Author Archives: Paul McComas

mccomas.qxd To the editor: Permit us to deconstruct Warren Sentence’s review [October 30] of Liz Phair’s October 25 concert at the Vic Theatre, which we too attended. Two paragraphs about a novel that is, tangentially, “about” Phair. Two paragraphs about the slide show that preceded Phair’s performance. One paragraph about Phair’s concert appearances of five […]

Dear Reader: Is it just me, or did anyone else out there, while reading Bill Wyman’s review of the September 12 Rolling Stones concert [Rock Etc., September 23], get the distinct impression that he walked into Soldier Field pretty much knowing what his impressions of the event were going to be? And that he also […]

To the editors: In his review of Organic Theater’s production of Titus Andronicus [October 16], Tom Valeo, referring to the play’s director, states: “Like a performance artist, Riccio is stressing visual communication.” I take exception with the premise of this statement. Performance art does not necessarily stress the visual; rather, to its credit, performance art […]