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Review: ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ asks hard questions

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Review: ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ asks hard questions

November 5, 2026November 5, 20260

What if the insurrectionists had won on Jan. 6? "The Last Yiddish Speaker" by Jewish…

Review: Anthony Alcocer reimagines Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ at the Kavinoky

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Review: Anthony Alcocer reimagines Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ at the Kavinoky

November 5, 2026November 5, 20260

Review: Magic hasn’t outgrown you – the case for ‘Wildwood’

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Review: Magic hasn’t outgrown you – the case for ‘Wildwood’

October 29, 2026October 28, 20260

Review: ART’s resonant revival of ‘Tobacco Road’

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Review: ART’s resonant revival of ‘Tobacco Road’

October 28, 2026October 28, 20260

Review: ‘Burn With Me’ plays well, tells story and has defined ending

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Review: ‘Burn With Me’ plays well, tells story and has defined ending

October 25, 2026October 24, 20260

Music Box: New releases from Family Funktion, Wolves Pursuing and others

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Music Box: New releases from Family Funktion, Wolves Pursuing and others

October 24, 2026October 23, 20260

Review: Uncle Ben’s Remedy releases ‘Garage Country’

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Review: Uncle Ben’s Remedy releases ‘Garage Country’

October 20, 2026October 20, 20260

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After 135 years of evolution, Sportsmen’s Tavern anchors Black Rock community

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