arts and entertainment
A requiem could be sacred or secular: It’s the same grief
March 21, 2019The final bows, with an all-women cast of conductor, composer and the three poets, seemed like a fitting tribute to Women’s History Month!
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‘Blues for Mr. Charlie,’ further James Baldwin ruminations on race
March 20, 2019This lofty, must-see, powerful production of Blues for Mr. Charlie is the latest in a list of a revival of works by author/playwright/polemicist James Baldwin.
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‘Lackawanna Blues’ a theatrical triumph for Ruben Santiago-Hudson
March 15, 2019It’s a thrilling piece of documentary theatrical memoir, a record and eulogy to a time and place we’ll never see again.
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‘Born to Win’ another high-camp winner from L.A.’s Celebration Theatre
March 6, 2019Born to Win is a winner indeed, with nary a dull moment in its 100 minutes of action.
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‘Mapplethorpe’ opens eyes to an era as he changed the art world
March 1, 2019"I can't cheat death," Robert Mapplethorpe said, "but I can cheat life."
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