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BalletX's Fall Series
The effort of creating beauty
The dances by Ballet X are not products so much as they are evidence of direct engagement with the process of creative discovery. The pieces are rough around the edges, daring, spirited, and so much fun.
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‘The Matter of Frank Schaefer’ at Curio Theatre Company
God loves you — is that why the rest of us should?
Can we tackle contentious social justice issues through a lens that might itself feel exclusionary? The fervent Christians of Curio Theatre Company’s Matter of Frank Schaefer, on both sides of the gay marriage fight, make us wonder.
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Shanley’s ‘Outside Mullingar,’ by PTC (1st review)
Humanity and nature on an Irish farm
The four characters in John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar offer an engaging opportunity to channel the inner Irish that lurks within many of us.
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The Variation String Trio debuts a David Ludwig fantasy
The Ludwig-Fauré-Bach connection
The Variation String Trio joined pianist Natalie Zhu in a program that teamed a new piece by David Ludwig with a masterpiece for the same instrumental combination.
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‘QED’ revived at Lantern Theater (second review)
Richard Feynman: Rock star of the science world
The first challenge in a one-person show is finding the right subject; the second is finding the right performer. The Lantern Theater Company succeeds on both counts.
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‘The River’ and ‘The Real Thing’ on Broadway
Love, actually?
Two plays and a movie look at the search for love; oddly, the one based on a true story is the most optimistic.
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John Lahr's biography of Tennessee Williams
Rethinking the life and work of Tennessee Williams
After enduring youthful austerity, Tennessee Williams sought relief from his suffering through chaotic sexual liaisons and cravings for admiration, alcohol, and drugs. Yet, at his best, he was able to use his inner conflicts to create dramatic works that transformed the American theater and cinema. The characters in his plays, as John Lahr takes pains to show, were mirrors of what was going on inside him.
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'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer'
Rudolph and I are misfits
Rudolph is a timeless classic for a reason. For 50 years, his nose has lit up, signaling that he’s a misfit. I was, too, and he made that O.K.
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'Big Love' and 'Rapture, Blister, Burn'
Two feminist takes on marriage
Big Love at Villanova and Rapture, Blister, Burn at the Wilma have similar subjects: Both focus on choices for women, especially on conflicting views about marriage.
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'King Arthur': People's Light's annual panto
Kidding a legend
In its annual panto, People's Light takes the Arthurian legend and slapsticks it up for kids, with corny jokes, wildly mugging actors, a large man dressed as a woman, songs, puppets, and lots and lots of audience participation.
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