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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.
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.
French writer Pascal Quignard strives to peer beyond, or behind, what psychoanalysts typically rationalize as the primal parental realities.
New York and Paris both respected innovation, but Paris demanded that the new have a certain style.
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.
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.
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.
If these efforts are representative of Icelandic cinema, it is time for movie lovers to start paying much closer attention.
“The kids in Boston accepted us unconditionally, and we hung out with everyone out there—Barrence Whitfield, the Bristols, the Del Fuegos.”
Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Mavericks, 1923-1955
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.
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