Review

Concert Review: Hudson at the Berklee Performance Center

October 12, 2017
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It’s clear these four musicians love playing together. As long as the magic lasts, it’s well worth your hearing.

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Theater Review: Flat Earth Theatre’s “A Bright Room Called Day”: Illuminating These Dark Times

October 10, 2017
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This staging, in terms of quality, surpasses any previous Flat Earth Theatre production I have attended.

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Book Review: Oscar Wilde Fights the Dying of the Light

October 9, 2017
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Oscar Wilde’s life might have been tortured, but the writer never believed he had been disgraced, only rejected.

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Visual Arts: “It’s Alive!” — Undying Terror

October 7, 2017
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A terrifically fun — when not spine-tingling — exhibition of horror and sci-fi memorabilia.

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Film Review: “Lucky” — Harry Dean Stanton, Living Large

October 6, 2017
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Lucky is a showcase for Harry Dean Stanton’s unique talents, which primarily lie in his inhabiting roles as an amped-up or quirkier version of himself.

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Theater Review: HTC’s “Merrily We Roll Along” – Musical Redemption

October 5, 2017
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An outstanding production of a Stephen Sondheim musical that was initially thought to be a misfire.

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CD Reviews: Ghost Train Orchestra’s Book of Rhapsodies, Vol. II” and Jane Ira Bloom’s “Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson” – Second Thoughts

October 5, 2017
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In two new releases, Jane Ira Bloom and Brian Carpenter complete their work on self-defined projects that are tonics for a time of trouble.

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Rock Review: Here Come The Monks — Again

October 4, 2017
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The Monks were, and to some extent still are, the quintessential cult band.

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Theater Review: Wilbury Theatre’s Splendid “Caretaker”

October 3, 2017
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Wilbury Theatre proves that an arts organization can grow while pushing an experimental agenda.

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Concert Review: Beethoven and Shostakovich at Symphony Hall

October 3, 2017
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One of Andris Nelsons’ great gifts as an interpreter is his ability to shape and develop large-scale musical forms.

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