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Clarissa (Hannah Parke) and Sebastian (Nicholas Schepperd) in Asuka Theatre's Moth. (Photo by AustinArt.org)

Azuka Theatre's 'Moth,' by Declan Greene

High grades and extra credit

Declan Greene's Moth explores the darker side of high school's downtrodden misfits in Azuka Theatre's stylishly accomplished production.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Julius LaRosa (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Remembering Julius LaRosa

More than the guy who was fired on air

Bruce Klauber recalls the life of Julius LaRosa. More than the guy who was fired on air by Arthur Godfrey, more than a second-string Sinatra, "he was a good singer and a good man."
Bruce Klauber

Bruce Klauber

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Pianist Lang Lang. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin concludes the Philadelphia Orchestra's 2015-16 season

The Philadelphia Orchestra's season concludes with a first and a last

Yannick Nézet-Séguin ended the Orchestra’s subscription concert season with performances of Rachmaninoff and Mahler. Now, what about his tenure as Music Director?
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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Ray (Greg Wood) and Shatique (Danielle Leneé) on the bus. (Photo by Michael Goldstein)

Passage Theatre's 'White Guy on the Bus,' by Bruce Graham

Public transportation meets private pain

The season of Bruce Graham continues with the local premiere of White Guy on the Bus, a raw discussion of race and economics wrapped in a suspenseful story.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Playwright Tim Price. (Photo by Dan Green/National Theatre Wales)

An interview with 'The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning' playwright Tim Price

The radicalisation of playwright Tim Price

Henrik Eger interviews playwright Tim Price, whose drama The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning is receiving its U.S. premiere at Inis Nua Theatre Company through May 15.
Henrik Eger

Henrik Eger

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Jake Blouch and Billy Bustamante in 'See What I Wanna See's 'Rashomon'-style first act. (Photo courtesy of 11th Hour Theatre Company)

'See What I Wanna See' at 11th Hour Theatre Company (second review)

'Rashomon' meets 9/11 in Michael John LaChiusa's musical diptych

Two acts, two tales, two countries appear in 11th Hour Theatre Company's production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical See What I Wanna See. Mark Cofta says it's the kind of work 11th Hour does best and he'd like to see more of it.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Jonathan Wintringham and the East End Quartet rehearse with pianist Pi-Lin Ni. (Photo courtesy of Astral Artists)

Astral Artists and Bach at Seven get saxy

A saxfest and a rock apocalypse

Astral Artists and Bach at Seven explore the possibilities of the saxophone and the value of adding rock elements to a religious choral work.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Karamakate (Nilbio Torres) stands in the Amazon River. (Photo by Andres Córdoba/Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories)

Ciro Guerra's film 'Embrace of the Serpent'

Colonized and colonizers meet in the pre-WWII Amazon

In Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra's third film, colonized and colonizers meet in the pre-WWII Amazon. An indigenous tribe battles for its survival.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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Abadia di San Antimo, from 'Odyssey'. (Art by Peter Kurt Woerner)

Peter Kurt Woerner's 'Odyssey,' a visual diary

The road goes on

American Institute of Architects fellow Peter Kurt Woerner uses memories and line drawings to chronicle his Odyssey. Bob Levin remembers him from Friends Central's class of 1960.
Bob Levin

Bob Levin

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Baptiste (Raphael Nash Thompson) woos Ruth (Caroline Aaron). (Photo by T. Charles Erickson)

McCarter Theatre's 'All the Days,' by Sharyn Rothstein

When live theater seems made for television

Sharyn Rothstein's new play doesn't feel very new. Not even a talented theater company such as McCarter can entirely elevate this sitcom-ready material.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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