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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Film Review: “My Life as a Zucchini”—A French Fable of Loss and Belonging by Arts Fuse Editor

Children’s connections to one another are layered and complex, and their understanding of the adult world more sophisticated than we usually allow.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:31AM
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Dance Review: Popcorn from BODYTRAFFIC by Arts Fuse Editor

BODYTRAFFIC seems to be invested in a relentless likeability.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:06PM
Monday, March 13, 2017

Coming Attractions: March 13 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PM
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Music Preview/Appreciation: Jens Lekman Attains Indie Sainthood by Arts Fuse Editor

If there is such a thing as upbeat melancholia, then Jens Lekman has got it down pat.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:12AM
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Theater Review: “Precious Little” — Prospecting Inner Treasures by Arts Fuse Editor

Nora Theatre Company's thoughtful production of Precious Little will encourage you to dig a little deeper into yourself.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:03PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Visual Arts Commentary: The ICA — The Limits of Being an Icon by Arts Fuse Editor

The nagging question: why didn't the ICA didn’t create a building that offered options to be developed vertically?

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AM
Monday, March 6, 2017

Film Review: “XX”—Horror Anthology, Female Version by Arts Fuse Editor

I was looking forward to XX because it was horror, it was an anthology, and because all four pieces were directed by women.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:48AM
Sunday, March 5, 2017

TV Review: “3 Mics”—Neal Brennan’s Innovative Stand Up by Arts Fuse Editor

Neal Brennan’s mix-and-match of styles manages to combine deadpan sensibility with shocking poignancy.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42PM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Dance Review: Meredith Monk — Songs With and Without Words by Arts Fuse Editor

Any performance of Meredith Monk's is spare to the point of enigma, and also tremendously evocative.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:12PM
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Film Review: “Kedi” — Caring for a City of Cats by Arts Fuse Editor

This endearing but unsentimental film explores the myriad connections that many Istanbul residents have to their feline neighbors.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:12PM

Book Review: Peter Handke — A Writer At War With Himself by Arts Fuse Editor

The imperative to engage with landscape, and thus leave or at least minimize the self, has become of great importance to Peter Handke.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM
Monday, February 27, 2017

Book Review: “Nicotine” — A Fresh Take on Addiction by Arts Fuse Editor

A beautiful, if somewhat meandering, series of vignettes on the writer's lifelong relationship with cigarettes.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:36PM
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Coming Attractions: February 26 through March 14 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:03PM

Dance Review: At the Boston Ballet — Ballet as Drama by Arts Fuse Editor

Like a lot of first efforts by prospective masters, Artifact is loaded with ideas.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:42PM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Theater Review: “Women in Jeopardy!” — Critic Left Unconcerned by Arts Fuse Editor

The MRT production marches clumsily along the fine line of being funny and knowing it is funny.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:32PM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Book Review: “The Shipwrecked Mind” — Leaving the Carnage Behind by Arts Fuse Editor

Mark Lilla argues that the creed of the reactionary mind can be just as radical (and disturbing) as any revolutionary ideology.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:18PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Dance Review: At the ICA, Alessandro Sciarroni’s FOLK-S Mesmerizes by Arts Fuse Editor

The performance turned out to be a nervy but hypnotic game of endurance for performer and audience members.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:42PM

Theater Review: “Don’t Give Up the Ship” — A Promising Voyage by Arts Fuse Editor

Don’t Give Up the Ship is well worth the time of audience members seeking exciting, unconventional theater.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:32AM

Jazz CD Review: “Meditations on Freedom” — Creative Politics by Arts Fuse Editor

On this album, saxophonist Noah Preminger serves up his visceral reaction to the post-election state of affairs.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AM
Monday, February 20, 2017

Music Interview/Review: Former Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Crosses Musical Borders by Arts Fuse Editor

"My ancestors fled pogroms in Poland and today we have a crisis to rival what went on in the 1940s."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Film Review: “Toni Erdmann” — Humor is Tedium’s Balm by Arts Fuse Editor

Toni Erdmann gently but somewhat darkly reminds us that living life in the fast lane means missing out on its slower, humbler pleasures.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:48AM
Friday, February 17, 2017

Music Interview: Session Americana and That Little Round Table by Arts Fuse Editor

Session Americana has matured from a local, informal collective to a polished touring band.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:48AM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Theater Review: A Very Winning “Beauty Queen of Leenane” by Arts Fuse Editor

The Druid Theatre Company staging shows what amazing things happens when a group of artists work together fully and completely .

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:32AM
Monday, February 13, 2017

Dance Review: Gallim Dance’s “WHALE” — Strictly Small Fry by Arts Fuse Editor

Nothing in this over-lengthy work refers to whales, the ocean, or even the fishing industry.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:12PM

Coming Attractions: February 13 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire by Arts Fuse Editor

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

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:12PM
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Film Review: “The Salesman” — The Limits of Empathy by Arts Fuse Editor

Director Asghar Farhadi’s most stringent judgments generally fall upon members of his own sophisticated, worldly cohort.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06PM

Book Review: “The Mary Julia Paintings of Joan Brown” — In a Pantheon All its Own by Arts Fuse Editor

Poet William Benton's slender and beautiful book can safely be described as sui generis.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Book Review: “The Feud” — Brilliant Literary Frenemies by Arts Fuse Editor

Alex Beam generates interest via his portrait of frenemies Edmund Wilson and Vladimir Nabokov as brainy but flawed human beings.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:06PM

Jazz Book Review: “Blue Rhythm Fantasy” — Illuminating the Swing Era by Arts Fuse Editor

This is more interesting than a sweeping survey, it is a portrait of an African-American musician whose career peaked in the Swing Era.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:24AM
Monday, February 6, 2017

Music Preview: Drive-By Truckers — Triumphantly Defiant by Arts Fuse Editor

It’s almost as important to see the Drive-By Truckers show at the Royale as to join a march in the streets outside.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AM
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Music Preview/CD Review: Valerie June — Learning to Master the “Order of Time” by Arts Fuse Editor

Singer Valerie June lays down an impressive vocal marker with her new album.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:03PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic