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- Joanna Bowen
Manbeth is a riot of masculinity; within minutes, you can smell the testosterone.
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- Danu Poyner
Though by no means the first nor the only musical to do so, The King And I explores a romantic Western fascination with the exotic.
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- Danu Poyner
Besides having composed some of the most memorable scores for films and Broadway shows, Marvin Hamlisch makes great theatre all by himself.
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- Simonne Michelle-Wells
Clearly music is a whole body experience for violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.
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- Joanna Bowen
Out Cast Theatre’s latest offering melds hilarity with anguish. You think, perhaps they shouldn’t be so funny under the shadow of a loved one’s death.
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