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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library’– A...
Philosophy can seem an abstract endeavor, a realm of hypotheticals, generalizations, ideals. But it was lived experience, as much as academic studies, that fueled the thinking of Hannah Arendt,...
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With all its high-tech spectacle and stagecraft, Richard Foreman’s first new work in a decade revels in the retro. Travis Just’s electric screeches and industrial soundscapes scream dark metal, but...
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Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Cult of Love’– Hilarious Xmas Chaos
Cult of Love The Dahl family Christmas festivities initially seduce one’s emotions in the exquisitely acted and directed Cult of Love, currently at the Helen Hayes Theater until February 2, 2025....
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Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Eureka Day,’ Riotous Controversy With Twists
Eureka Day Eureka Day, an ultra progressive elementary school in Berkley that uplifts humanity, decency, and inclusion, takes its name from a word which means discovery. The school’s title references...
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘SpaceBridge’– Out of the Mouths of Russian Refugee...
I must admit I did not know what to expect at SpaceBridge, the bold theater piece now at La Mama. Scenographer and stage polymath Irina Kruzhilina aimed to tell the stories of Russian children forced...
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Theater Review: Puppetry Wizards of Wakka Wakka Come Alive with ‘Dead as a Dodo’
I’ve been following the master puppeteers of Wakka Wakka since at least 2008, and they’re back in New York City with what may be their grandest show yet. Critics throw the words “astonishing” around a...
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Theater Review (Broadway): In ‘Gypsy,’ Audra McDonald is a Shattering Mama Rose
Gypsy The beloved musical Gypsy, now in its fifth Broadway revival since its 1959 premiere, has won hearts the world over. Arthur Laurents (book), Jule Styne (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)...
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Boston Lyric Opera’s Upcoming ‘The Seasons’—Opera, Dance, and Climate Change
Music by Antonio Vivaldi. Words by Sara Ruhl. A bird dance. A set made of water, soap bubbles and suds. English, Italian, Latin. The Seasons, debuting in March in Boston, draws on 300-year-old music...
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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Degas & Cassatt’ by Efa & Rubio, from NBM
Degas & Cassatt Degas & Cassatt: A Solitary Dance by Salva Rubio and Efa paints the biographical portrait of one of the 19th century’s most perplexing artists, Edgar Degas. At first glance,...
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Opera Review: World Premiere of ‘Primero Sueño,’ a Processional Opera by...
A mystical pyramid ascends toward the heavens. A protagonist yearns to follow, to heights from which she can experience a view of the whole world. Like Phaeton, her vehicle comes crashing down....
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