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Film Review: In “Poor Things,” Pathos Gives Way to Pizzazz

December 18, 2023
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“Poor Things” is a film in which the set designers are as much the auteurs as the director, to the detriment of the pathos that is at the heart of Alasdair Gray’s novel.

Theater Review: “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” — A Glittering Glamour of a Production

December 18, 2023
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My advice: see this show in Boston before it settles into New York for what should be a long run.

Coming Attractions: December 17 through January 2 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 17, 2023
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Visual Arts Review: “50 Years and Forward: Works on Paper Acquisitions” at The Clark

December 17, 2023
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Plan to linger over every moment of this revelatory, diverse, and understated special exhibition.

Theater Review: Stephen Sondheim’s “Here We Are” — The Canon Is Complete

December 16, 2023
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As satisfying as this incomplete work is — much like Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” — we can still regret not being able to experience the completed work.

Classical Album Reviews: Louis Wayne Ballard’s “The Four Moons” and Christopher Rouse’s Symphony No. 6

December 16, 2023
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Missional zeal from the Fort Smith Symphony and an electrifying performance from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Concert Review: Celebrity Series Presents Pianist Jeremy Denk — Embracing Contradictions

December 15, 2023
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Pianist Jeremy Denk’s artistry rests in how he explores emotional variance by leaning into the extremes.

Film Review: “Wonka” — Chocolate, Sweet and Dark

December 15, 2023
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In a world that at times seems to have turned sour and colorless, “Wonka” brings much needed sweetness and beauty, making it a perfect diversion for the holiday season.

Classical Album Reviews: “Aux étoiles” and Saint-Saëns’ Symphonic Poems

December 15, 2023
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Spiffy discs of French music featuring the Orchestre National de Lyon led by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles.

Best Albums of 2023: Notable Operatic Recordings and a Few Non-Operatic Ones

December 14, 2023
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The subjects of our critic’s favorite albums of the past year include a dragon, a sex-obsessed priest, Mỹ Lai, and a grand pageant about Jewish history.

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