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She played with skill and verve.
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Chenier sang and played with soulful verve and impressive instrumental fluidity throughout, while Landreth’s ebullient slide-guitar solos approached a level of musical ecstasy.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The show, produced with A24, faithfully traces the plot of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, centering the voice of the narrator, known simply as The Captain, played with cheeky verve by Australian actor Hoa Xuande, who is of Vietnamese descent.
—Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The show, produced with A24, faithfully traces the plot of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, centering the voice of the narrator, known simply as The Captain, played with cheeky verve by Australian actor Hoa Xuande, who is of Vietnamese descent.
—Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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verve
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: lively enthusiasm
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