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Theater Review: Bedlam’s “Sense & Sensibility” — Theatrical Nirvana

December 21, 2017
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All of the pieces – and some of them are quite odd and incongruent – come together in Sense & Sensibility to become one.

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Theater Commentary: Horovitz and Sexual Harassment — Why Did it Take Over 20 Years?

December 12, 2017
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Does anyone really believe that there is no sexual harassment going on in Boston area theater companies today?

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Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — A Vital Lesson

December 11, 2017
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Hold These Truths is an invaluable reminder that alternative facts are not a new thing.

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Theater Review: New Rep’s Gritty “Man of La Mancha”

December 11, 2017
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A fresh interpretation does wonders for this stirring production of Man of La Mancha.

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Theater Review: “Accidental Death of an Anarchist – The Vexation of Violence

December 6, 2017
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Dario Fo’s dark comedy still deserves its reputation as a classic.

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Theater Review: Huntington Theatre Company’s “Tartuffe” — Relevant as Ever

December 5, 2017
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The Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Molière’s classic is bright and energetic.

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Theater Review: “Julius Caesar” — Attacked with Vigor

December 1, 2017
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Probably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.

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Classical CD Reviews: Leonard Bernstein’s Complete “Piano Music” and Seong-Jin Cho’s “Debussy”

November 29, 2017
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Leann Osterkamp’s playing is rhythmically alive and sympathetic to Leonard Bernstein’s style; Seong-Jin Cho shows that he is an important pianist to watch.

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Stage Commentary: “The Boston Globe” to Boston Theater — Drop Dead?

November 28, 2017
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Critics were once seen as the ‘canaries in the mineshaft’ — now newspapers and magazines are closing down the mines.

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Theater Review: Israeli Stage’s “The Hearing” — Academic Freedom, Under Pressure

November 27, 2017
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Scripts like The Hearing also provide an optic through which to examine our own nation’s problems.

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