Caitlin Halpern

Swashbuckling Can't Save Pirates

The Pirate Queen, a new musical that opened last week on Broadway, may not be as powerful as Les Misérables or as entertaining as Avenue Q, but it does offer something unique.

By Caitlin Halpern | Apr 11 12:00 am ET

Somebody Think of the Children

In contrast to the happy, sentimental snapshots that fill the average family's photo albums, the images in the Guggenheim's current "Family Pictures" exhibition seem edgy and, at times, disturbing.

By Caitlin Halpern | Feb 23 12:00 am ET

Death Comics, Sex Tourism, and Chuck Norris

Every December, Houghton Mifflin's Best American series comes through with its fix for finicky readers, distilling the finest of all the past year's literary endeavors into anthologies packaged by

By Gizem Orbey, Paul Barndt, Katelyn Doyle, Madeleine Compagnon, Caitlin Halpern, and Alexandria Symonds | Jan 22 12:00 am ET

Portrait of American Genius

Though many shows claim to have something for everyone, only bobrauschenbergamerica includes everything from a Bible-quoting triple-murderer turned pizza boy to periodic square dancing hoedowns.

By Caitlin Halpern | Oct 30 12:00 am ET

Big City Glimpse into SubUrbia

Though one character happily declares that there is no place like Burnfield, the suburban town in the play subUrbia, the town is truly Anywhereville, USA.

By Caitlin Halpern | Oct 4 12:00 am ET

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