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Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Mavericks, 1923-1955

March 23, 2015
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This first group of mavericks all have their roots in the 1920s, but they demonstrate that George Gershwin’s way wasn’t the only way.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

March 22, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Theater Review: A “Big Fish” Out of Water at SpeakEasy Stage Company

March 22, 2015
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The problem is that John August’s book for the musical lacks most of what made his screenplay for the 2003 film so emotionally resonant for so many.

Book Review: “The Sexual Night” — Origins Unknown

March 21, 2015
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French writer Pascal Quignard strives to peer beyond, or behind, what psychoanalysts typically rationalize as the primal parental realities.

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — French Threads

March 20, 2015
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New York and Paris both respected innovation, but Paris demanded that the new have a certain style.

Theater Review: “From the Deep” — Real Pain in an Imaginary Space

March 20, 2015
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From The Deep suggests that Boston’s theater community would be better served if it put more of its resources into presenting the work of local literary talent.

Classical CD Reviews: Simone Dinnerstein plays Ravel, Lasser, and Gershwin

March 19, 2015
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Pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s new album, Broadway-Lafayette, features her on three pieces, all written since 1924, that celebrate musical ties between France and the United States.

Fuse Film Review: “An Honest Liar” — Cutting Charlatans Down to Size

March 18, 2015
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The puckish, irrepressible personality of James Randi — magician, escape artist, debunker of seers, psychics, and all things paranormal — is at the zesty heart of this memorable documentary.

Film Review: ‘Taste of Iceland’ Film Festival — A Delicious Smorgasbord

March 18, 2015
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If these efforts are representative of Icelandic cinema, it is time for movie lovers to start paying much closer attention.

Rock Interview: Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens, “practically an honorary Boston band”

March 18, 2015
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“The kids in Boston accepted us unconditionally, and we hung out with everyone out there—Barrence Whitfield, the Bristols, the Del Fuegos.”

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