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WGBH HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Boston Ballet Presents a New Nutcracker


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By Jared Bowen
The Boston Ballet's brand new production of The Nutcracker delivers a breathtaking interpretation of the classic, inspired by centuries-old Eastern European and Russian theater. Never before has it looked so gorgeous.
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Lincoln the Man


By Jared Bowen
Wrestled free of his many marble monuments, recenlty the 16th President has been portrayed as humanistic, relative to his pursuit of equality. 
WGBH ARTS

Three Ways to Get Your Art on This Weekend


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By Jared Bowen
Jared Bowen reviews exhibits by Mario Testino and Camille Paglia, as well as the new film Anna Karenina.
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Mario Testino: In Your Face

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Film Review: The Sessions

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Definitely Outside the Box


By Jared Bowen
Jared Bowen takes a look at an unsual delivery of presidential history and learns there is such a thing as sex after life in an iron lung. 
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Bold and Courageous


By Jared Bowen
Through performance, photography and film, consider those who fight for love, for peace and for family. 
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War Horse Is an Unbridled Success


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By Jared Bowen
Elaborate puppetry gives life to a story about the brutaity of war and one majestic animal’s endurance.
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VIDEO: Company One Artistic Director Shawn LaCount


By Jared Bowen
Company One Artistic Director and co-founder Shawn LaCount gets Caught in the Act, talking with Jared Bowen about what propels him…including "Little Shop of Horrors."
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Spies, Puppets and Lies


By Jared Bowen
Whether you try film or theater this weekend, an array of talented stars and performers will transport you back in time and conjure up the scenes, the intrigue and drama that occurred in some of the darker hours of our past. 
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Argo is Another Success for Ben Affleck


By Jared Bowen
Argo is test of Affleck’s confidence and boundaries. This is his first non-Boston based film—a thriller in which he plays a CIA specialist drafted to sneak six Americans out of Iran at a time when anti-American fervor is at its bloodiest.
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Go to Worcester for the Art


By Jared Bowen
The Worcester Art Museum's new director has a high-profile exhibition schedule, starting with the gripping photography show Kennedy to Kent State, and over time he hopes to reconfigure the museum’s entire collection.
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Review: Sequence 8


By Jared Bowen
Hear Jared's reviews of performance, music, film and art around Boston on 89.7 WGBH's Morning Edition, and take notes on what you shouldn't miss this weekend.
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Theater Review: On Stage Now in Boston


By Jared Bowen
Today on 89.7 WGBH's Morning Edition, Jared reviews two more performances happening this weekend on Boston stages. Plus, watch an interview with screenwriter Terrence McNally, writer of Ragtime.
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Funny Thing About Fate


By Jared Bowen
Jared Bowen talks about three performances that focus on situation: Good People, The Mikado and Trouble With the Curve.
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Interview with Spiro Veloudos


By Jared Bowen
Lyric Stage Company of Boston's Spiro Veloudos talks with Jared Bowen about his love of theater and the one show that best represents his own life.
Theater

New Shows on Stage


By Jared Bowen
Hear Jared and Morning Edition host Bob Seay talk about some of the new theater performances coming out this season.
Caught in the Act

Ori Gersht: Seductive Art with a Statement


By Jared Bowen
The beauty in Gersht's work, painstakingly crafted, draws viewers in, but his commentary on modern violence is what they take away.
Caught in the Act

Sparkle: Whitney Houston's Last Role


By Jared Bowen
Seeing Whitney Houston one more time, especially as a healthy, maternal figure, gives this film its poignancy.
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Tanglewood: The Music Mecca of Western Mass.

