arts and entertainment
‘Vietgone’ enacts Vietnamese refugees’ many-sided experience in America
October 30, 2018The fearless Vietgone takes audiences on a rocky 1970s trip across the American landscape with a punchy soundtrack and elements of pop culture.
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‘The Hard Stuff’: Wayne Kramer’s life in the revolutionary MC5
September 18, 2018The story of the MC5 remains a powerful example of how music can spark inspiration for the greater cause.
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Atonement and redemption in stage treatments of commies, religion, reality TV
August 21, 2018Who doesn’t love a good redemption story?
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“Screwball Comedy”: A comic collision of classes
August 20, 2018In Norm Foster’s Screwball Comedy the Canadian playwright emulates movies of the film genre of the same name that had their heyday during the Depression.
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The 1802 Haitian Revolution on stage: Liberty, equality and fraternity for all
August 14, 2018I can’t imagine that theatergoers will ever get a chance to see this work again—unless a film director might take it on as a project (hint, hint). Take my advice and see it while you can!
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