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Television Review: Netflix’s Flimsy “House of Cards”

April 6, 2015
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For all the attention it receives and the level of cultural relevance it assumes House of Cards ought to be a much better series than its aggressive promotion makes it out to be.

Theater Commentary: The Irrelevance of ‘Relevant’ Theater

April 5, 2015
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Where are the theaters that are bold enough to stage challenging and risky dramas about race? Not just talk the talk.

Film Review: “Magician: The Astonishing Life of Orson Welles” — What’s the Rush?

April 5, 2015
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At a mere 1 hour and 34 minutes, Chuck Workman’s documentary about Orson Welles is rushed and sometimes choppy, leaping through the filmmaker’s bountiful life.

Fuse Food Review: Club Passim’s New Restaurant

April 4, 2015
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Club Passim’s vegetarian days are over — the new menu is all about “globally inspired New American cuisine.”

Jazz Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Mavericks, 1938-1983

April 4, 2015
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More composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.

Theater Review: ASP’s Powerful “God’s Ear” — The Poetics of Grief

April 3, 2015
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Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s superb production of God’s Ear honors this beautiful text.

Fuse Dance Feature: KEIGWIN + COMPANY — Choreographic Infectiousness

April 3, 2015
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“It takes a special choreographer to make audiences laugh, reflect, and empathize.”

Fuse Theater Review: The Hypocrites’ “Mikado” — A Theatrical Wow

April 2, 2015
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Don’t miss the “joyous shout and ringing cheer” of this delightfully boisterous version of The Mikado.

Book Review: “The Bridal Chair” — Surviving Genius

April 2, 2015
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The Bridal Chair will not only answer many questions about this complicated, famous family; like Chagall’s best work, it will also linger in the mind.

Fuse Dance Review: The Extraordinary Ritual Remix of “Moses(es)”

April 2, 2015
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Moses(es) has many layers of metaphor and suggestion, but the surface is always visually intriguing, musically imaginative

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