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Mary Matalin and James Carville doing the Naw'lins thang.

Carville and Matalin's 'Love and War'

Twenty years later, James Carville and Mary Matalin’s dog and pony show has morphed into hackneyed dialogue suitable for reality TV.
Jackie Schifalacqua

Jackie Schifalacqua

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Hiddleston as Coriolanus: The perils of revenge.

Shakespeare's three kings, in London

London productions of three plays by the Bard offer lessons for contemporary leaders who are willing to listen.

Carol Rocamora

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Vic Morrow as Sgt. Saunders in "Combat!": The coolest TV character ever

When Vic Morrow meets Vaughan Williams

How Do I Love Thee?

The sounds of a composer's youth are still there, but transformed, as he tries again.
Kile Smith

Kile Smith

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The Jaspers: Performers who always know how a passage should feel.

Jupiter and Jasper quartets at the Perelman

The family that plays together….

Why do writers’ families seem so dysfunctional and musicians’ families seem so harmonious?
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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David Ingram, Kevin Jackson, Ashley Everage, Marcia Saunders: talking at, not to, each other. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

Lisa D'Amour's 'Cherokee' at the Wilma

Going back to nature to find one's true self

Cherokee doesn’t provide easy answers. Loyalties to one another, to oneself, to one’s tribe are challenged. Do you go where you’re happy? Do you do what’s expected of you?
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

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Dench: Up from cruelty.

Stephen Frears's ‘Philomena’ (1st review)

An outrage in Ireland, but who’s responsible?

Stephen Frears’s Philomena is the true story of an outrage, but it suffers dramatically by focusing almost entirely on the anguished victims rather than the perpetrators.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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The courage to face linebackers — and a theater audience. (Photo: Steven M. Falk/philly.com.)

Mike Boryla’s ‘Disappearing Quarterback’

The most dangerous game (except for all the other games)

Mike Boryla, the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, has a story to tell, even if he’s not much of a storyteller himself. The story is what professional football does to the men who play the game, and what happens to them after they retire.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Here's to you, unscrupulous scumbags!

Martin Scorsese's 'Wolf of Wall Street'

Why do we love wolves?

Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street is well on its way to making more than $100 million. The fact that it’s a hit should not surprise anyone. Bad guys sell tickets.
Armen Pandola

Armen Pandola

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Mojo cast

Brendan Coyle in 'Mojo' in London

From Downton Abbey to seedy Soho

Every member of this stellar all-male ensemble gives a finely chiseled, sharply defined performance, rendering these characters unforgettable and creating a definitive portrait of a vivid, colorful, violent era in modern urban history.

Carol Rocamora

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David Kim and Juliette Kang at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Romancing the violin

Strengthened by the clarity, coordination, and virtuosity of their playing, Kim and Kang's mature sense of emotionality and musical dialogue made for an enriching evening of music from the violin repertoire.
Victor L. Schermer

Victor L. Schermer

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