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Friday, May 6, 2016

Fuse Music Interview: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Turns 50 by Arts Fuse Editor

Amazingly, the group’s 50th anniversary tour features three of the original members: lead singer/guitarist Jeff Hanna, string player John McEuen, and drummer Jimmie Fadden.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:34PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Fuse Film Review: “The People vs. Fritz Bauer” — The Trials and Tribulations of a Nazi Hunter by Arts Fuse Editor

Reality is the driving force behind the suspense in this film's look at the lurid underbelly of post-war Germany.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:09PM

Fuse Dance Review: Swans’ Return at Boston Ballet by Arts Fuse Editor

Even the hippest of us can succumb to a deep longing for harmony, lush orchestration, and magic.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:31AM
Monday, May 2, 2016

Fuse Appreciation: “The Passion for the Thing” — An Argument for Writer Harry Crews by Arts Fuse Editor

The Southern-inflected melee of Harry Crews’ universe is like a Hieronymus Bosch canvas dipped in whiskey and flour and deep-fried.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:49AM
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Fuse Coming Attractions: May 1 through 10 — 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.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:25PM
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Fuse Theater Review: “Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary” — Heartfelt History by Arts Fuse Editor

Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary is at its most theatrically gripping when Marissa Chibas is caught up in her memories.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:31AM
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Fuse Film Review: At the IFFB — “Weiner” Is the Joke on Us? by Arts Fuse Editor

In the age of reality television, where no humiliation or personal flaw goes unnoticed, Anthony Weiner revels in all the attention.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:21PM

Fuse Theater Review: Anne Washburn’s “Antlia Pneumatica” — All Sound and No Dramatic Fury by Arts Fuse Editor

Long stretches of the evening ask the audience to listen to annoying children’s voices in the dark.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:10AM

Fuse Book Review: Don DeLillo’s “Zero K” — The Wages of Cheating Death by Arts Fuse Editor

Zero K will prove refreshing to Don DeLillo’s readers in that it’s a novel of faith -- a concept that he’s always been skeptical of.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:02AM
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Fuse Book Review: “John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit” — A Sympathetic Look at a New England Aristocrat by Arts Fuse Editor

James Traub has admirably captured the man inside the public figure, giving us a complex view of a typical New England grandee.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Fuse Book Review: Alvin Epstein’s “Dressing Room Stories” — Vivid Theater History by Arts Fuse Editor

Alvin Epstein's recollections about his decades as a stage performer have been gathered in the form of tales abut what happened behind the scenes,.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AM
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Fuse Dance Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Comes to Boston — Sensorial Satiation by Arts Fuse Editor

The latest show from the superb Hubbard Street Dance Chicago had something for all of the senses.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:28PM

Fuse Film Review: “Elvis & Nixon” — Together Again by Arts Fuse Editor

Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon connect in their joint emotional poverty in this funny, charming, yet somewhat fluffy film.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:28PM

Fuse Coming Attractions: April 24 through May 3 — 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.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:14PM
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Fuse Film Review: Jazz Trumpeters Miles Davis and Chet Baker — Dueling Biopics by Arts Fuse Editor

The real advantage Born To Be Blue has over Miles Ahead is that it uses the music as a way to get into the soul of its title character.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:30PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Fuse Theater Review: A Provocative “Threesome” from Apollinaire Theatre Company by Arts Fuse Editor

Threesome is sharply written, bitingly funny, and ultimately devastating.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:43PM
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Fuse Dance Review: Companhia Urbana de Dança — Hip, Hipper, Hippest by Arts Fuse Editor

Companhia de Dança of Rio de Janeiro applies a suggestion of narrative to the standard revue format, but the real subject is the dancers' souped-up physicality.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:09AM
Monday, April 18, 2016

Fuse Film Review: Girls on Film — “Starless Dreams” and “Audrie & Daisy” by Arts Fuse Editor

Two new documentaries about teen girls offer much-needed doses of realism and illumination.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:00PM
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Fuse Coming Attractions: April 17 through 26— 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.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:45AM
Friday, April 15, 2016

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Cyberarts Presents the Beauty of BioArt by Arts Fuse Editor

Membrane: Biology and Art is a wonderfully conceived and curated show.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:24PM

Fuse Film Review: A Kibosh on “Krisha” by Arts Fuse Editor

Krisha feels as if it was pretty much made-up-on-the-spot, the narrative's improvisations left in the hands of clueless amateurs.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:57AM

Fuse Theater Feature: Willing Suspension Productions Celebrates “The Sea Voyage” and a Glorious Anniversary by Arts Fuse Editor

Willing Suspension Productions serves as a valuable counter-balance to American academia's Shakespeare-centric curriculum.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:35AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Fuse Music Review: Iggy Pop Live at the Orpheum — Senescence Be Damned by Arts Fuse Editor

Senescence be damned: whether this was his last tour or not, Iggy proved he’s still got what it takes to play great rock and roll.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:07AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Fuse Theater Review: “Can You Forgive Her?” — Not Really by Arts Fuse Editor

Gina Gionfriddo’s would-be black comedy about the American worship of money and status is a misfire on all levels.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:30AM

Fuse Remembrance: Architect Zaha Hadid — a Sci-Fi Design Diva — Dies At 65 by Arts Fuse Editor

Zaha Hadid's futuristic designs will shape the imaginations of generations to come.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:26AM
Monday, April 11, 2016

Fuse Film Review: “Demolition” — Destruction Made Fascinating by Arts Fuse Editor

Demolition eschews the conventional, spinning its way to a completely unforeseen yet beautifully apt conclusion.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:13PM

Fuse Dance Review: Redefining Bling by Arts Fuse Editor

The dancers in Yanira Castro's company, a canary torsi, learned historically correct period movements.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:11PM
Sunday, April 10, 2016

Fuse Book Review: Stories by Korean Women — Sad Brilliant Inventions by Arts Fuse Editor

What could have been excursions into monochromatic despair are elevated, through resourceful inventiveness, into exhilarating treks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:38PM

Fuse Coming Attractions: April 10 through 19 — 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.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:38PM
Friday, April 8, 2016

Fuse Film Review: “The Dying of the Light” — Cinema’s Fading Glory by Arts Fuse Editor

While there are some folks younger than 30 who are eagerly learning this dying art, most of the projectionists are what we could sadly call a dying breed.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:09PM

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