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Theater Review: “Steel Magnolias” — Female Bonding

July 24, 2019
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Over thirty years after it premiered, the script remains touching and funny, with the added merit that it provides a refreshing respite from the sour discourse of 2019.

Theater Reviews: “Because of Winn Dixie” in Connecticut and “The Lightning Thief” in Boston

July 23, 2019
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Two new musicals aimed at young audiences: One sings, the other yowls

Arts Remembrance — Rip Torn: A Short Appreciation

July 20, 2019
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Rip Torn. Great name, better actor.

Television Review: “Right Now” — Comedy in Jeopardy

July 18, 2019
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Aziz Ansari does get laughs throughout his set, but the tone of Right Now begins and ends on a note of sobriety.

Poetry Review: “Frozen Charlotte” — Plenty of Pleasure

July 17, 2019
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In Frozen Charlotte, Susan de Sola provides readers with enough aesthetic pleasure and thoughtful commentary about today’s world to remind us of just how good — and necessary — poetry can be.

Theater Review: “Dear Evan Hansen” in Boston is Broadway-Worthy

July 15, 2019
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The touring company of Dear Evan Hansen is every bit as good as its Broadway counterpart.

Theater Review: “Selling Kabul” — Those Who Remain Behind

July 15, 2019
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Selling Kabul poses many questions from the point of view of people seldom represented on the American stage.

Coming Attractions: July 14 through 30 — What Will Light Your Fire

July 14, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

WATCH CLOSELY: Season 2 of “Dark” is Artful Horror

July 13, 2019
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Despite Dark’s complicated structure, the characters are motivated by utterly realistic desires and emotions, which balance the show’s more abstract elements.

Opera Album Review: Now Hear What Berlioz and Wagner Admired — Gaspare Spontini’s “Olimpie” in a Stupendous New Recording

July 12, 2019
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This world-premiere recording of the 1826 Paris version of Gaspare Spontini’s Olimpie makes a powerful case for a composer much admired in his own day.

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