By Jared Bowen
This summer Tanglewood celebrates its 75th anniversary and a legacy that has evolved from a simple summer music festival into what composer John Williams calls “the spiritual home of music in America.”
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Young People These Days


By Jared Bowen
What prompts young people to roll up their sleeves, make money or make art? David Cronenberg explores the ugly side of success with his new film, while the young artists in downtown Boston will tell you it's creativity and hard work that pay off.
Caught in the Act

Phyllis Diller: Comedy Comes From Tragedy


By Jared Bowen
Watch this 2004 interview with the creators of the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College and see a clip from the study they did on Phyllis Diller's comedy.
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PEM Curator of Chinese Art Moves to MFA


By Jared Bowen
Dr. Nancy Berliner, curator of Chinese Art at the Peabody Essex Museum, today was named the new Curator of Chinese Art a the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Arts Weekend Rundown: Big Dreams


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By Jared Bowen
A variety of arts on exhibit this week make us take notice of what it means to follow a dream, from the hard work to make it onto the stage, to quiet reflection, to dealing with the aftermath of dreams that are crushed.
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Artists for Humanity Opens in Faneuil Hall


By Jared Bowen
Artists for Humanity is not just a fluffy confidence-building program. AFH’s professional artists, teachers and mentors guide kids into creating art to then sell.
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Ansel Adams Water Photos at PEM


By Jared Bowen
Adams had a lifelong romance with nature, and in a riveting new show at the Peabody Essex Museum, we see his relationship with water, going all the way back to the seaside San Francisco of his boyhood.
Caught in the Act

Cirque's Giant Tribute to Michael Jackson


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By Jared Bowen
Imagine the spectacle as Cirque du Soleil takes on Jackson in its new stadium show, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.
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Bright Lights & Big Dance Numbers


By Jared Bowen
Jared Bowen takes a look at some really bright art on the Boston waterfront, promises great things from the Shakespeare performance in the Commons and says the new tribute to Michael Jackson is almost as epic as his legend.
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Public Display of Reflection


By Jared Bowen
New displays of video art take advantage of a new kind of canvas, like the 80 foot tall marquee at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
 
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Meet the Voices of WGBHArts


VISIT WGBHArts
By Jared Bowen
WGBH will stay on top of the art scene in New England this summer and make sure you know what not to miss. Guest Editor Jared Bowen introduces our contributors.
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A Notebook in Pictures: Annie Leibovitz on Pilgrimage


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By Jared Bowen
What began as a project evolved into a journey with emotional heft. Leibovitz calls her newest work, Pilgrimage, a pictoral notebook about the sense of place.
Caught in the Act

Weekend Arts Review: Imagination Inspires a Second Look


By Jared Bowen
A first-time director and established photographer offer inspiration from their imaginative ways of looking at familiar scenes.
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Review: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' a True Original


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By Jared Bowen
In virtually every place it has opened, from Sundance to Cannes, Beasts of the Southern Wild has garnered stellar reviews — for good reason.  
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How Cirque du Soleil Evolves and Inspires


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By Jared Bowen
In the 1980s, Cirque du Soleil was simply a group of street performers in Quebec. Artistic Director Tim Smith and Company Manager Jeff Lund talk about how it has become a global enterprise.
Caught in the Act

It's Good Music: Irving Berlin's Advice for Simple Songs


By Jared Bowen
Noted music historian Benjamin Sears has compiled a vast array of materials and music writing advice from Irving Berlin's life and work into a new book titled The Irving Berlin Reader.
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Weekend Arts Review: I Saw Katy Perry and I Liked It


By Jared Bowen
The new film documenting the rise of music sensation Katy Perry is surprisingly touching. Hear Jared's review on Morning Edition of that and other art in Boston that you shouldn't miss this weekend.
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MFA Collection Transformed Again


By Jared Bowen
New York collector Robert Owen Lehman, son of the famed American banker, has gifted the MFA with 34 rare pieces of West African art, including 28 bronzes and 6 ivories.
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Wahlberg Takes Bro-mance to a New Comedy Level in Ted


By Jared Bowen
Mark Wahlberg is infinitely endearing as the puppy-eyed John, who is legitimately torn between his loyalties to his best bear friend and the girl he loves.
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Josiah McElheny Show at ICA Offers Infinite Questions


By Jared Bowen
Moving through the show, you’ll see McElheny’s interrogation of infinity with his continued use of glass and metal, which capture our reflection and ensure us a role in the show.
Caught in the Act

