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Film Review: “A Tale of Love and Darkness” — A Haunting View of 1940s Israel

August 30, 2016
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Natalie Portman turned Israeli author Amos Oz’s extraordinary memoir of 1940s Jerusalem into a superb film,

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Theater Review: “And No More Shall We Part” — Facing Mortality

August 14, 2016
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This is a beautifully acted but grim 70 minutes of theater, a no-frills look at the dynamics of a struggle about life and death.

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Theater Review: “peerless” — Unexpectedly Wonderful

July 25, 2016
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peerless will have generations of parents and current as well as former teenagers laughing in concert.

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Theater Review: “Oh God” — An Audacious Israeli Comedy

July 17, 2016
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Anat Gov’s play about wrestling with life and God is an outrageously provocative script that showcases the best of contemporary Israeli art.

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Theater Review: “The Rose Tattoo” — A Spectacular Production from the Williamstown Theatre Festival

July 4, 2016
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This superb production offers audiences a chance to discover or rediscover an American classic.

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Theater Review: “My Jane” — Not Much New Here

July 2, 2016
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The production, like so many I’ve seen staged by the Chester Theatre Company, makes the most of limited resources.

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Fuse News Quick Picks — Berkshire Theater Best Bets

June 27, 2016
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Two fine new plays that create deeply absorbing drama from stories in the headlines.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Presto Change-O” — Magic With a Punch

May 27, 2016
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This character-driven comedy about three generations of illusionists is light as a bauble, yet packs a subtle psychological punch.

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Visual Arts Feature: The Lower East Side Tenement Museum — History, with Contradictions

April 17, 2016
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The founders of the Tenement Museum would have been pleased to see visitors drawing parallels both with the immigration headlines in the news.

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Book Review: “All the Single Ladies” — Essential Reading

March 28, 2016
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All the Single Ladies is an ambitious book, packed with so many interesting people and ideas that I often wanted to hear far more about each.

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