony Kushner, "Lincoln"
Crimson arts editor Ola Topczewska chooses who should win the Best Adapted Screenplay award.
Mark Boal, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Crimson arts editor Ola Topczewska explains her choice for the Best Original Screenplay award.
"The Last Will": A Bard's Final Word
Dark, self-aware, and ultimately sanguine, “The Last Will” presents a more complicated portrait of the man behind the name.
Worst Book-to-Movie Adaptations. Ever.
Six instances in which you would be better off reading the book
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Finding Harvard’s Missing Legacy
Arthur Kingsley Porter, a Harvard professor, disappeared without a trace in 1929.
Fall Brings Horror and Blood
The Fall movie season brings grit in "Killing Them Softly" and "The Paperboy" as well as the ethereal stylings of "Cloud Atlas." Plus, RPatz.
'Love Thang' Both Hits and Quits
NUTL’s “...It’s a LOVE Thang” redeems a rocky start with a solid second act.
September Revival Month: Celebrating Harvard Square's Art and Culture
This September, the Harvard Square Business Association is sponsoring a month-long celebration of Harvard Square's artistic and cultural heritage called "Revival Month".
Taking A First Look At The Arts First Weekend
A selection of Arts First events not to miss.
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