Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry in Carousel. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. REVISED with your feedback. When I planned to write this week’s...

The symmetry between Evan’s desperate loneliness in the opening scenes and his peaceful loneliness later, has troubling understones.

The Music Man was delightful, but with a treacherous message that left me musing on the need for new musicals to build Beloved Community.