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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Book Review: Lou Reed — A Welter of Contradictions by Arts Fuse Editor

Anthony DeCurtis wants to do justice to his subjects’ extensive catalogue, but the book begins to feel less like exegesis and more like Lou Reed 101.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:24PM
Saturday, January 20, 2018

Film Review: “Thelma” — Surreal Adolescence by Arts Fuse Editor

Thelma learns that she can’t escape who she is -- but she can control what she does.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:16PM

Theater Review: “Lost Girls” — Raw and Revelatory by Arts Fuse Editor

Ultimately, this production of Lost Girls might have gone deeper if it had been slowed down a bit.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:57AM
Friday, January 19, 2018

Theater Review: “Shakespeare in Love” — Lightweight Bard by Arts Fuse Editor

SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of Shakespeare in Love comes off as lovely, temperate, and at least a little trite.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:37PM
Thursday, January 18, 2018

WATCH CLOSELY: “The Last Five Years” — David Bowie’s Immortal Artistic Vision by Arts Fuse Editor

To the end of his life, David Bowie was excited about creating innovative sounds and collaborating with new musicians.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:16PM

Book Review: “Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts” — Pages of Glory by Arts Fuse Editor

De Hamel's history is a detective story, a love story, and a revelation of the nourishment to be found in celebrated libraries and collections.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:51AM
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Theater Review: “KNYUM” — Opening up to the World by Arts Fuse Editor

KNYUM is unlike anything else New England theatre currently has to offer -- in the best possible way.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:23PM

Dance Review: Compagnie Hervé Koubi — Looping through the Categories by Arts Fuse Editor

Performance has always included sex and physicality in its attractions. Koubi's work tries to move the spectators to a higher level.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:17PM
Monday, January 15, 2018

Rock CD Review: Remembering the “Bosstown Sound” by Arts Fuse Editor

We Bostonians are a tough bunch and the Remains had a tough sound. That’s what Boston music should be remembered for.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:21PM
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Coming Attractions: January 14 through 30 — 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 10:41AM
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Music Interview: Henry Rollins — Forever Wired by Arts Fuse Editor

Henry Rollins insists on defining himself strictly on his own terms.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:08PM
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Visual Arts Feature: Looking Back at ’60s Art and Technology — The Pioneers of USCO by Arts Fuse Editor

When an opportunity to celebrate USCO’s pioneering work came along, I just had to curate it.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:42PM
Monday, January 8, 2018

Film Review: “Blame” — A Crucible of Teen Drama by Arts Fuse Editor

I love the way Blame captures the kaleidoscopic emotional experience of being a teenage girl.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:13PM
Sunday, January 7, 2018

Jazz CD Review: Three Paths for Futurism by Arts Fuse Editor

Three incisive visions of what's to come from largish groups of committed musicians.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:12AM
Saturday, January 6, 2018

Remembrance: Aharon Appelfeld — A Displaced Writer of Displaced Fiction by Arts Fuse Editor

"Everything about the Holocaust already seems so thoroughly unreal, as if it no longer belongs to the experience of our generation, but to mythology..."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AM
Friday, January 5, 2018

Film Review: “The Post” — The Newspaper Business is Not Glamorous, But Movies Are by Arts Fuse Editor

Steven Spielberg’s political timing is nearly perfect, and so is his film.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24PM

Music Interview: Stanley Sagov — Doctor Jazz by Arts Fuse Editor

Stanley Sagov never wants to play a piece the same way twice. He's always engaged in a "search for freshness."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AM
Thursday, January 4, 2018

WATCH CLOSELY: “Black Mirror” — Reflecting Our Dark Days by Arts Fuse Editor

What has Black Mirror been good for, beyond entertainment, if not drawing our attention to escalating social and technological perils?

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:00PM
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Theater Review: “The Wolves” — Theater of the Prosaic by Arts Fuse Editor

Perhaps the theatre of millennials will resemble Reality TV, resistant to suggestive metaphor and the rewards of complex narration.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:28AM
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Commentary: #MeToo and Dethroning Rock Deities by Arts Fuse Editor

We have the obligation to look behind the music and the culture that glorified and perpetuated it.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:10PM

Coming Attractions: January 2 through 16 — 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 09:37AM
Monday, January 1, 2018

Film Commentary: Gary Oldman — The Spiritual Death of the Last “Angry Young Man”? by Arts Fuse Editor

I miss the precocious, mischievous, darkly cunning, and troubled characters Gary Oldman once portrayed so beautifully.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:27AM
Saturday, December 30, 2017

Favorite Dance Performances of 2017 by Arts Fuse Editor

A quartet of critics serve up the highlights in dance for 2017.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PM

Feature: 2017 Best Of/Worst Of — And a Look Ahead by Arts Fuse Editor

By Timothy Francis Barry Another year of paging through new books, staring slack-jawed at the television with its now 400 channels (hoping for something to flicker into view that will engage…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24AM
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2017 by Arts Fuse Editor

Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:18PM
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Film Review: “Call Me By Your Name” — Desire Under the Apricot Trees by Arts Fuse Editor

I can unequivocally say this is the most masterful and beautiful film of the year.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:12PM
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Book Review: “Manhattan Beach” — Taking a Deep Dive by Arts Fuse Editor

Manhattan Beach feels acutely relevant despite being set in the past.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:06PM

Book Review: “Best Food Writing 2017″ — Sampling the Annual Epicurean Written Feast by Arts Fuse Editor

Best Food Writing 2017 presents, as the series always has, a veritable buffet of pleasurable reading for the foodie.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:06PM
Monday, December 25, 2017

Commentary: Best Jazz (and Other) Recordings of 2017 by Arts Fuse Editor

The range of recordings issued this year was remarkable, both in terms of their instrumentation and their artistic inspiration.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:33AM
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Film Feature: Best and Most Overrated Movies of 2017 by Arts Fuse Editor

Our demanding critics choose the best (most disappointing) films of the year.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PM

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

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