Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Liz Duffy Adams' affectionate look at Aphra Behn's rise to public prominence, despite prejudice against her gender, comes off as a sort of farcical love letter to an ink-stained ancestor tha…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:50AMSunday, October 9, 2011
Given the power, glory, and fun the Boston Babydolls supply with their burlesque routines -- pasties and nipple tassels whirl with furious aplomb -- the lack of spooky payoff in "The Wrathsk…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:54AMTuesday, October 4, 2011
A symptom of our times: two books by self-described critics that aren’t particularly critical. Informed, lucid, thoughtful, and explanatory, yes –- strongly evaluative, no
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:32PMFriday, September 30, 2011
It is encouraging that the list of recommendations for October isn't filled with musicals. Are straight plays back? I wouldn't count on it in this economic climate. So let's bask in the chan…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:44AMWednesday, September 28, 2011
In "Delusion," veteran performance artist Laurie Anderson generates a muted melancholy, sometimes poetic, sometimes poignant, that makes the piece a consistently compelling if not always suc…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:35PMTuesday, September 13, 2011
It could be that the brilliance of Alberto Moravia's cool diagnostic vision -- sleek, clear, cruel, and existential no matter how emotional the conflict -- puts us off. His male protagonists…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMThursday, September 8, 2011
What drives serious writing about film? "When Movies Mattered" suggests an answer: it helps for a critic to take a side, not as consumer advocate, hipster crank, or box office predictor, but…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:48PMSaturday, September 3, 2011
The American Repertory Theater's juggling/removal of the operatic elements in "Porgy and Bess" is clumsy, but the goal is to create a compelling entertainment for contemporary audiences, smo…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:57AMThursday, September 1, 2011
Director Gus Kikkonen and cast come up with a bright, literate presentation of William Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure," a potentially dark comedy pregnant with power.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:32AMWednesday, August 31, 2011
Every September proffers an explosion of productions; as usual, my eclectic picks, driven by my prejudice for the new. There are few world premieres among the openers this season, aside from…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:34PMSunday, August 28, 2011
9/11 has inspired a number of movies and TV documentaries, but theater works about the event are rare. What are dramatists and theater companies afraid of?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:09AMWednesday, August 24, 2011
Thought to be lost, the only existing print of NATHAN THE WISE was discovered in Moscow in 1996. The Coolidge Corner Theater is screening a tinted and beautifully restored version of the fil…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:59AM 
