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"Moon for the Misbegotten' at the Arden (2nd review)
Our deepest, darkest secrets
Grace Gonglewski brings a grounded, split-second nuance to O'Neill's Irish Amazon Josie Hogan. But O'Neill's theme— that people aren't who they seem to be— is hardly a stunning insight in the age of Facebook.
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The ultimate power: visual images
The pen is mightier than the sword? Well, what's even mightier than the pen?
So you thought the visual arts were a luxury item? As several recent controversies suggest— again— there's nothing quite as powerful as a visual image. That's why governments and pressure groups fear them far more than books.
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Pianist Mitsuko Uchida at the Perelman
Restless explorer of the keyboard
When the bruisingly intense pianist Mitsuko Uchida sits down at her instrument, you sense that not only will the audience hear the music in some new way, but also Uchida herself will make discoveries along the way. It's a brave and exciting way to make music, and fraught with risk.
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"Kidnapped' at People's Light
A ripping Highlands yarn, stripped down
This stage adaptation of Kidnapped is a pared-down but generally effective version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, which is more than you can say for its six film versions.
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"The Understudy' at the Wilma (2nd review)
Make 'em reflect, or make 'em laugh: Is the Wilma changing its stripes?
Jiri Zizka, the Wilma' longtime co-director, might have made something engagingly metaphysical out of The Understudy. This production, played largely for laughs, suggests that Zizka's shoes will be hard to fill.
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Natalie Zhu with Ricardo Morales
A useful tip, a timely reminder
Without musicians like these three, conductors would just be well-dressed exhibitionists waving their arms. Oh, and keep your eye on the pianist Natalie Zhu.
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Mauckingbird's "[title of show]'
There's no business like show business (and maybe that's the problem)
Like reality-based TV programming, this musical show about putting on a musical show appeals to a very narrow niche indeed. But it does appeal.
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"Moon For the Misbegotten' at the Arden (1st review)
The core of O'Neill's compassion
A Moon for the Misbegotten was Eugene O'Neill's last play, and it touches the core of his compassion. Grace Gonglewski and Eric Hissom play finely against each other under Matt Pfeiffer's direction.
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Noseda conducts Orchestra's DvoÅ™ák
The pinch-hitter also rises
Gianandrea Noseda, pinch-hitting for Donald Runnicles, put his own stamp on a seemingly innocuous program. His aggressively dramatic interpretation of the DvoÅ™ák Eighth Symphony was unlike any I've heard before.
The dark side of 'Tiger' parenting
Wusses vs. tigers: And the winner is….
Are we a nation of softies, as Governor Rendell recently claimed? Should we envy the performance-driven Chinese? Funny thing— many kids raised in driven households envy us, and with good reason.
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