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  • Marty Fugate
  • October 17, 2018
State College of Florida's 'The Laramie Project' moves without overdoing it

Reality-based play looks back at a brutal attack — and an unlikely team of investigators who struggled to find the truth behind it.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • October 17, 2018
'Bad Times at the El Royale' takes audiences on a dark, wild ride

Director Drew Goddard's thriller/mystery 'Bad Times at the El Royal' is an examination of morality and how humans often lack it.

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“Pip” was made possible by donors Gary and Melody Johnson. Courtesy photo
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  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 17, 2018
Scene & Heard 10.18.18

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"Raisin" runs through Nov. 11 at Westcoast Black Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 15, 2018
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe stages powerful take on 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Lorraine Hansberry’s saga of a struggling black family is portrayed through beautiful songs in 'Raisin.'

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Sarah Sumner and Cindy De La Cruz in "The Space in Between." Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 12, 2018
Works in progress get the spotlight at inaugural Modern Works Festival

The audience was never passive at Urbanite Theatre’s Modern Works Festival.

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Garance Marillier and Rabah Naït Oufella in "Raw." Photo source: Netflix.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 12, 2018
Cringe Blog: Blood and guts

Soapy supernatural drama "True Blood," starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard, and cannibalistic coming-of-age tale "Raw," directed by Julia Ducournau and starring Garance Marillier, are this week's recommendations.

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"Unchained Melodies" runs through Feb. 3 at Florida Studio Theatre. Photo by Matthew Holler
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 10, 2018
FST's 'Unchained Melodies' offers ode to youth and fresh take on doo-wop

Doo-wop and its offspring take the stage at Florida Studio Theatre.

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The Ringling’s Center for Asian Art is now the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Art. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • October 10, 2018
Scene & Heard: Thursday, Oct. 11

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Photo courtesy Variety
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 8, 2018
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga shine in stunning 'A Star is Born' remake

The fourth version of this tragic love story, "A Star is Born," features two stars in a way even their biggest fans have never seen before.

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Back: Andrew Lapp, Tom Purviance, Joseph Holt, Don Bryn and Jonathan Spivey. Front: Avis Romm, Lee Dougherty Ross, Genviève Beauchamp, AzaTorshkoeva and Milana Strezeva. — Photo by Ray Broth
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • October 8, 2018
Artist Series Concerts offer double the fun in 'Piano Grand III' concert

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota hosted a vibrant new installment of its "Piano Grand" series.

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Eva Green in "Penny Dreadful." Photo source: Showtime Anytime.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 5, 2018
Cringe Blog: Behold terrible wonders

"Penny Dreadful," starring Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Josh Hartnett and Harry Treadaway; and "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil," starring Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden and Jesse Moss, are this week's recommendations.

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Photo courtesy of New York Post
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 3, 2018
'Ideal Home' is the hilarious gay adoption story you didn't know you needed

It's impossible not to love this Fabulous Independent Film Festival (organized by Harvey Milk Festival) flick.

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Katherine Siochi — Courtesy photo
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • October 1, 2018
Sarasota Orchestra opens Discoveries series with standing ovation

'Passion and Travel' kicked off the new series with works by Dvořák, Fauré, Sheng and Beethoven.

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Brandon Lee in "The Crow." Source: Amazon Prime Video.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 28, 2018
Binge Blog: Pets are good

"The Crow," starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott and Rochelle Davis, and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," starring Jim Carrey, Courtney Cox and Sean Young, are this week's recommendations.

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Scott Shomaker and Jenny Vallancourt in "The Tempest." Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • September 27, 2018
Asolo Conservatory's 21st-century 'Tempest' is magical in its own right

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training ’s touring production of “The Tempest” is a brave new world.

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