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Gershman Y presents Jano Cohen's 'A Close Look Inside James Shuler Memorial Boxing Gym'
A boxing legend and legacy in photographs
Jano Cohen is a relative newcomer to photography, but her dancer's background may be what drew her to capture boxing. Stephen Silver reviews her exhibition at the Gershman Y.
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InterAct and Iron Age Theatre present Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho'
Guess who's coming to the resurrection?
InterAct Theatre Company and Iron Age Theatre co-produced Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho.' Robert Zaller wonders what brought him back from the literal and figurative dead.
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Trump, through a Hollywood lens
From ‘Citizen Kane’ to 'Goodfellas’ with Donald Trump
How to explain the Trump phenomenon? You could do worse than to watch and reflect upon a few classic Hollywood films.
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Arden Theatre Company presents Annie Baker's 'John' (second review)
Three acts, plenty of action
The Arden Theatre Company's production of Annie Baker's 'John' is unconventional and difficult to categorize, but worthwhile. Mark Cofta reviews.
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One Book, One Philadelphia's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'
Citywide special
The kickoff of the Free Library's One Book, One Philadelphia event celebrated and discussed Mark Haddon's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' with some of the city's favorite authors. Margaret Darby was there.
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Week three of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival
Berlioz and Ravel on the move
The third and final week of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival included a (literally) moving performance from violist Choong-jin Chang. Linda Holt reviews.
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InterAct Theatre Company presents Mary Tuomanen's 'MARCUS/EMMA'
Nowhere, no-when
InterAct's premiere of Mary Tuomanen's 'MARCUS/EMMA' presents two fascinating characters but traps them in a tedious limbo. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Scribe Video Center's "Making Haiku into Short Films"
Poetry in Motion
Scribe Video Center brought in several prominent Philadelphia filmmakers (and poet Sonia Sanchez) for a workshop on experimental short film. A.D. Amorosi took a look.
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'Something Is Rotten in Fettig' by Jere Krakoff
The butcher's tale
In Jere Krakoff's satirical novel 'Something Is Rotten in Fettig,' a kosher butcher finds himself tossed into a bureaucratic and legal meat grinder. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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People's Light presents Loudon Wainwright III's 'Surviving Twin'
Wit and wisdom, songs and soliloquies
Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III’s solo show about his father, 'Surviving Twin,' is a melancholy delight at People’s Light. Mark Cofta reviews.
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