Take a Wild Ride on Avenue Q, but Steer Away from Car Talk


By Jared Bowen
This week's pick of entertainment ranges from hilarious to, well...rusty.
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'Olympics' of American Theater Come to Boston


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By Jared Bowen
The national conference of the Theater Communications Group brings together more than a thousand theater professionals — and this year they came to Boston. 
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Museum Invites You to Worcester's 'Living Room'


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By Jared Bowen
In a symbolic gesture, the new director of the Worcester Art Museum is reopening its long-shuttered front doors and offering free admission through July and August.
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Anthony Rapp Speaks of Love, Loss and the Musical Rent


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By Jared Bowen
Anthony Rapp, star from the Broadway hit Rent, brings a one-man show to Boston this week about his struggle to balance family and career while his mother battled cancer. His performance continues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
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Totem: Stories of Our Origins


By Jared Bowen
The latest Big Top show by Cirque du Soleil upholds the company's marvelous tradition for story and spectacle.
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Film Review: Tom Cruise Rocks


By Jared Bowen
A leather-clad Tom Cruise steals this film as a singer slowly realizing his worth. Even more impressive, Cruise can sing.
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Blowing Hard Over Cape Wind


By Jared Bowen
A new documentary film looks at the public division over Cape Wind — a field of wind turbines to be planted five miles off the coast in Nantucket sound, and at the $70 million dollars spent to spin the debate.
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Spectacle and Bling


By Jared Bowen
Art that can dazzle can also make us think out of the box. From sculpture to circus to really loud 80s rock, these new works give us much to consider, or at least the inspiration to think about a big hair revival.
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Broadway Finally Ready for "Porgy and Bess"


By Jared Bowen
The A.R.T.'s artistic director adhered to her vision to adapt "Porgy and Bess" for a twenty-first century stage, despite thunderous criticism. Last night, “The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” won Tonys for best musical revival and best actress.
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Wheelock Family Theatre Salutes Sue Kosoff


By Jared Bowen
Sue Kosoff is responsible for much of what the Wheelock Family Theatre has achieved. As a teacher and friend she has inspired thousands, making performances more accessible for the last 32 years.
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Review: George Gershwin Alone at ArtsEmerson


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By Jared Bowen
George Gershwin Alone takes us gently and swiftly through the biography of one of this country’s most revered composers. 
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Get Close to the Original


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By Jared Bowen
Arts around town this weekend lets audiences take a closer look at the life of Gershwin, consider the mythology behind the Alien flm series or celebrate one woman who has made it her calling to bring theater to underserved communities.
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Review: Private Lives at the Huntington


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By Jared Bowen
Theater director and Noel Coward expert Maria Aitken gives us a brilliant Boston staging of the playwright's 1930 comedy, Private Lives.
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Renoir's Paintings Dance Together Again


By Jared Bowen
On view now as part of the MFA's Visiting Masterpieces program is a set of works by the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir that you simply cannot miss.
Jared Bowen: Caught in the Act

Gary Webb: Mr. Jeans


By Jared Bowen
British sculptor Gary Webb is making his US debut in Massachusetts at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
General

Letter from the Editor: Welcome to WGBHArts


By Jared Bowen
The art of enjoying the summer just got a whole lot easier, with WGBHArts as your guide.
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There's Nothing Quite Like a Classic


By Jared Bowen
Hear about a new staging of a Noel Coward classic and learn about the reunion of three masterpiece paintings that will delight museum visitors in Boston this summer.
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Arthur Griffin's Lens on Fenway


By Jared Bowen
Arthur Griffin photographed a lot of baseball fans for Life, Fortune and the Saturday Evening Post. Now his Museum of Photography in Winchester is giving Fenway Park a party — in pictures.
Jared Bowen: Caught in the Act

Pictures Worth Thousands


By Jared Bowen
Nearly 6,000 photographs have become part of the MFA's collection, thanks to trustee Saundra Lane. Meanwhile, photographer Arthur Griffin's work at Fenway celebrates the ballpark's 100th anniversary.

