The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of a substantial and somewhat controversial force in American cultural life, that of Leonard Bernstein. As a powerful advocate for classical and popular forms of music, particularly those produced in the United States, and as an equally important spokesperson for a variety of activist causes…

Is the Bible the literal word of God, every word or which is absolute truth, or a “self-contradictory haphazardly edited compilation” (as posited in Keith Bunin’s “The Busy World is Hushed”)?  Is there anywhere in the New Testament, in the reported words of Christ, where homosexuality is condemned? And what do you do if you…

The Stratford Players of Idyllwild announces it has been granted rights to perform the 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” Last month, the Los Angeles production finished its extended run at the Mark Taper Forum. “I am thrilled!” said Marsha Kennedy, Stratford Players’ artistic director. “‘Vanya and…