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Bruce Graham's 'Funnyman' at the Arden
Not just playing for laughs
Philadelphia favorite Bruce Graham's new play, Funnyman, provides some humor, and much more.
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Johannes Brahms and John Wayne
Johnny Broom and Marion Morrison
Can a 19th-century music master and a 20th-century movie star have anything in common?
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'Making a Murderer' on Netflix
When innocence isn't presumed
Making a Murderer is the compelling story of how our criminal justice system is broken; it describes a societal murder in which police, prosecutors, the media, and the public conspire to find “undesirables” guilty.
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'The Man in the High Castle' on Amazon
Baseball, apple pie, and swastikas
The Man in the High Castle is a revered masterpiece of the alternative history genre. Philip K. Dick’s original novel is mindbending; the Amazon series is considerably more grounded and dynamic than the novel, but no less compelling.
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'Flesh and Bone' on Starz
‘Black Swan’ Redux
Set in the cloistered world of professional ballet, Starz’s Flesh and Bone follows the journey of emotionally damaged dancer Claire Robbins. The series attempts to push the envelope with tabloid-worthy plot points but can’t transcend its balletic clichés and stale choreography to forge something original.
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August Wilson's 'Piano Lesson' at the McCarter
A future American classic
A major revival of August Wilson's 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner reminds us why Wilson should be considered an American master.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra's Vienna Festival
A melting pot that periodically boiled over
On its surface, Vienna seems to be the epitome of romance and good times. Underneath lies a troubling past that is recognized by Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a multifaceted festival.
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Tom Stoppard’s 'Hard Problem' at the Wilma
Do smart people really talk about smart topics?
Smart people don’t necessarily discuss difficult topics, but they do bring intelligence to whatever topic they approach. Stoppard’s new play, The Hard Problem, depicts smart people talking about smart topics, but it could use a bit more humanity to get us to care.
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Charlie Kaufman's 'Anomalisa'
Missed connections
Though weighted with its fair share of flaws and failures, Anomalisa is a formally audacious and emotionally affecting film, and a worthy counterpart to Kaufman’s other cinematic work.
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Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater
Flying high Under the Radar
This year’s vibrant Under the Radar festival at the Public Theater offers deeply compelling personal stories, with several examining relationships with absent parents.
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