: enthusiastically praised
an acclaimed performance/performer
the city's most acclaimed restaurants
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Thile will also team with acclaimed jazz and classical singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Sullivan Fortner on a new version of Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, which will receive its world premiere at the 2027 Festival.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The show has maintained an acclaimed five seasons and won 12 Emmys, including best comedy series in 2024, best supporting actress for Einbinder in 2025, and four wins in the best lead actress category for Smart.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The new movie Pressure, Anthony Maras' screen adaptation of David Haig's acclaimed 2014 play, comes to the big screen in time for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, carving out a place in the pantheon of films about the World War II liberation of Western Europe away from the action on the beaches.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The show has maintained an acclaimed five seasons and won 12 Emmys, including best comedy series in 2024, best supporting actress for Einbinder in 2025, and four wins in the best lead actress category for Smart.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The new movie Pressure, Anthony Maras' screen adaptation of David Haig's acclaimed 2014 play, comes to the big screen in time for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, carving out a place in the pantheon of films about the World War II liberation of Western Europe away from the action on the beaches.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
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“Acclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaimed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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