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Fuse Theater Review: Kurt Vonnegut Redux? Not in “Make Up Your Mind”

November 6, 2013
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Unfortunately, there are only flickers of Kurt Vonnegut’s dark and playful genius in “Make Up Your Mind.”

Fuse Concert Review: OTP — Having Fun at the Middle East-Upstairs

November 5, 2013
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Despite the band’s obvious affinity for alcohol, there’s nothing sloppy about OTP. They’re a tight unit.

Rock Album Review: Alternative Music Round-Up

November 5, 2013
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A pithy critical consideration of new releases from Flaming Lips, The Frights, Mind Spiders, Radioactivity, Ólöf Arnalds, Lee Bannon, Armand Hammer, and Haunted Horses.

Fuse Concert Review: Charles Dutoit conducts Ravel, Penderecki, and Elgar

November 4, 2013
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Charles Dutoit, one of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s favorite guest conductors, drew playing of high energy and vivid color.

Film Review: The Stone Roses Bloom Again — “Made Of Stone”

November 4, 2013
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This is a movie that one Stone Roses fan made for other Stone Roses fans to enjoy. There’s nothing wrong with that though, and judged in this way, it’s a winner.

Dance Review: The Paul Taylor Dance Company Continues to Startle and Engage

November 3, 2013
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As might be expected from a choreographer who has created 140 dances, the varied program served as an annotated guide to Paul Taylor’s inquisitive and often dangerous imagination.

Theater Review: “Waiting for Godot” — Dramatizing the Residue of Resilience

November 3, 2013
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This remains a vision of a dystopian universe, but in the hands of these performers “Waiting for Godot”‘s angst exudes as much antic warmth as it does cold angst.

Concert Review: András Schiff’s Remarkable Piano Odyssey

November 2, 2013
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No pianist in his right mind is going to repeat this program. András Schiff had privileged us with a gift that only he could give.

Theater Review: “Mameloschn” — Three Jewish Women Living Through the History of Germany

November 2, 2013
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Refreshingly, playwright Marianna Salzmann manages to be political without being didactic. Her characters live (rather than preach) through history, grappling with the transition from totalitarianism to democracy.

Film Review: Another Plea for Cormac McCarthy/Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor”

November 2, 2013
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This is one fine neo-noir, expertly directed by Ridley Scott with a host of superlative star turns from Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Javier Barden, Penélope Cruz, and Brad Pitt.

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