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Arts Commentary: Another View of “The Niceties”

October 1, 2018
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To an extent, The Niceties does probe a fault line between the Democratic Party and the left: a boundary that will rupture sooner rather than later.

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Jazz CD Review: Darren Barrett’s “Time for Romance”

October 1, 2018
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Time For Romance: But Beautiful may qualify — if I can even use the term now — as seduction music.

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Theater Review: Tennessee Williams’ “Talisman Roses” — Early Healing

September 30, 2018
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This is an opportunity to take in the early stirrings of Tennessee Williams’ talent as a playwright.

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Jazz Commentary: Chet Baker — The Climax of Cool

September 29, 2018
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For most of its history, jazz has been a macho culture. Sexual ambiguity or gay-ness were subjects of derision.

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Film Feature: Ethan Hawke — The Quest for Authenticity

September 29, 2018
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Ethan Hawke’s goal as an artist is to connect meaningfully with the world — avoiding artifice is essential in terms of his acting, directing, and writing.

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Jazz Review: Chick Corea’s Vigilette Trio at Scullers

September 29, 2018
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His beautiful sound is undimmed by time, his sensitivity to nuance is intact, and his choice of virtuoso partners was a delight.

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Theater Review: “Hamnet” — Lonely Beyond Words

September 29, 2018
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Not all of the production’s choices pay off, but Hamnet is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind play that strikes at a universal sense of longing.

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Book Review: “On the Road and Off the Record with Leonard Bernstein”

September 28, 2018
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If Charlie Harmon’s story jumps around a bit and reads rather like a series of diary entries, it’s at the very least engaging and, for the most part, entertaining.

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Book Review: Astaire, Balanchine, and Kelly — The Foundations of Film Dance

September 27, 2018
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While Beth Genné proffers a terrific take on dance and its social context, she exhibits a shaky grasp of musical-theater history.

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Theater Review: “Vicuña” — Into the Belly of the Beast

September 27, 2018
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We need a satire that takes Trump’s radical threat more seriously than Vicuña.

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