To be the victimized or to be the victimizer?
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True to Title
The art of Sadism for Sadism’s Sake has become a lost art at the multiplexes since torture porn’s heyday.
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Overture as Remix(es)
Here Lies Love’s pre-show is electronic music’s version of an overture.
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Pause
Have you ever heard the theory that home-viewing curbs audience engagement, because we’re in control of the remote?
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Broadway 2022-2023
While I’m in a ranking mood, here’s my complete recap of the 2022-2023 Broadway season, in order of personal preference.
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The Motive and the Wireless
Speaking of London theatre double–features and The National’s The Motive and the Cue:
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London Theatre, July 2023
In case it hasn’t been clear, I just returned from a theater theatre week in London.
Olivier-Lyttelton
When a theater complex houses multiple stages, resonances can be drawn between simultaneous productions.
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To Be…ish
Johnny Flynn is the caliber of British thespian all but expected to eventually unleash his Hamlet on the world (or, at least, on London).
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Teenage Stream
Is “Teenage Dream” the jukebox musical’s snake-eating-its-own-tail-crossing-the-rubicon moment?
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