http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/arts+criticism IrishCentral arts criticism en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/notorious-irish-literarys-life-returns-to-the-us-stage-in-critically-acclaimed-a-broth-of-a-boy-171196051.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/notorious-irish-literarys-life-returns-to-the-us-stage-in-critically-acclaimed-a-broth-of-a-boy-171196051.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:17:41 PDT
Danny Venezia as Brendan BehanA legendary Irish rebel writer at his best inspires the critically acclaimed one-man sensation A Broth of a Boy, the staged life chronicle uniting the scripts, stories and song of notorious IRA renegade Brendan Behan Arguably the most colorful Irish writer of the twentieth century, A Broth of a Boy brings to light Behan’s stormy career, famed for his boisterous behavior as much as for humor, power and compassionate writings Based on Behan’s own words, this Irish cultural experience is adapted for the stage and directed by Richard Smithies, produced by Céad Míle Fáilte Productions from September 25th through October 7th, at The Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box Theater, 321 Arsenal Street, WatertownBased on Behan’s writings, A Broth of a Boy stars spirited actor Danny Venezia in this electrifying production set in four different bars, portraying Behan at critical points in his turbulent career, resulting in his untimely death at the age of 41 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/archbishop-timothy-dolan-takes-another-swing-at-the-new-york-times-105852158.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/archbishop-timothy-dolan-takes-another-swing-at-the-new-york-times-105852158.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:30:19 PDT
Archbishop Timothy Dolan is taking another swing at the New York Times Around this time last year, Dolan took to his blog to excoriate the Times for four articles and columns he considered anti-Catholic (The public editor Clark Hoyt responded) This time, Dolan is calling out the paper for covering an art show and a play which he says denigrate Catholics READ MORE ]]>