Ed Siegel
Critic-At-Large
Former Boston Globe theater and television critic Ed Siegel began his 35-year career on Morrissey Boulevard in the Globe Sports Department. He has also filled in as living and arts editor. Since leaving the Globe in 2006, Ed has been an associate editor at Berkshire Living magazine; contributed book reviews to Newsday, the New York Times and the Globe; and was editor of WBUR's The ARTery. He now contributes his thoughts for WBUR as a critic-at-large.
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Remembering the thrilling theatrical world of Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer
Theater in New England was never more alive than when Tina Packer was involved in one of her myriad ways, writes WBUR critic-at-large Ed Siegel. Packer died Friday at age...
The Nelsons and BSO Shostakovich box set contains multitudes, both musical and philosophical
Critic at large Ed Siegel finds that the conductor and the orchestra, with more than a little help from friends like Yuja Wang and Yo-Yo Ma, burnish both their legacy...
The artistry of Leonidas Kavakos' violin playing: Power, grace and a bit of jazz
The Greek violinist excels in chamber music as well as orchestral, says critic at large Ed Siegel. He's appearing with pianist Daniil Trifonov in a Celebrity Series of Boston concert...
Please don't vote for a third-party candidate
In a presidential election as close as this year's, three left-wing candidates could keep Kamala Harris out of the White House, writes Ed Siegel. If Trump wins, we can expect...
Boston theater moves from Modern love to meeting a new moment
Paul Daigneault’s decision to step down as the artistic director of SpeakEasy Stage Company marks the end of an amazing era in Boston theater, one in which Boston grew from...
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For great musicals, New York's Public Theater is the room where it happens
Critic at large Ed Siegel's four favorite musicals of the 21st century were all incubated by artistic director Oskar Eustis and his predecessor, George C. Wolfe.
Robert Brustein, a giant of the American theater, dies at 96
The American Repertory Theater founder was fearless about taking on all comers be they Tom Stoppard, August Wilson or Tony Kushner.
Remembering Spiro Veloudos, former artistic director of Lyric Stage Company
He died at the age of 71. In 2019, Veloudos retired from the theater after 31 years. Critic at large Ed Siegel wrote a reflection of his career then, stating...
The Berkshires: Where the sublime isn't always a pretty picture
Critics Jacquinn Sinclair and Ed Siegel take a look at the Berkshires season, including a new "Cabaret" at Barrington Stage Company, a great Edvard Munch exhibit at the Clark Art...
Saying goodbye to our friends — the good ('Doc Martin'), the bad ('Succession') and the cuddly ('Ted Lasso')
Some of the nation's biggest shows will come to an end next week. WBUR's critic-at-large Ed Siegel says, "'Succession' has a tougher task than the others" for more reasons than...