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Theater Review: “Burn All Night” — Party Like It’s 1999

August 25, 2017
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Burn all Night is a pretty damp squib coming from one of the country’s major regional theaters.

NYC Theater Review: It’s August — Festival Time in Manhattan

August 25, 2017
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The performances were variable, but their messages could not have been timelier … or more necessary.

Book Review: “The Language of Light” — History With a Point of View

August 24, 2017
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Gerald Shea’s is a powerful voice for the legitimacy of Sign Languages of the Deaf and for visual communication as an essential human right.

Theater Review: “Henry IV” — A Bold But Overreaching Stroke

August 23, 2017
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So, how do you come away from a lukewarm production with such positive feelings?

Theater Review: Shakespeare & Co’s “The Wharton Comedies” — Polished Storytelling

August 22, 2017
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Veteran Shakespeare & Company members Corinna May, Diane Prusha, and David Joseph contribute satisfyingly polished performances.

Jazz CD Review: Matt Wilson’s “Honey and Salt” — Homage to Carl Sandburg

August 21, 2017
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Matt Wilson’s album includes both beautifully performed musical settings and readings of Carl Sandburg poems.

Visual Arts Review: “Showdown!” at the MFA — More Like Kumbaya!

August 20, 2017
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A face-off between these two artists is ridiculous because picking a favorite is pointless.

Theater Review: “Out of the Mouths of Babes” — Memories of a Cad

August 19, 2017
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Israel Horovitz’s latest play delivers some fine moments of comedy as well as some dark revelations about female neediness.

Theater Review: “At Home at the Zoo” — Edward Albee’s Perfect Pairing

August 19, 2017
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To see a production of this quality in a small theater was a privilege.

Film Review: “The Trip to Spain” — Out of Decadence, Epiphany

August 18, 2017
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We want to see how looming middle age is treating these two friends, whose intersecting careers and self-images shape their relationship.

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