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Theater Review: “Allegiance” — Inspiration By-The-Numbers

May 27, 2018
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Despite my complaints, Allegiance is affecting – almost frustratingly so.

Book Review: “Secrets and Shadows” — Lessons of the Past

May 25, 2018
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Roberta Silman’s engaging and deeply felt novel is a reminder of what it means to carry a historical burden on both a personal and national level.

Jazz CD Review: “The Genius of Eddie Jefferson” — Performed by Allan Harris

May 24, 2018
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Singer Allan Harris clearly loves Eddie Jefferson’s music and performs it with sincerity and chops.

Theater Review: “Madame Defarge” — Epic Lite

May 24, 2018
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Director Ellie Heyman and her talented cast have their hands full with this new work because it is, in some ways, a tale of two musicals.

Film Review: “Beast” — Dark Forest of the Heart

May 24, 2018
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Writer-director Michael Pearce’s debut feature is self-assured and finely-wrought.

Visual Arts Commentary: Paying Attention to Boston’s Jewish Expressionists

May 22, 2018
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Until recently, the Museum of Fine Arts has ignored Boston’s artists of Jewish heritage.

Book Review: “The Last Utopians” — Visions for Tomorrow?

May 22, 2018
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Do these “four late nineteenth-century visionaries” still speak to us?

Dance Review: Displaced Persons — New York Theatre Ballet at Gardner Museum

May 21, 2018
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Going beyond the reasonable concept, there was the New York Theatre Ballet’s performance.

Jazz CD Review: Vocalist Kurt Elling’s Simple “Questions”

May 21, 2018
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For my taste, some of the songs on Kurt Elling’s The Questions simply aren’t challenging or interesting enough.

Coming Attractions: May 20 through June 5 — What Will Light Your Fire

May 20, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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