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Jon Sobel is Blogcritics' Culture and Theater Editor. In addition to reviewing NYC theater, he writes a semi-regular round-up of independent music releases. By day he is a writer and editor, and at night he's a working musician: lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado, a founding member of the Kings County Blues Band, and a sideman. His most recent venture is Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting, through which you can hire him to write whatever marketing materials your heart desires.
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Theater Review (NYC): Clybourne Park
1959: a black family is moving into a white neighborhood. 2009: after hard times, the same neighborhood is re-gentrifying.
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Music Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard – A. Enlightenment, B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C)
Ray Wylie trudges on, ever ruminating on death and glory in a dusty America of the imagination.
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Music Review: Matt Morris - When Everything Breaks Open
This strong and unusually thoughtful pop singer-songwriter is entirely unafraid to put his heart and soul on the line.
![[title of show] (2006 Original Off-Broadway Cast)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41n2msKj5xL._SL60_.jpg)
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Theater Review (Boston): [title of show]
Two gifted musical comedy performers anchor the solid New England premiere of the most self-referential show around.
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Theater Review (Boston): The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson
This well-acted, well-directed production deserves attention beyond the Martin Luther King Day celebration.
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Cabaret Review (NYC): The Truth About Love...and the Usual Lies with Jessica Medoff and Michael Bunchman
This cabaret song cycle effectively weaves art songs and show tunes together, all on the inexhaustible subject of love.
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Opera Review (NYC): The Barber of Seville at the Bleecker Street Opera
This is gritty opera, just the basics, but what crowd-pleasing basics they are.
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Opera Review (NYC): Hansel and Gretel at the Metropolitan Opera
The Christian God is a latecomer to this musical feast; perhaps he'll be seated during intermission, at the discretion of the management.
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Dance Review (NYC): Snow White by Company XIV
Choreographer Austin McCormick and his multi-talented troupe conjure an extravagant feast for the eye and ear – and for all ages.
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Theater Review (NYC): Fault Lines by Rebecca Louise Miller
Inspired by a real-life case, this is a skilfully told story of the aftermath of a terrible crime.
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