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This hardscrabble crime thriller is also a powerfully subtle character study.
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The Northman is grounded in a manically precise capture of the Nordic world of the 9th century AD, but refracted through the lens of a whacked-out visionary in a spew of eye-popping images.
Read MoreMen on Boats is a sometimes rollicking, at other times tedious, one-act play.
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The saxman and his usual band (including vocalist Patrice Quinn instead of the billed Ami Taf Ra) easily adapted to the 200-seat venue, barely modulating their visceral delivery while also highlighting their softer dynamics and a personal rapport.
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So, after three original albums (plus a re-imagining of Joni Mitchell’s Blue) that fell short of wide acclaim, perhaps it was only a matter of time for them to think big.
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The Favourite may be a raucous historical lampoon — but it is a timely one.
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Set in New York in the mid-’50s, “Trouble in Mind” is a backstage dramedy that draws on the genre’s interest in the ambiguities of role-playing to condemn racial bias.
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Kudos for two short plays by Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishma at this year’s Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
Wherever Robert Hass is, the poet drinks in (and reports to us) the details of place and human activity.
Read MoreA genuine satirist kicks against all the pricks, relishing that he or she might challenge rather than placate audiences.
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