Masterstroke Casting in “An Enemy of the People”

[ad_1] I don’t know if I’ll ever forgive myself for missing the Thursday, March 14th, preview performance of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” published in 1882 and revived at Circle in the Square, in a new version by Amy Herzog, under Sam Gold’s deceptively simple direction. At the climax of the play, there’s… Continue reading Masterstroke Casting in “An Enemy of the People”

The year Public Enemy and N.W.A brought fury to rap

[ad_1] The genesis of the most pivotal year in hip-hop began in the summer of 1987. Hank Shocklee was listening to his car radio on the way to a Long Island movie theater with his family when Eric B. & Rakim’s “I Know You Got Soul” suddenly jumped out of the speakers. By then, the… Continue reading The year Public Enemy and N.W.A brought fury to rap