Abolitionist kitsch has a vivid history in this country, and that’s helpful background for understanding Amazing Grace, a new Broadway musical that makes a firm and heartfelt stand against the ...

humbug" set – a holiday film devoid of the usual saccharine and cloying sentimentalism that fills so much of the entertainment this time of year. Unfortunately, that's only partially correct.

Although its title might suggest a surfeit of sentimentalism or saccharine balladry, there is nothing mawkish about pianist Peter Madsen's latest trio offering. Madsen instead is seeking a wider ...