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Director Richard Clifford brings a riveting interpretation of Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' to the Folger's 2019-2020 season.
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Austin’s Wizard World Comic-Con brought three days of sci-fi, fantasy, cosplay, and generally uninhibited nerdiness to the Austin Convention Center, November 8-10. What did I geek out about? Two things. I went looking for Gotham co-star Sean Pertwee, who played Alfred, the Wayne family butler. Then a bunch of laughing …
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Lots of features at a reasonable price make the Mixcder E7 headphones a good deal. Overall, I was impressed with both the sound and connectivity.
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Directed with Shakespearean grit and sweep, this new Strindberg production at Theater for the New City illuminates both the strengths and the weaknesses of the 1887 play about the battle of the sexes.
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