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Ed Siegel

Going out with an artistic bang

John Judd portrays a man who thinks he's being by haunted by his wife in 'Shining City.' John Judd portrays a man who thinks he's being by haunted by his wife in "Shining City." (Peter Wynn Thompson)
By Ed Siegel
April 3, 2008

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I'M A subscriber to the Big Bang theory of art. The best way to make an audience remember something is to end it with a big Beethovenian bang. Sure, there's a place for "Sopranos" like ambiguity or a Mahler's Ninth death rattle, but for the most part I want a shot of adrenaline on my way out the door. (Full article: 690 words)

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