Full of creative energy and stellar musicianship, this evocative collaboration is more than the sum of its parts.
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On their ninth album the Celtic rockers show no signs of slowing down.
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A crew of con artists gets into trouble when that fact that they're also a family gets in the way.
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Another day, another duomo? But what beautiful ceramics!
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This Restoration comedy by one of England's earliest female playwrights is a hilarious delight in The Queens Company's new production.
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Churches, catacombs, hermits, and Inquisition graffiti in Sicily's biggest city.
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A foggy visit to the ancient mountaintop town near Sicily's western coast.
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The century-old play that inspired 'Carousel' gets a reverent New York revival, the first in decades.
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A scathing production set in the London punk rock scene.
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Travels in the north and west of Sicily: Segesta, Trapani, and a beautiful agriturismo.
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