folk music

Theater

True Oklahoma Story: “Woody Sez” at the A.R.T.

May 20, 2012

In a seamless blend of song, narration, and brief vignettes, Woody Sez (at the ART through June 3rd) brings the life and politics of America’s greatest folk hero to the stage. A cast of four performs 28 songs that survey the Guthrie songbook and essay his life. As much as Woody Sez is about what […]

Music

“The Christmas Revels,” Preserving American Music

December 22, 2009

The Christmas Revels, now in its 39th annual production at Sanders Theater (through Dec. 27th), may sometimes appear, at its surface, a corny family-friendly holiday show where a bunch sometimes amateurish performers hop around the stage in patched overalls and bonnets singing long-forgotten songs. But, it’s actually engaging in a very necessary act of cultural […]