Jonathan Goldman

‘The Great Gatsby’ at – almost – 100: Staging a Troubled Legacy

Two very different interpretations capture the grandeur, the excess, the carelessness, and the ugliness of Fitzgerald’s great American novel.

by Jonathan Goldman

December 17, 2024

Flying Off the Page, ‘Ulysses’ Lands on Its Feet

Elevator Repair Service’s adaptation merrily condenses the choicest essentials of James Joyce’s magnum opus.

by Jonathan Goldman

July 3, 2024

The Difficult Odyssey of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’

James Joyce’s masterpiece is turning 100 years old. It might never have been published if a succession of women hadn’t helped the novelist along the way.

by Jonathan Goldman

January 28, 2022

The Many Giants of Black Baseball

In 1921, the Subway Series may not have been the best game in town

by Jonathan Goldman

October 28, 2021