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  • Emma Burke
  • March 11, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12

MTV smushed two back-to-back episodes into a two-week period while tying in a mid-season-finale for "Siesta Key."

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Rafael Davila and Caitlin Crabill are on top of the world, or at least the Alps, in Sarasota Opera's "La Wally," But, this being opera, it's a given things will go downhill soon. (Photos courtesy of Rod Millington)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • March 8, 2020
Sarasota Opera in rare air with 'La Wally'

The only U.S. opera house to stage Catalani's alpine tragedy in a century does so brilliantly

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Anya Taylor-Joy plays the title role in "Emma," a young women who gives herself far more credit for being clever than she deserves. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 8, 2020
'Emma.' a period piece without a point

Latest remake of Jane Austin's novel is long on looks but shallow in character

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  • Reviews
Taylor Russell in "Waves." Photo source: Amazon Video.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 6, 2020
Binge Blog: You have so much love to share with the world

Examinations of "Waves" and "It's Alive with Brad," plus a smorgasbord of entertainment news.

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    By
  • Emma Burke
  • March 4, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10

Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10

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Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant defy defy 18th century conventions when they cannot deny their mutual attraction in "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 1, 2020
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' will smolder with viewers

Writer-director Celine Sciamma allows quiet sensuality to build the heat in romantic drama

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Ha Jung-woo and Kim Min-hee in "The Handmaiden." Photo via Amazon Prime.
    By
  • 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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
"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
  • Reviews
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

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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.

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