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Monday, June 13, 2016

Fuse Rock CD Review: Boston's Gozu " The Dark Side of Being Born Again by Arts Fuse Editor

With its new album, Revival, Gozu finally lets loose its own demonic roar.

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Fuse Dance Review: Breaking it in with a Bang by Arts Fuse Editor

The Bangs are masters in sending up the gelatinous sentimentality of popular culture, embracing it at the same time.

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Friday, June 10, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "Me Before You" " More Than Your Standard Tearjerker by Arts Fuse Editor

Time after time, when the cheap and easy outcome is there for the plucking, Me Before You ditches the teary payoffs.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Fuse Dance Review: Paula Josa-Jones " Shape Shifter by Arts Fuse Editor

Josa-Jones is a unique mover, totally committed to her movement, and totally moving in every body part.

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Fuse Coming Attractions: June 5 through 14 " What Will Light Your Fire This Week by Arts Fuse Editor

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

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "Dragon Inn" " A Masterpiece of Martial Arts Cinema by Arts Fuse Editor

This new restoration of Dragon Inn is not to be missed on the big screen.

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Fuse Music Interview: Carl Palmer " Percussionist Extraordinaire by Arts Fuse Editor

Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy will perform its "Remembering Keith and the Music of Emerson, Lake & Palmer" show next week in Arlington.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "The Lobster" " "The Bachelor" Gone Bizarro by Arts Fuse Editor

Let's just say that there's more than just absurdity for absurdity's sake here -- this is an exercise in wry Swiftian satire.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Fuse Book Review: Australian Master Tim Winton " Writer Turned Ecowarrior by Arts Fuse Editor

Tim Winton's memoir about how deeply Australia's landscape shaped him and his writing.

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Fuse Coming Attractions: May 29 through June 7 " What Will Light Your Fire This Week by Arts Fuse Editor

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

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "Chevalier" " Memorable Macho Madness by Arts Fuse Editor

Chevalier is a hilarious but unapologetic glimpse into bad behavior among men who fancy themselves among society's elite.

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Fuse Theater Review: Peter Pan Prequel " A Little Too Heavy to Take Off by Arts Fuse Editor

At the Lyric Stage Company, Peter and the Starcatcher charms, but doesn't quite take flight.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Fuse News: 2016 Elliot Norton Awards Announced by Arts Fuse Editor

Hearty congratulations to the 2016 Elliot Norton Award nominees and winners.

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Fuse Music Interview: Debo Band " Another Side of Ethio-Groove by Arts Fuse Editor

Boston's Debo Band expand their heterophonnic horizons on Ere Gobez.

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Monday, May 23, 2016

Fuse TV Review: Samantha Bee's "Full Frontal" " Deserves All the Buzz by Arts Fuse Editor

It says something about where we are at as a country when the absurdist's voice is the only one that is persuasively human.

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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "Sunset Song" " Misogyny in the Highlands by Arts Fuse Editor

I wanted to like Sunset Song, steeped as it is in Scottish history and scenery.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: May 22 through 31 " What Will Light Your Fire This Week by Arts Fuse Editor

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

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Fuse Music Preview: Saxophonist Grace Kelly " On Jazz and Beyond by Arts Fuse Editor

"My hope is that in the near future the mainstream music pendulum will swing much more heavily towards giving jazz the attention it deserves."

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Fuse CD Review: "Day of the Dead" " Not Just for Dead Heads by Arts Fuse Editor

Day of the Dead upends stereotypes and expectations, providing a compelling, exploratory trip through the Grateful Dead songbook.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Fuse Feature: The Chandler Travis Philharmonic Blows " a Conversation with Chandler Travis by Arts Fuse Editor

There's nothing quite like a Chandler Travis Philharmonic show.

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Monday, May 16, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "Hockney" " A Definitive Exploration by Arts Fuse Editor

If you think you know a fair bit about David Hockney's career already, as I did, be prepared, you'll learn a lot more.

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Sunday, May 15, 2016

Fuse Coming Attractions: May 15 through 24 " What Will Light Your Fire This Week by Arts Fuse Editor

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

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "High-Rise" " Concrete Meltdown by Arts Fuse Editor

High-Rise's urban apocalypse is laid on thick. One wishes for a modern existence that is not quite so alienating.

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Fuse Film Review: "Elstree 1976' " Hearing from the Minor Gods in the "Star Wars" Pantheon by Arts Fuse Editor

The director approaches his Star Wars interviewees with obvious glee, but he's also on a quest.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Fuse Commentary: Made For These Times " "Pet Sounds" Turns 50 by Arts Fuse Editor

What is there to say about an album that Rolling Stone ranked #2 in its 2003 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"?

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Fuse Film Review: "Primaria" " A Penetrating View of the Cuban Ballet System by Arts Fuse Editor

Oh, it's a strange world, ballet -- filled with rituals and practices that Mary Jane Doherty captures with sharp-eyed grace.

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Monday, May 9, 2016

Fuse Dance Review: Four Flavors " "Mirrors" at Boston Ballet by Arts Fuse Editor

What interested me about Bitches Brew was the chance to discover how choreographer Karole Armitage re-rigs classical ballet steps.

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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Fuse Coming Attractions: May 8 through 17 " What Will Light Your Fire This Week by Arts Fuse Editor

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

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Fuse Book Review: Writer Delmore Schwartz " New Directions Gives His Volatile Brilliance its Due by Arts Fuse Editor

Once and For All asserts the value of Delmore Schwartz's provocative and multifaceted literary legacy.

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Fuse Music Review: Singer/Songwriter John Hiatt " Making a Cranky Sort of Peace by Arts Fuse Editor

John Hiatt's voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.

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Friday, May 6, 2016

Fuse Theater Review: "Legally Blind: The Helen Keller Musical" " Burlesque, Visually Impaired by Arts Fuse Editor

Legally Blind contains plenty of satiric sting because it takes aim at the current fashion for musicals in which handicapped souls are healed.

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Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off