arts and culture
Anti-Nazi drama ‘The Last Boy’ commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day at Manhattan’s Town Hall
April 19, 2022Broadway breakout star Bret Sherman says, “If the story of the Holocaust doesn’t get told, it will be lost to history.”
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Pearl Cleage’s character-driven ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ revival a hit
April 15, 2022Blues for an Alabama Sky is a taut drama with tragic outcomes for some, and at least the promise of success for others.
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Lost people, spaces and places: The 2022 crime novel
April 12, 2022One of the largest international crime writing festivals in the world, the Quais du Polar, just closed in Lyon.
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Classical CDs highlight African-American and women’s contributions
April 11, 2022Under review here are three classical CDs featuring African-American composers with greater or lesser (mostly lesser) familiarity, and one non-Black Bostonian lady.
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Another European invasion: Corporate streamers and spring television preview
April 7, 2022The Dark Heart, a prizewinner at the festival that deserved its accolade, is a Swedish series about a controlling father who ravages the land and exerts his iron will over the town.
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