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Based on the YA series by Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil offers little that is new about the adventures of discontented adolescents.
Read MoreThere is a full lineup of performances scheduled for the next few months in Groton Hill Music Center’s Meadow Hall as the organization’s donors and subscribers prepare for life in the world-class facility.
Read MoreAs the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in. Frankenstein (1931) Somerville Theatre at 2 p.m. on October 23 This iconic horror film from 1931 screens today with a live…
Read MoreTwo stirring dramas hit Broadway, one weightier than the next
Read More“Samuel Beckett’s work speaks to me because he’s a very visceral writer. And, because I have training as a clown, I think of him as a natural clown.”
Read MoreYes, an ingeniously kaleidoscopic surface, but is there anything here, in terms of motivation, to justify all the fuss?
Read MoreTwo over-the-top social satires take sharp swipes at modern excesses.
Read MoreWhatever the Supreme Court determines will alter the world of artists, writers, and musicians for decades to come, a world that has already been dealt a financial blow by the economic pressures of the internet.
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Classical Critic’s Notebook: Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2
Whatever Rachmaninoff’s conflicted feelings about writing symphonies were, there’s nothing ambiguous about the content of his Second Symphony. From start to finish, it’s a marvel of melodic freshness and brilliant instrumentation.
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