Arts
the bus to blunderville
December 3, 2014"bought the ticket in my hometown, all aboard for the shootin' place, won't see his hands up high, death in his eyes, tears runnin' down his mama's face..."
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“Train to Zakopané” is a hard hitting play about bigotry
December 2, 2014The plight of Jews in 1928 Poland, with the rise of the Nazis lurking and looming in the background, is strong stuff.
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“The Chesapeake Bay Retriever”: A shaggy dog mystery story
December 1, 2014Blitzstein was a fine writer and critic, whose articles appeared several times in communist publications in the 30s and 40s when he was a Party member.
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Heart of lightness: “Florencia en el Amazonas”
December 1, 2014Who says the operatic art form is dead? Simply put, Florencia en el Amazonas is among the finest operas this reviewer has ever seen.
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American Grace
November 26, 2014"Remember those who grew this food, who picked and packed, who shipped and sold..."
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