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Know ‘Doubt’

Can you ever truly know a person? That is the question pressed in a new production of John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt,” winner of both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. Shanley adapted his play into the 2008 Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. The stage production takes […]

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The Muppets

As the flesh-and-blood star and co-screenwriter of “The Muppets,” opening in theaters today, he’s so reverent of the characters that he knows his stuff … and yet is too close to it to recognize when fandom crosses the line of accessibility. Kids may enjoy the film, but it’s really geared for their parents, who grew […]

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The Muppets

As the flesh-and-blood star and co-screenwriter of “The Muppets,” opening in theaters today, he’s so reverent of the characters that he knows his stuff … and yet is too close to it to recognize when fandom crosses the line of accessibility. Kids may enjoy the film, but it’s really geared for their parents, who grew […]

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