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Theater Review: “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and “Masquerade” – What a Bold Concept Can and Can’t Do for Andrew Lloyd Webber

April 23, 2026
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Two productions set out to reinvent Andrew Lloyd Webber’s back catalog. Only one of them succeeds.

Film Commentary: “Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts,” “The Serpent’s Skin,” and the New Trans Cinema Moment

April 23, 2026
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If a truly trans cinema canon is to exist, then it must reclaim authorship over how trans people and narratives are represented on screen by giving trans artists the means and opportunity to create a cinema of their own.

Doc Talk: Local Heroes and Big Questions at Independent Film Festival Boston

April 22, 2026
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The spirit of Frederick Wiseman lives on at the IFFBoston.

Dance Review: Dancing Between Traditions — Vimoksha’s Lush and Luminous Fusion

April 21, 2026
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A Boston-based ensemble blends Indian classical forms with contemporary dance to probe birth, patriarchy, and migration.

Film Review: François Ozon Reimagines Camus with Style — and Judicious Revisions

April 20, 2026
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A rigorously faithful “Stranger” that nonetheless reframes the novel’s moral center in worthy, modern ways.

Jazz Album Review: Club d’Elf Blends Gnawa and Jam-Band Energy on “Loon & Thrush”

April 20, 2026
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Mike Rivard’s rotating collective has blended dub, jazz, Moroccan trance, funk, electronica, hip-hop, and prog into its heady stew.

Jazz Album Reviews: Young Fire, Fearless Sound — Trumpeters Adam O’Farrill and Dave Adewumi Push Jazz Forward

April 19, 2026
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Two standout releases showcase adventurous composition, tight ensemble interplay, and the next wave of trumpet-driven jazz.

Dance Review: Angkor Troupe’s “Swan Lake” — Trauma into Triumph

April 19, 2026
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Turn the lake into a lotus pond and you can take it from there.

Visual Arts Review: Derrick Adams Turns Black Joy Into an Expansive World

April 19, 2026
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Jubilant collages, TV motifs, and immersive rooms celebrate 25 years of Black artist Derrick Adams’s inventive practice.

Television Review: “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” Tackles Sex Work, Survival, and Suburban Hypocrisy

April 18, 2026
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A sharp, locally grounded dramedy that captures the contradictions of suburban Southern California — and the steep cost of survival for young women.

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