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Ha Jung-woo and Kim Min-hee in "The Handmaiden." Photo via Amazon Prime.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 28, 2020
Hinge Blog: My savior, who came to ruin my life

"The Handmaiden" is the final selection of our month of love.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Jillian Cicalese, left, Madeleine Maby, Amber McNew, Tina Stafford, and Peggy Roeder are ready to pick up the slack and save the hometown theater in "Into the Breeches!" (Photos by Cliff Roles)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 27, 2020
Asolo Rep steps 'Into the Breeches!' for lighthearted yet thoughtful nostalgia

Women write a page in our cultural history when they man up to save their community theater during World War II

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"Head over Heels" is a rocking jukebox musical that mixes 16th-century characters in an early MTV universe, with the Go-Go's providing the soundtrack.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 25, 2020
Players Centre's 'Head Over Heels' has got the beat

Their whole world's out of sync, but this bawdy, amped up jukebox musical is terrific fun

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Alex De Socio, left, Elizabeth Novella, Stephano de Peppo, Adelaide Boedecker and Geoffrey Agpalo head up the cast of Sarasota Opera's "The Elixir of Love." (Photos courtesy Rod Millington)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • February 24, 2020
'Elixir of Love' provides high-spirited balance to Sarasota Opera's season

Donizetti's comedy is an enjoyable, lighthearted tonic between romantic tragedies

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Conductor Bramwell led the Sarasota Orchestra through a challenging program with flying colors. (Photo courtesy David Cooper)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • February 23, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra plays 'Sounds of Nobility' concert with regal virtuosity

Guest conductor Tovey, soloists Porter and Tovin help make Masterworks 5 a masterpiece

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Julia Garner plays Jane, a young woman whose supposed dream job immediately exposes her to some of the wort that workplace reality has to offer. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 23, 2020
'The Assistant' is uncomfortable to watch, and that's its point

Julia Garner conveys a range of emotions conveying a young woman's instant disillusionment in a toxic workplace

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sam Mossler is spot-on in his portrayal of the late civil rights attorney William Kunstler. (Photos courtesy of Matthew Holler)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 23, 2020
Florida Studio Theatre's 'Kunstler' forcefully makes its case

The flamboyant lawyer and the system he worked in are presented for audience's judgment

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Anna Beth Baker doesn't know what she's about to get herself into when she decides to insinuate herself into Chris Hayhurst's just-completed life in "Dead Man's Cell Phone." (Photos Courtesy Frank Atura)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 23, 2020
'Dead Man's Cell Phone' pleasantly disconnected from reality

Sarah Ruhl

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Keira Knightly and Mark Ruffalo in "Begin Again." Photo source: Vudu.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 21, 2020
Hinge Blog: She's English, she's a little uptight

"Begin Again" and "Parks and Recreation" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
    By
  • Emma Burke Jolly
  • February 19, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episode 7

Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episode 7

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Andrew Surrena and Hanna Brammer bring emotional depth and clarity in the title roles of Sarasota Opera's "Roméo et Juliette." (Photos Rod Millington)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • February 16, 2020
Sarasota Opera lavishes loving attention to its production of 'Roméo et Juliette'

So far, 'Season of Love' proving to be an affair to remember

  • Arts + Entertainment
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A near-death experience forces Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Farrell to reassess their marriage in the movie "Downhill." Audiences will have the same expressions sitting through this misguided attempt at a comedy. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 16, 2020
'Downhill' races to the bottom of the barrel

Decision to remake award-winning film from just 6 years ago, then do it this badly, just a mistake all around

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Ivana Milicevic and Antony Starr in "Banshee." Photo via MaxGo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 14, 2020
Hinge Blog: You fight better than you …

"Banshee" and "Blade Runner 2049" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Seth Eliser, left, Alayna Gallo and Dale Obermark channel the spirit of the Sixties in Florida Studio Theatre's "Light My Fire." (Photos: Matthew Holler)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 12, 2020
'Light My Fire' lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy

Florida Studio Theatre's '60s flashback a mellow musical memory tour

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    By
  • Emma Burke Jolly
  • February 12, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episode 6

Someone, please get Juliette a book deal to her first novel titled, “Timeless Cliches to Use When He Doesn’t Understand It’s Him, Not You.”

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