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Classical CD Reviews: Sir Neville Marriner — The London Recordings, Richard Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, James MacMillan String Quartets

August 28, 2018
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A winning reminder of Sir Neville Marriner’s impressive stylistic range as a conductor, a fine recording of a much-loved and -played Richard Strauss tone poem, and a striking, powerful presentation of the string quartets of James MacMillan.

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Dance Review: American Ballet Theatre’s Eye-Popper of a “Sleeping Beauty”

June 17, 2015
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Few companies can do pageantry quite like ABT, buoyed by its vast resources as well as on this occasion the company’s desire to celebrate its 75th anniversary with panache.

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Visual Arts Review: “Artist Textiles — Picasso to Warhol” When Cloth Became Art

February 26, 2015
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The fascinating exhibition Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol traces the history of 20th century art in textiles.

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Visual Arts Review: An Impressive Selection of Picasso Prints at The Clark

June 10, 2017
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This is a relatively small but stunning selection of Picasso’s finest prints, a collection that reflects the artist’s range of inspiration.

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Theater Commentary: Impressions of Canada’s Shaw Festival 2023, Part Two

September 23, 2023
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Canada is far enough from New York and Broadway to ignore their siren drum beats.

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Classical Concert Review: Pianist Martin Helmchen  — Balancing Bach with Subtlety and Flair

December 7, 2022
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In his Celebrity Series debut, pianist Martin Helmchen performed a mostly vivid and colorful evening of Bach.

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Theater Review: Where’s Avenue Q? – Take a Right on Easy Street

March 14, 2008
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by Bill Marx Avenue Q, though March 23 at the Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA. Music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty. Based on an original concept by Lopez and Marx. Directed by Jason Moore. Puppets and people warbling up a storm in the touring production of Avenue Q Where…

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Theater Review: “West Side Story” at 50

October 28, 2007
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By Caldwell Titcomb It was something of a scandal a half century ago when West Side Story lost the best -musical Tony award to the mediocre and formulaic The Music Man. But time has a way of righting major mistakes. And the pervading verdict now places West Side Story at the pinnacle of the American…

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Music Review: Boston Calling 2014 — A Weekend of Crazy Weather and the Festival’s Strongest Lineup Yet

September 12, 2014
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The fourth edition of Boston Calling boasted the music festival’s strongest lineup to date and the performances did not disappoint.

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Book Review: “Tidal Lock” — Living in a Trauma-Informed Reality

June 27, 2025
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The book is crafted, sentence for sentence, as a seemingly impossibly layered mindscape — rich if not overripe in what must be metaphor, must be symbolism.

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