The Journal of Art and Reviews (JAR) is a blog which features creative content by young people participating in ArtsConnection Teen Programs. With content for teens by teens, we hope to create an online space that inspires, empowers, and enlightens youth by sharing information, highlighting artists, and creating an online community in the realm of arts and culture.

Things of Dry Hours

“You breathin’ fire girl, but don’t use that flame to warm that boy!” an irate Tice Hogan blurted in…

Waiting for Godot

Draw back the crimson curtain. It’s a vague summer afternoon here in New York City — the weather has…

The Wiz

The latest feel-good musical / revival of a feel-good musical has arrived! Yay! The newest production from New York…

The Wiz

It is rare when actors double as scenery and special effects. But the lights go down, and in the…

EST: Marathon

Two years ago I saw Anything Goes performed by my school’s drama club. It was reminiscent of Andy Warhol…

Twelfth Night

Instead of the house lights dramatically lowering, and curtains opening up to an elaborate set, the grassy stage sprinkled…

Hair

I recently saw the Broadway production of HAIR. It would be impossible for me to describe this show in…

Pure Confidence

The first look at the stage shows colored lights dappled across in a dreamy way, a place of serenity….

Veron Reid @ The Stone

Vernon Reid is probably best known for his guitar work with Living Colour in the late 80’s, and specifically…

Living Outside The…

Monstah Black and The Sonic Leroy with Motion Sickness are not given enough credit. I’m surprised that his music…