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Sunday, December 24, 2017

Visual Arts Review: A Study in Contrast — Two Museums in Lisbon by Arts Fuse Editor

These institutions visually and physically reflected Portuguese art and culture.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AM
Saturday, December 23, 2017

Film Review: “I, Tonya” — Grit and Glamour on Ice by Arts Fuse Editor

Moviegoers who haven’t thought about Tonya Harding in years may find themselves wondering if they may have judged her too harshly.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:18PM
Friday, December 22, 2017

Film Review: The Ever-present Nostalgia of Woody Allen by Arts Fuse Editor

If you can accept yet another tour around a love triangle, Wonder Wheel is generally engaging and nearly always entertaining.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:42PM
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Theater Review: Bedlam’s “Sense & Sensibility” — Theatrical Nirvana by Arts Fuse Editor

All of the pieces – and some of them are quite odd and incongruent – come together in Sense & Sensibility to become one.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:54PM
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Film Review: “Chasing Trane” — Telling the Story of a Jazz Legend by Arts Fuse Editor

This documentary about John Coltrane serves up skillful, sensitive storytelling and an appropriate sense of reverence.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:33PM

Television Review: “Wormwood” — Errol Morris’ Brilliant Bricolage by Arts Fuse Editor

Wormwood is full of secrets, some revealed, some tantalizingly unknowable.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:48PM
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Dance Review: Assorted Nuts by Arts Fuse Editor

One thing the traditional Nutcracker doesn't do is funny, though it can be charming and even amusing.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:54PM

Remembrance: Ivan Chermayeff, Distinguished Designer of Prominent Logos — Dead at 85 by Arts Fuse Editor

A graphic designer who created some of the most strategic corporate logos of the 20th century.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AM
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Coming Attractions: December 17 through January 2 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM
Friday, December 15, 2017

Concert Review: DakhaBrakha — Music of Ecstatic Energy by Arts Fuse Editor

The members of DakhaBrakha have created something uniquely their own — “folk-punk.”

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:24PM

Visual Arts Review: Leonard Cohen — Une Breche En Toute Chose/A Crack in Everything by Arts Fuse Editor

This ingenious and expansive multi-media museum production will please fans of Leonard Cohen’s art and those new to his artistry.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:33AM
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Poetry Review: “The Word For It” — Poetry, From out of the Dictionary by Arts Fuse Editor

Warren Slesinger’s approach to poetry is experimental but skillful as well as entertaining.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:48PM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Film Review: “The Other Side of Hope” — Despair Begets Compassion by Arts Fuse Editor

This short film exudes a lighthearted, breezy energy that belies the seriousness of its subject matter.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:33PM
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Theater Commentary: Twenty Years Ago — Stonewalling Charges of Sexual Harassment by Arts Fuse Editor

These articles dramatize, sadly, who was listened to and who wasn't in the sexual allegations against playwright Israel Horowitz in the early '90s.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:04PM
Monday, December 11, 2017

Theater Review: New Rep’s Gritty “Man of La Mancha” by Arts Fuse Editor

A fresh interpretation does wonders for this stirring production of Man of La Mancha.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:48PM

Dance Review: “New Work for Goldberg Variations” — Probing the Infinite by Arts Fuse Editor

One fascinating aspect of this collaboration is that the dance and music harmonize but don't mimic each other.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:33AM
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Book Review: “The Golden House” — More Surreal by the Minute by Arts Fuse Editor

The Golden family comes by its wealth, and accrues its menacing enemies, via long and labyrinthine subplots that are hard to follow.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:06AM
Friday, December 8, 2017

Food Feature: Interesting Flavors Galore at the CR[EAT]OR Market by Arts Fuse Editor

New food companies are innovating in similar ways: bold and intriguing flavor combinations and alcohol.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:12PM
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Theater Review: Huntington Theatre Company’s “Tartuffe” — Relevant as Ever by Arts Fuse Editor

The Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Molière’s classic is bright and energetic.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24PM

Coming Attractions: December 5 through 19 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AM
Friday, December 1, 2017

Theater Review: “Julius Caesar” — Attacked with Vigor by Arts Fuse Editor

Probably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:04AM
Monday, November 27, 2017

Film Review: “God’s Own Country” — Mature Love on the Dales by Arts Fuse Editor

I enjoyed God's Own Country for its realistic style and its unflinching vision of intimacy.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:33PM
Sunday, November 26, 2017

Music Feature: Hot Tuna — No Time for Nostalgia by Arts Fuse Editor

“The acoustic duo shows are on the edge. It’s stripped pretty naked. It’s as if we were just playing in your living room.”

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:06PM
Friday, November 24, 2017

Visual Arts Review: “Soft Thresholds” — Room With a View, and an Elephant by Arts Fuse Editor

Soft Thresholds is about opening up physical boundaries: an elephant village is one of a number of the firm's marvelous examples of this commitment.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42PM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Food Feature: Savor the Season at a New Holiday Market in Boston by Arts Fuse Editor

A new pop-up holiday market at the Boston Public Market invites you to expand your local foodie horizons.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM
Sunday, November 19, 2017

Theater Review: “Incognito” — Mapping the Brain by Arts Fuse Editor

What we don't know about the brain and the heart drives this at times unwieldy, yet ultimately satisfying, theatrical work.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:36PM

Coming Attractions: November 19 through December 5 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:33PM
Friday, November 17, 2017

Book Review: “Old Rendering Plant” — Existence on Trial by Arts Fuse Editor

Hilbig’s prose demands sentence-by sentence commitment. It gravitates to the dark and dense, and occasionally surreal.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:48PM

Television Review: “Too Funny to Fail” — Timeless Comedy by Arts Fuse Editor

It always takes a while for the culture to catch up with the best and brightest; what’s on the cutting edge today becomes tomorrow’s gold standard.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36PM

Film Review: Remembrance of Things Zappa by Arts Fuse Editor

Filmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:24AM
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Dance Film Preview: Mapping the Taps — Two Superb Documentaries by Arts Fuse Editor

The tap challenge, sometimes good natured, sometimes prickly, is at the heart of both of these remarkable documentaries.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:18AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards