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Music Review: Notes from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

May 5, 2017
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The Fest’s music is mostly about audience participation — whether it’s dancing, sing-a-longs, or shouts of call-and-response.

Dance Review: Short Story Long — Boston Ballet’s “The Sleeping Beauty”

May 4, 2017
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This Sleeping Beauty teaches the audience that fussy costumes and wigs and long-winded storytelling are the apex of ballet.

Theater Review: “The Gift Horse” — A Dramatic Contender

May 4, 2017
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Lydia R. Diamond’s dialogue is funny and cutting; when it needs to it digs deep, mining gems of psychological insight.

Theater Review: “My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend” — Simple and Profound

May 3, 2017
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My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend is a joyous delight, an irresistible reminder that time flies.

CD Review: Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” – A Manic Search

May 3, 2017
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Kendrick Lamar has produced a scattered album for a scattered time.

Book Review: Gershom Scholem — A Rich and Complicated Jewish Life

May 2, 2017
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George Prochnik’s biography of Gershom Scholem is flawed, but well worth reading, especially for those struggling with their Jewish and Israeli identities.

Theater Review: “Homebody” – A Nation in a Reading Nook

May 2, 2017
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Debra Wise’s stellar turn is not only a reflection of her long stage career, but a testament to the breadth of her experience.

Theater Review: “Faithful Cheaters” — Delightfully Frenzied Farce

May 1, 2017
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This thoroughly cockamamy world offers the kind of guilty pleasure that you hope never ends.

Book Review: “The Dogs of Inishere” — The Ambiguities of Desire

May 1, 2017
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Alannah Hopkin demonstrates a near impeccable sense of craft, including a talent for coming up with surprises.

Concert Review: New England Philharmonic’s “A Fanfare and Fireworks”

April 30, 2017
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There aren’t too many ensembles around that consistently remind us how fresh, rich, diverse, and thought-provoking contemporary can be.

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