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Book Review: “What Makes the Monkey Dance” — The Mystery of Chuck Prophet

August 23, 2020
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What Makes the Monkey Dance is a comprehensive examination of the life and career of an extraordinary artist that is smart enough to stop short of hagiography.

Performing Arts Series: Stories of Surviving COVID-19 — Double Edge Theatre

April 29, 2020
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“We believe the way to move through these times is 6 feet apart and ALL TOGETHER.”

Book Review: Reading Literature Behind Bars

December 15, 2016
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Mikita Brottman gets raw, often very funny, and unexpected responses to the masterpieces she puts before her prisoners.

Theater Review: ASP’s “Edward II” — The Intimacy of Political Violence

March 3, 2017
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Marlowe’s skill in maintaining a high level of complexity put the history play on a sophisticated footing.

Fuse in New York: “An American in Paris” and “Wolf Hall,” Parts One and Two

April 19, 2015
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Today’s Broadway is at its best presenting blockbuster spectacles like Wolf Hall and An American in Paris.

Theater Review: Not Enough Political Heat in “The Kitchen”

October 26, 2011
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National Theatre director Bijan Sheibani chose artistry of movement, beautiful as it is, over the battering belittlement of really hard, unappreciated work, the facts of sweat and stupor.

Theater Review: “Don’t Give Up the Ship” — A Promising Voyage

February 21, 2017
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Don’t Give Up the Ship is well worth the time of audience members seeking exciting, unconventional theater.

Theater Review: “The Stone” — Nobody is Innocent

June 6, 2019
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This marvelous production pulls off a tricky balance — vibrant bursts of creative energy are put at the service of illuminating the thorny nature of memory and guilt.

Film Review: “Malcolm & Marie” — Who’s Afraid of Sam Levinson?

February 12, 2021
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This film offers a much more nuanced and self-reflective conversation about authorship, authenticity, creative inspiration, and the role of film criticism than any of its detractors are willing to admit.

Jazz Album Review: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett — Together Again, Memorably

October 20, 2021
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Even if this is a commercial confection, it’s worth taking seriously because it is very likely to be Tony Bennett’s final album.

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