by Erika Koss During a 2003 interview, Baz Luhrmann’s motives were questioned for bringing Puccini’s celebrated opera La Boheme to Broadway.  The director answered straightforwardly:  “My motive is, I think, that there are extraordinary works, and someone did it for me when I was a child – someone pulled the curtain back and revealed the … Continue reading “The Colossal Vitality Of His Illusion”: Some Thoughts on Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby