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Arts + Entertainment | Reviews

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  • Pam Nadon
  • July 5, 2017
Film review: 'Baby Driver'

'Baby Driver' is a visually stunning masterpiece that offers unexpected thrills at every turn.

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Anything goes on stage during the “Sarasota Improv Festival” July 13-15 at Florida Studio Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 29, 2017
Improv, the Next Generation

Sarasota Improv Festival sets the stage for new wave improv performers at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Brian Noonan, Danny Calvert, Vaden Thurgood, and Cameron Johnson. Photo by FST.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 26, 2017
A New Jersey State of Mind

Talented tenors sing the praises of New Jersey at FST.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • June 26, 2017
Film review: "The Exception"

"The Exception" is part thriller, part WWII drama and part love story

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Alexia Jasmene and Minka Wiltz
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 26, 2017
Urbanite Theatre production tells the story of the man who wasn’t there.

'Naming True' is a parable of storytelling and personal loyalty.

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  • Reviews
yMusic is a chamber group of young performers from New York. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • June 26, 2017
Festival wraps with a delightful mix

Third portion of Sarasota Music Festival offers greatest contrast.

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  • Reviews
Brendan McMahon and Suzy Jane Hunt. Photo by Gary Sweetman
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 17, 2017
Theater review: 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'

Multimedia, multisensory adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic immerses audiences in an oceanic experience.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • June 17, 2017
Film review: 'Past Life'

A family uncovers the disturbing truth about their father's dark past in this provocative film.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • June 13, 2017
Film review: 'It Comes at Night'

Imaginations run wild in 'It Comes At Night.'

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    By
  • Edward Alley
  • June 12, 2017
Music review: Sarasota Music Festival opening weekend

Jeffrey Kahane and the Festival Orchestra opened the festival with palpable energy.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • June 6, 2017
Film review: 'Churchill'

Brian Cox embodies a guilt-ridden Winston Churchill like no actor before him.

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    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 6, 2017
Theater review: 'Burt & Me'

The dream of love gets a Burt Bacharach soundtrack in FST’s 'Burt & Me.'

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    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 30, 2017
Theater review: 'The Remnant'

'The Remnant' offers a cure for Vietnam War amnesia.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • May 16, 2017
Film review: 'Norman'

Richard Gere shines at the top of his acting game.

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    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 16, 2017
Theater review: 'Fences'

August Wilson’s 'Fences' traces the boundaries of self and family at Venice Theatre.

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