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Arts Review

Published
December 18, 2019

Review: ‘Victorian Nutcracker’ puts local twist on holiday classic

The Portland Ballet production moves from Merrill to the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.
Published
December 15, 2019

‘The Revisioners’ reminds us of slavery’s long reach

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's new novel spans more than 160 years and several distinct story lines.
Published
December 15, 2019

A family secret hovers over Diana Altman’s 2nd novel

In 'We Never Told,' a woman looks back on her parents’ divorce and her complex mother’s next act.
Published
December 13, 2019

Concert review: As usual, Magic of Christmas puts us in the mood

This is PSO Music Director Eckhart Preu's first time conducting the annual concert.
Published
December 9, 2019

Feeling Scrooge-y? Get over it with ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Footlights

The cast displays its versatility playing multiple roles both fearsome and funny.

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Published
December 9, 2019

A perfect Buddy leads Lyric cast in ‘Elf – the Musical’

Personal growth and drama evolve when the honorary elf meets his birth family in this exuberant production.
Published
December 8, 2019

Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse

Biographer Edmund Morris wrote one last book. "Edison," published posthumously, reveals Morris' trademark energy and boundless curiosity (much like his subject).
Published
December 8, 2019

In a 1915 Chicago amusement park, a teenage girl makes a terrifying discovery

Elizabeth Hand's latest novel, "Curious Toys," includes real and fictional characters, gender identity, surrealistic art, movies' early years ... and serial murder.
Published
December 8, 2019

Art review: Behind Meatyard’s masked subjects in ‘Stages for Being’

Organized by the University of Kentucky Art Museum, the exhibit, now up at Bates College, includes photographs that previously hadn't been shown.
Published
December 2, 2019

Concert review: Boston Camerata covers early American repertory, from marches to Shaker music

The early music group performed at Hannaford Hall on Sunday.