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Coming Attractions: November 19 through December 5 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 19, 2017
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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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Television Review: “Too Funny to Fail” — Timeless Comedy

November 17, 2017
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It always takes a while for the culture to catch up with the best and brightest; what’s on the cutting edge today becomes tomorrow’s gold standard.

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Film Review: Remembrance of Things Zappa

November 17, 2017
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Filmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.

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Dance Film Preview: Mapping the Taps — Two Superb Documentaries

November 14, 2017
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The tap challenge, sometimes good natured, sometimes prickly, is at the heart of both of these remarkable documentaries.

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Concert Review: Linda J. Chase — “The City Is Burning”

November 11, 2017
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Chase’s iconoclastic genre-crossing oratorio proceeds from dark to light, and wins its struggle for transcendence.

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Theater Review: A Soaring “Silent Sky” at MRT

November 10, 2017
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I found myself almost wishing the dramatist had written a longer play (a rare desire coming from a theater critic).

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Music Preview: Winding Down, Childsplay Offers Four More Holiday Concerts

November 9, 2017
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For Bob Childs, the idea of breaking up this joyous, talented musical ensemble is bittersweet.

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Theater Review: Listening to “Our Better Angels”

November 9, 2017
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Is a romantic relationship with someone who is lovely — but mentally ill — worth the effort?

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Music Preview: Back to the Future — John Sebastian Reunites with Kweskin and Muldaur for Some Jug Band Music

November 8, 2017
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Three jug band legends — John Sebastian, Geoff Muldaur, and Jim Kweskin reunite.

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Dance Review: Classical Plus at Boston Ballet

November 7, 2017
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The Boston Ballet’s program was meant as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence.

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