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Theater Review: “Little Orphan Danny” — Sweet and Raunchy

March 28, 2018
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Little Orphan Danny is an engaging and satisfying musical, a fun journey through the life of an affable troublemaker.

Jazz CD Review: “Scandal” — Masters of Their Art

March 27, 2018
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Scandal is a masterful example of musical discourse dedicated to making the most of the powers and pleasures of tradition-infused improvised jazz.

Film Review: “Leaning into the Wind” — The Giving Tree

March 26, 2018
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Watching this film, one is struck at how it is essentially a collection of moments that, taken together, create a satisfying portrait of a life.

Coming Attractions: April 1 through 10 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 25, 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.

Jazz CD Review: The Kathrin Pechlof Trio

March 24, 2018
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Toward the Unknown is a well-wrought, well-rendered recording — one worthy of serious attention.

Book Review: Susan Sontag’s Collected Stories — From the Back Burner

March 24, 2018
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Susan Sontag wrote short stories as a hobby; she saved more of her enormous intellectual energy for her novels and essays.

Theater Review: “Ugly Lies the Bone” — Illusions of Support

March 23, 2018
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With this production, Penobscot Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport has raised the artistic bar for Bangor’s premiere theater company.

Film Review: “The Leisure Seeker” — One Last Road Trip?

March 23, 2018
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We’re not in European art film territory here.

Book Review: “This is Hip” — The Trials and Tribulations of Jazz Singer Mark Murphy

March 22, 2018
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Jazz singer Mark Murphy was just too much for most audiences during that period; too intense, too varied, too unpredictable.

Dance Review: DanzAbierta’s “MalSon” — Retrograde

March 22, 2018
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We were reminded of how difficult it is to create an evening-length’s choreography without a storyline, musical structure, or a well-developed concept

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