Performing & Recorded Arts


Faith through Film

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Octavia Spencer Is Woman of the Year

The actress will attend the Hasty Pudding's festivities on January 26.

by Sophia Nguyen

Ryan Reynolds Is Man of the Year

The producer and actor will attend the Hasty Pudding’s festivities on February 3.

by Sophia Nguyen

“A Category of One”

A new play captures the enigma of Edward Gorey ’50. 

by Olivia Schwob

The Lawyer Librettist

In the “final phase” of her life, Cerise Lim Jacobs builds herself an oeuvre.

by Sophia Nguyen

The Happy Misanthrope

A playwright making those overlooked by history into lore

by Olivia Schwob

Music and Meditation

Night Song soothes the soul at First Church in Cambridge.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Celebrating Cinema

Hidden gem: the Harvard Film Archive

by Nell Porter-Brown

Providence, R.I.

Car-free fun in downtown Providence

by Nell Porter-Brown

A New Portrait of “Jackie”

The screenplay, by Today Show producer Noah Oppenheim ’00, traces how the Camelot myth was made.

by Sophia Nguyen

“Presenting Jane” at Harvard

A rediscovered short film, with new commentary by Jane Freilicher and John Ashbery ’49, Litt.D. ’01, gives a glimpse of the New York School's early days.

by Matthew Browne