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Bill Marx

Critical Commentary: A Few Thoughts about John Simon

Critical Commentary: A Few Thoughts  about John Simon

Few critics proclaimed that the emperor was naked as a jaybird with as much savvy panache.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: arts-criticism, criticism, John Simon

Theater Review: “Quixote Nuevo” — The Impossible Trauma

Theater Review: “Quixote Nuevo” — The Impossible Trauma

Octavio Solis’ Quixote Nuevo, is a genial, and very American, riff on Don Quixote.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Don Quixote, Huntington-Theatre-Company, KJ Sanchez, Octovio Solis, Quixote Nuevo

Commentary/Interview: Boston Globe Union Negotiations — Anger and Resistance

Commentary/Interview: Boston Globe Union Negotiations — Anger and Resistance

Those who value serious journalism (as well as the rights of journalists) should be quite worried about just how lethally Boston Globe management is attempting to undercut the newspaper’s union.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged: Boston Newspaper Guild, boston-globe, John Henry, Maria Cramer, Unions

Theater Review: “Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)” — Distanced Beauty?

Theater Review: “Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)” — Distanced Beauty?

TRIPTYCH (Eyes of One on Another) serves up a cool emotional package.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review, Theater Tagged: Bryce Dessner, Robert Mapplethorpe, Roomful of Teeth, TRIPTYCH (Eyes of One on Another)

Theater Review: “Cambodian Rock Band” — The Rhythms of Betrayal

Theater Review: “Cambodian Rock Band” — The Rhythms of Betrayal

At its best, Lauren Yee’s vibrant play with music offers a compelling exploration of survivor guilt, the urge for revenge, the deforming power of the past, and the impossibility of finding justice for crimes against humanity.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Cambodian Rock Band, Lauren Yee, Marti Lyons, Merrimack Repertory Theatre

Theater Review: “Trayf” — By the Book of Numbers

Theater Review: “Trayf” — By the Book of Numbers

Evaluated as an empathy workout, Trayf never asks us to break a sweat.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Celine Rosenthal, Lindsay Joelle, New Repertory Theatre, Trayf

Coming Attractions: October 6 through 22 — What Will Light Your Fire

Coming Attractions: October 6 through 22 — What Will Light Your Fire

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

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Preview Tagged: Bill-Marx, Blake Maddux, Jon Garelick, Matt Hanson, Merli V. Guerra, Noah Schaffer, Steve Elman, Susan Miron, Tim Jackson

Theater Review: “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” — Absurdist Death Pangs

Theater Review: “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” — Absurdist Death Pangs

Much ado about nihilism.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater, Uncategorized Tagged: Huntington-Theatre-Company, Peter-DuBois, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, tom-stoppard

Theater Review: “The America Plays” — Aisle of the Dead

Theater Review: “The America Plays” — Aisle of the Dead

Listening to the dead speak, amid the natural grandeur of Mount Auburn Cemetery, is a moving experience.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Patrick Gabridge, The America Plays

Theater Review: “Cherry Docs” — Healing Hate

Theater Review: “Cherry Docs” — Healing Hate

David Gow’s earnest, intelligent drama about the fragility of identity, though somewhat glibly reassuring, generates powerful moments in this bare-bones production from the Acropolis Stage Company.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Acropolis Stage Company, Cherry Docs, David Gow

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