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Book Interview: Robert W. Fieseler on the legacy of the “Tinderbox”

October 13, 2018
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One of the few books that examine the largest mass killing of gays and lesbians in the United States until the 2016 massacre at Pulse.

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Theater Review: “Naked” and “Hir” — Identity Meltdown

October 12, 2018
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Taylor Mac and Pirandello share the same goal: reveal the deadening vacuity at the heart of bourgeois society and the male ego.

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Classical CD Reviews: JoAnn Falletta conducts Schreker, Manfred Honeck conducts Beethoven & Strauss, and Baiba Skride’s “American Concertos”

October 10, 2018
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JoAnn Falletta’s recording of Schreker’s orchestral works is fantastic; Manfred Honeck and his Pittsburgh Symphony make Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony shocking again, and Baiba Skride proves a strong advocate for Miklós Rózsa’s Violin Concerto.

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Theater Review: “Macbeth” — Shakespeare Re-vamped

October 10, 2018
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Most of the time, Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of Macbeth is compelling.

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Theater Review: “The Glass Menagerie” — Doing Justice to an American Classic

October 9, 2018
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This is a first-rate production of a true American classic.

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Coming Attractions: October 9 through 23 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 9, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Classical CD Reviews: Gerald Finzi’s Orchestral Music, Bernstein’s “Wonderful Town,” and Arvo Pärt’s “Works for Violin”

October 9, 2018
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Violinist Viktoria Mullova supplies one of the year’s most programmatically-cohesive and thoughtfully-executed albums.

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Theater Review: “Delicate Particle Logic” — History, Re-voiced

October 9, 2018
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Some may find the Lise Meitner’s story cathartic, others may think it is frustratingly familiar.

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Book Review: “For Other Ghosts” — Stories that Surprise

October 8, 2018
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The twelve stories in this collection are set in radically different places, use multiple forms, and reflect varying levels of political engagement.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Hallowe’en Horror From Your Couch

October 6, 2018
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A handpicked list of cinematic horror gems for you to watch over the next 26 days.

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