On stage: Lonesome West and Xanadu.
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Lockhart Delivers Again With This Year's Pops


By Jared Bowen
Conductor Keith Lockhart serves up a rousing series of Americana music with Bernadette Peters, John Williams, Patti Austin and comedian/banjo aficionado Steve Martin.
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Arts Ahead: Sometimes Less Is More


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By Jared Bowen
Simple pleasures can inform the arts, from folk songs that give people hope, the pastoral scenes that inspire painters or even the those rare moments when, as parents, we get it just right.
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Cuban Art Comes to South Boston


By Jared Bowen
Because travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba have eased slightly over the last 2 years, artist Orestes Gaulhiac was able to attend the opening of his new exhibit at Galeria Cubana.
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Arts Ahead: Shadows, Pops and Merry Poppers


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By Jared Bowen
Traditions take new and wild turns as a band of theater renegades reinterpret Mary Poppins, Tim Burton drops a vampire into 20th century Maine and the Boston Pops celebrate America's diverse music history with Steve Martin on banjo.
Economy

Paul Krugman Talks Solutions on Greater Boston


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By Jared Bowen
Forget "recession," forget "downturn." We're in a depression, Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman says — and he thinks he knows how to fix it.
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My Broadway: Chita Rivera


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By Jared Bowen
Catch a rare opportunity to experience the incredible talent of Chita Rivera. The legendary actress, singer and dancer talked with Jared Bowen before a benefit performance of her show My Broadway this Friday.
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Arts Ahead: Two Centuries of Awesome


By Jared Bowen
Learn how Dickens drove fans to a frenzy with his arrival in Boston, how Katz gave rise to Pop Art, see Marvel bring the most epic fight yet to the Big Screen and hear about Broadway legend Chita Rivera's finest moments.
Education

Harvard, MIT Leaders Discuss Online Initiative


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By Jared Bowen
The provosts of Harvard and MIT joined Emily Rooney to discuss their joint online education initiative — one they think will be a game-changer. Watch Greater Boston on-demand.
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Before Pop Art, There Was Alex Katz


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By Jared Bowen
Katz draws upon six decades of his painting to create a unique, colorful retrospective at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.
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A Tale of Two Tours


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By Jared Bowen
In two visits to America, decades apart, Charles Dickens experienced the best and worst of times. His travels in Massachusetts, however, were mostly enjoyable, as detailed in a new museum exhibition at the Lowell National Historical Park.
Live Performances

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Shoes, Sex and Marriage


By Jared Bowen
Don't wait another minute to get tickets to these performances. A new spin on Russian satire and a unique look at Nigeria's recent history.
Performing Arts

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Love, Luck and Triumph


By Jared Bowen
Boston's outstanding theater scene is highlighted again with a round of awards and new performances by ArtsEmerson and the Huntington Theatre. 
FENWAY CENTENNIAL

Greater Boston Goes Inside Fenway


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By Jared Bowen
Go behind the scenes at Fenway Park this Thursday on a special edition of Greater Boston.

Thursday, April 19 at 7pm on WGBH 2
Drama

Jared Bowen's Arts Ahead: Lows and Highs


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By Jared Bowen
Theater-goers won't want to miss this long-awaited performance of Eugene O'Neill's powerful examination of family, and families won't want to miss a night of delight under the Big Top.
Greater Boston

How Cambridge Brought Back Folk Music


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By Jared Bowen
A new documentary film, For the Love of the Music, charts the evolution of Club 47 from a Jazz oasis to a launching pad for the American folk music revival.(Photo: facebook.com/Club47Film)
Communications & Media

Skittles and Etch-a-Sketch: When Brands Meet Politics


By Jared Bowen
Amid the fallout in the Trayvon Martin murder is a public relations conundrum for a product innocently linked to the Florida teen. It’s an unfortunate circumstance that’s plagued other brands from Kool-Aid to the Post Office.
Greater Boston

Boston Derby Dames Get Rollin'


By Jared Bowen
With 65 skaters among five teams, including the Cosmonaughties, the Nutcrackers and the Wicked Pissahs, the teams routinely sell out the 1300-person arena.

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