Culture
“Captain Greedy’s Carnival”: The P.T. Barnum musical about free market capitalism
October 4, 2017The frenetic play has lots of visual flourishes, and a Brecht/Weill vibe, but it also reminded me of Depression-era satire "Of Thee I Sing."
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Comic master Neil Simon turns to psychological drama in “Lost in Yonkers”
October 3, 2017Simon: “My view is, ‘how sad and funny life is.’ I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain. I used to ask, ‘What is a funny situation?’ Now I ask, ‘What...
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This week in history: “Howl” has literary merit, not obscene
October 3, 2017Poetry has never since been tried for obscenity in the United States.
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Not quite ready for Freddy: Andy Warhol’s herky-jerky Herko
October 3, 2017"Freddy" tells the story of real-life dancer Freddy Herko (Marty Dew) largely through choreography (by Cate Caplin) and a recorded soundtrack of music.
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Burns and Novick’s PBS series “The Vietnam War”: Cautionary viewing advised
October 2, 2017As a human story, it’s hard not to have sympathy for the majority of the people in this documentary, regardless of ideology.
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