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Institute of Contemporary Art presents 'Tag' and 'Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show' (first review)
Not all fun and games
Two shows at the Institute of Contemporary Art, 'Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Ways Forward' and 'Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show,' offer perspectives on contemporary life and getting through it. Gary Day reviews.
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'Mayor: The Best Job in Politics (The City in the Twenty-First Century)' by Michael A. Nutter
The mayor's mantra
Former Mayor Michael Nutter visited the National Constitution Center to discuss his new memoir, 'Mayor: The Best Job in Politics.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
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Media Theatre presents Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'Next to Normal'
A new normal
Media Theatre's production of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'Next to Normal' explores mental illness with raw honesty — and, true to the subject, doesn't offer easy answers. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre Group presents Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot'
Worth the wait
Quintessence Theatre Group’s fresh, invigorating ‘Waiting for Godot’ foregrounds the humanity and heart of Samuel Beckett’s tramps. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Beethoven's Fifth with Eschenbach'
Eschenbach returns, Weilerstein shines
Thanks to an atypical staging, the Philadelphia Orchestra projected a warm, enveloping tone while Christoph Eschenbach returned to bring maturity and insight to his reading of three Romantic masterworks. Linda Holt reviews.
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EgoPo Classic Theater presents John Guare's 'Lydie Breeze Part 1: Cold Harbor'
Pioneer woman
EgoPo Classic Theater’s premiere of John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ trilogy gets off to an arresting and maddening start with 'Cold Harbor.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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FringeArts presents 'Sp3' by <fidget>
Dancing in digital and analog
'SP3,' by <fidget> at FringeArts, blends the robotic with the human and creates a new language for our new century. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Theatre Exile presents Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 'Really'
Out of focus
Theatre Exile’s production of Jackie Sibblies Drury's 'Really' mulls photography and art, but its affectations blur character and narrative. Mark Cofta reviews.
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PCMS presents Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano, and Christopher Cano, piano
Portrait of Jenny
Jennifer Johnson Cano’s recital for PCMS showed off a lustrous voice but an unsure interpreter. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Ruben Östlund’s 'The Square'
Square pegs, round hole
Ruben Östlund’s satirical film 'The Square' uses the rarefied Swedish art world as a funhouse-mirror reflection of social hypocrisies. Michael Woods reviews.
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