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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
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Concert Review: After 700 Hundred Years, “The Play Of Daniel” Still Sings Truth To Power by Arts Fuse Editor

The Boston Camerata’s lucid production placed emphasis on music and movement and a chiaroscuro-inspired use of light and shadow.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:18PM
Friday, February 3, 2017

Film Review: “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” — Death Becomes Her by Arts Fuse Editor

At first, The Autopsy of Jane Doe comes off as a sort of small town crime thriller, but it slowly evolves into what feels like a bonafide horror film.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:48PM

Classical CD Reviews: Shai Wosner’s Haydn/Ligeti and Justin Taylor’s “La famille Forqueray” by Arts Fuse Editor

Hats off to harpsichordist Justin Taylor for the resonant, gripping performances he turns in on his debut album.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:03AM
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Book Review: “Hope in the Dark” — An Homage to Community by Arts Fuse Editor

Now, more than ever, It’s worth being reminded of our natural potential for good.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PM

Theater Review: “Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women” — An Evening of Powerful Journeys by Arts Fuse Editor

This is a script with an exquisite sense of balance; Trans Scripts, Part I is thoughtful, informative, honest, and playful, all at once.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Theater Review: “Really” — An Absorbing Confrontation With Memory by Arts Fuse Editor

Company One's production of this unconventional work is absorbing: this is the kind of exciting theater that we need to see more often.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:48PM

Visual Arts Review: Virtual Reality Art — Not Ready for Prime Time by Arts Fuse Editor

Worse, humor and irony have no place in this show's version of virtual reality.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AM
Monday, January 30, 2017

Theater Review: The Lyric Stage Company is not “Afraid of Virginia Woolf” by Arts Fuse Editor

Edward Albee’s bitter masterwork is a tough nut for a company to crack as well as a hard play to watch.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:12PM

Dance Review: Jessica Lang Dance — Flowing with the Go by Arts Fuse Editor

I like to see dances that are somehow all of a piece. Hope this doesn’t mean I'm sinking into some kind of retro-fogeyism.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:12PM

Film Review: “The Executioner” — Death Be Not Pedestrian by Arts Fuse Editor

Director Luis García Berlanga entertainingly but ruthlessly lampoons the cruelties and absurdities of Spanish life under dictatorship.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:36AM
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Coming Attractions: January 29 through February 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 01:42PM
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Visual Arts Interview: Doug Weathersby — Making Art Out of Work by Arts Fuse Editor

Among other things, we talked about the art world’s massive hoarding problem.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:54PM
Friday, January 27, 2017

Film Review: “Hidden Figures” — Finger Painting by the Numbers by Arts Fuse Editor

All of these stories are powerful... if only they were treated with dramatic complexity.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24PM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 27 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Theater Review” “Intimate Exchanges” — Semi-furious Comic Froth by Arts Fuse Editor

It’s good fun and, for a while at least, it’s interesting to watch the actors fulfill the play's impish demands.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:33PM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 26 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Theater Review: Mad Horse Theatre’s “The Nether” — Through a Glass, Darkly by Arts Fuse Editor

Jennifer Haley’s play is compelling and timely because it forces us to face facts, actual and alternative.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 25 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Film Review: “Dead of Winter” — Horror and the Art of Living Deliciously by Arts Fuse Editor

One of the lessons of the Dead of Winter series at the Brattle Theatre:"The occult is one of many tickets to the revolution.”

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:12PM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 24 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:18AM
Monday, January 23, 2017

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 23 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Film Review: “Paterson” — A Very Ordinary Visionary by Arts Fuse Editor

Paterson is a movie about how ordinary it may be to see the world in a grain of sand.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:04AM

Dance Review: ODC/Dance — Science and Sensuality by Arts Fuse Editor

In both pieces on the ODC/Dance program, serious ideas underlay a lush movement language adorned with striking scenic effects.

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Sunday, January 22, 2017

Theater Review: “Trick or Treat” — A Domestic Horror Show by Arts Fuse Editor

A less skilled playwright might have gone for the obvious and focused on mercy-killing and the ravages of Alzheimer’s.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:48PM

Film Review: “Silence” — Martin Scorsese’s Mute Spiritual Odyssey by Arts Fuse Editor

Did Martin Scorsese want this film about religious faith to reverberate so faintly, to make its point through such awkward stillness?

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:48PM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 22 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Saturday, January 21, 2017

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 21 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Film Review: “Patriots Day” — So Close to Home by Arts Fuse Editor

Patriots Day provides an intimate view of a heart-stopping week.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:36PM

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — January 20 by Arts Fuse Editor

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Visual Arts Review: London’s Design Museum — An Inspiring Experience by Arts Fuse Editor

London’s Design Museum is now one of the major venues in the world for experiencing the art of design.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:42AM

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