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‘The Roosevelts’ by Ken Burns
Old wine in a new bottle
A Ken Burns documentary constitutes such an extraordinary combination of historical research and dazzling showmanship that it seems downright churlish of me to suggest that his latest historical extravaganza was basically misconceived.
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August Wilson's 'Fences' at People's Light
Reviving a modern American classic
People's Light & Theatre Company opens its season with a superb revival of August Wilson's Fences, which explores African-American life in the 1950s.
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Fringe Festival: Idiopathic Ridiculopathy's ‘Rhinoceros’ (3rd review)
When language goes....
Absurd theater, born in postwar France, remains relevant to our contemporary world — perhaps more so than ever, as the revival of Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros by the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium suggests.
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'Sons of Anarchy' and 'Project Runway'
Hate-watching TV
How do I rationalize hate-watching not one but two shows, Sons of Anarchy and Project Runway?
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'Last Days in Vietnam'
The final scene of an American tragedy
“Who goes, and who gets left behind”? Rory Kennedy, JFK’s niece, documents the final moments of America’s tragic involvement in Vietnam.
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The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia with pianist Di Wu
Youthful stars and might-have-beens
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia opens its season with a program that sticks to a conventional format but varies it with two novelties.
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Fringe Festival: RealLivePeople's 'Would I Lie to You?'
The lies we tell
Combining choreographed and improvised dance, movements, and spoken words, RealLivePeople present us with the lies we tell ourselves and others in Would I Lie to You?
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Fringe Festival: New Paradise Laboratories’ ‘The Adults’ (third review)
Tampering with Chekhov
It was with a bit of trepidation — as well as determination — that I ventured down to the Painted Bride to see New Paradise Laboratories’ production of The Adults.
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Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ at the Walnut
I am woman, hear me roar
Dolly Parton’s feminist musical fantasy was judged too shallow and gaudy for Broadway. But the Walnut Street Theatre’s current production is surprisingly likable.
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Fringe Festival: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’
An interview with the director of the Renegade 'Hunchback'
An interview with director Michael Durkin on the Renegade Company's mute version of the classic Victor Hugo novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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