Seamus Heaney tackles Sophocles at the Seattle Rep The lunar-like landscape of <i>The Cure at Troy</i>. Shown are Seth Numrich as Neoptolemus (left) and Boris McGiver as Philoctetes. (Chris Bennion) by Thomas May / April 10, 2008
Anne-Sophie Mutter in recital: big risks, stunning artistry How often do you run across the hack formula "one of the leading musicians of his/her generation" in a program bio or review? Not only is it a meaningless nuisance; its ubiquity makes it all the more... by Thomas May / April 5, 2008
Puccini's only comic opera is brought to vivid life Noah Baetge (Rinuccio) and Leena Chopra (Lauretta) in <i>Gianni Schicchi</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / April 3, 2008
Culture Living American composers! In Seattle! <i>New Yorker</i> critic Alex Ross, one of the curators of Icebreaker Festival. by Thomas May / January 30, 2008
Culture Seattle Opera's Pagliacci: more is less Gordon Hawkins (left, in car) and Antonello Palombi (right, waving, in car), in Seattle Opera's <i>Pagliacci</i>. (Rozarii Lynch) by Thomas May / January 14, 2008
Culture Getting down at Town Hall, cellist Joshua Roman does Radiohead Joshua Roman. (Tina Su) by Thomas May / January 13, 2008
Prostitutes in Amsterdam, meth in Appalachia Libby Barnard and Tim Gouran in "25 Saints" by Thomas May / October 31, 2013
"The Walworth Farce": Perplexing, twisted perfection Darragh Kennan in 'The Walworth Farce.' by Thomas May / October 17, 2013
Playwright Alan Ayckbourn on ACT, temptation and self-deceit Emily Chisholm as Sasha in ACT's 'Sugar Daddies' by Thomas May / October 3, 2013