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Coming Attractions in Theater: July 2011

June 29, 2011
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We are hitting the season of high summer now, with productions coming fast and furious. As is my wont, I will single out shows that are off-the-beaten path. This is not to say that the production of “Guys and Dolls” at the Barrington Stage Company isn’t as terrific as I have heard it is. Only that I want to venture beyond brand name material.

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Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

March 21, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up this week.

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Opera Review: Tod Machover’s VALIS — Futuristic Sturm und Drang

September 12, 2023
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Let’s hope composer Tod Machover, Opera of The Future, and the Media Lab have more up their space-age sleeves.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Smyth, Bruch, and Mendelssohn

February 8, 2024
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Given its considerable strength and vitality, Ethel Smyth’s music deserves its newfound place in the limelight. Let’s hope the BSO programs more of her music again soon.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

December 6, 2013
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[updated] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, film, and dance for the weekend and beyond.

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Film Commentary: What Disney’s “Encanto” Says About Colombian Realities

February 23, 2022
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In Colombia and Encanto, willful ignorance is the price paid for reassurance.

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Children’s Book Review: Girls Rule! And Other Ways to Inspire Kids This Holiday Season

December 7, 2021
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Some splendid, new (and newish) books that are sure to inspire young children.

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Book Review: “Look Who’s Back” — The Second Coming

July 1, 2015
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The writing in this novel depends on winks and nods. You’re invited to be in on a big joke, assuming it is one.

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Film Festival Reviews: New Directors/New Films — An Accomplished Trio

April 20, 2025
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Three films that stood out at this year’s annual festival at the Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center.

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Arts Commentary: Pestilence on Stage, Part Two — “When the Impossible Really Begins”

April 9, 2020
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Theater is seen as a cleansing illness that sets out to obliterate the illness we blithely accept as health.

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