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Orchestra 2001’s opening weekend (1st review)
Confronting death (and Utah, too)
Orchestra 2001 opened its season with two moving glimpses at family life and a less rewarding visit to Utah’s national parks.
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The coming season: Awards or rewards?
Hooked on awards, or: What ever happened to word of mouth?
In today’s risk-averse theater climate, every new play or musical in the coming Philadelphia season boasts some sort of pedigree or award. Which raises an interesting question: Is there any play, playwright, actor or director on the planet who hasn’t won an award?
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‘The Rainmaker’ at People’s Light
Between pessimism and delusion in the Great American heartland
The Rainmaker, a compelling character study set on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression, lacks the psychological depth of Cather’s work, but it’s undeniably charming.
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German Romantic prints at the Art Museum
What Germans loved, before they loved Germany
This extraordinarily rich collection of German prints is an exhibit of popular art that was widely distributed via prints and books. Thus it truly represents the voice of the people, as opposed to the (possibly eccentric) vision of a single artist.
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‘A Doll’s House’: the Geffers adaptation (2nd review)
A modern Nora, or just a confused one?
EgoPo’s adaptation of A Doll’s House casts a 14-year-old girl as Nora yet upgrades the subject matter to adult issues like money, sex, and physical abuse. What statement was Brenna Geffers trying to make?
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Why ‘Gone With the Wind’ still works for me
My soul sister, Scarlett O'Hara
What I crave, and still get, from Gone With the Wind, is escape— the sort that often seems to elude me at age 58, when my critical facilities often trump my pleasure centers.
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Bruce Graham’s ‘Any Given Monday’ in Wilmington
The urge to kill
Bruce Graham has cut about 12 minutes from his original 2010 production of Any Given Monday, his take on suburban infidelity and macho revenge. The tightened monologues and a new cast provide a warmer, less boorish, more reasoned glow.
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In defense of Woody Allen (a response)
Our modern Chekhov: In defense of Woody Allen
Contrary to what BSR’s editor thinks, Woody Allen is a consistent filmmaker. His writing distinguishes itself with clearly defined, recurring themes that run throughout his work, that he keeps on investigating, developing, rearticulating, refining.
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Barbara Chase-Riboud’s ‘Malcolm X Steles’ at the Art Museum
The presence of a mighty force
“The Malcolm X Steles” is a fitting tribute to the African American civil rights leader, sculpted by a Renaissance woman who deserves a higher profile in her native city.
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Stephen King’s ‘Joyland’
How Stephen King pushes my buttons
By creating true-to-life characters and nostalgic narratives, Stephen King makes it easy for us to suspend our disbelief about the macabre events in his novels.
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