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Arts + Entertainment | Reviews

“The Marvelous Wonderettes” takes a lighthearted look at girl groups of the ’50s and ’60s. Courtesy photo.
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  • Marty Fugate
  • July 17, 2017
Theater review: 'The Marvelous Wonderettes'

'The Marvelous Wonderettes' spins the girl group golden oldies at The Players

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  • Pam Nadon
  • July 10, 2017
Film Review: 'Hero'

Sam Elliott shines in this touching film.

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In “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey,” Jeffrey Plunkett morphs and mutates into nearly a dozen characters, both male and female.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 10, 2017
Theater review: 'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey'

Jeffrey Plunkett shines in one-man performance at Florida Studio Theatre.

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  • Edward Alley
  • July 6, 2017
Music review: 'Voices of Freedom'

Choral Artists of Sarasota's annual Fourth of July concert shines brighter than just patriotic fanfare.

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

Imaginations run wild in 'It Comes At Night.'

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  • 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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  • 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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