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Fuse Book Review: “My Life in Middlemarch” — Expanding the Boundaries of Memoir

January 24, 2014
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I don’t share Rebecca Mead’s awe for “Middlemarch,” but I share her enthusiasm for stretching the envelope of memoir.

Book Review: The Leonard Bernstein Correspondence — A Tour of Twentieth Century Cultural History

October 31, 2013
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So is the book worth reading? Depends how interested you are in twentieth century cultural history, in music and creative genius, in marriage and sexuality.

Theater Feature: Israeli Stage Presents a Deliciously Amusing “Oh God”

October 1, 2013
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Oh God meets all of Guy Ben-Aharon’s criteria for Israeli Stage.

Book Review: Two Disturbing But Disappointing Books on Why Women Drink

September 21, 2013
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There are hundreds of studies to be analyzed and many experts who could have been interviewed in depth, but both authors have chosen to write breezy books that can be characterized as “journalism-lite.”

Fuse News: The Lenox Library’s Grand Book Sale — Bargains in the Berkshires

August 19, 2013
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The Lenox Library’s annual book sale – drawing on the discards of the area’s writers, teachers, performers, psychotherapists and culture-obsessed summer-residences — is considered one of the best on the East Coast.

Theater Feature: The Robust Art of Staged Readings in The Berkshires

August 6, 2013
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Staged readings are a win-win situation for everyone concerned.

Theater Review: “Pygmalion” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival — An Extraordinary Evening

July 19, 2013
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This production of “Pygmalion” is also a case study in how an accomplished director –- former Huntington Theatre Company director Nicholas Martin – weaves every part of his team into a seamless whole.

Fuse Theater News: “Pygmalion” at Williamstown Theatre Festival — A Perfect Evening

July 19, 2013
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The Williamstown Theatre Festival production of G.B. Shaw’s 100-year-old classic, “Pygmalion” – which only plays nine more performances – delivers an evening of superb theater on all levels.

Concert/Film Review: “West Side Story” On the Big Screens at Tanglewood

July 15, 2013
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To my ears, the Boston Symphony Orchestra—supplemented by saxophones, guitar, and mandolin—sounded overblown and unbalanced, oddly tinny at times (perhaps because of the amplification), glorious at others.

Theater Review: The Compelling Story of a “Geisha of the Gilded Age”

July 13, 2013
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It was an unexpected pleasure to stumble onto this one-hour, one-woman show, which explores a fascinating episode in Japanese-American history.

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