Bill Marx

Theater Review: “Macbeth” — Rousing Mayhem on the Boston Common

July 29, 2023
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This uncomplicated version of Shakespeare’s tragedy comes off as a rousing tale of murder under a starlit Boston sky that obligingly lights Macbeth’s “black and deep desires.”

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Theater Review: “Photograph 51” — Connecting the Dots

June 29, 2023
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Anna Ziegler’s play is based on a true story that still resonates powerfully: how science (and society) hides uncomfortable truths.

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Theater Review: A Sweet-Tempered “As You Like it”

June 11, 2023
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In the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s likable staging of As You Like It, love looks pretty durable.

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Theater Review: “The Gaaga” — A Savagely Funny Dream of Ukrainian Retribution

June 8, 2023
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The Gaaga’s humor is driven by rage, anger, and disgust, emotions that are not often found in our domesticated (for easy consumption) theater scene.

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Coming Attractions: April 23 Through May 9 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 23, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Coming Attractions: April 10 Through 25 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 10, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Coriolanus” — Kicked to the Curb

April 9, 2023
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Over the years I have seen several productions of Coriolanus, and this one is by far the most perfunctory.

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April Short Fuses — Materia Critica

April 2, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Coming Attractions: March 26 Through April 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 26, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Arts Commentary/Interview: Some Thoughts on The Climate Crisis and Theater

March 20, 2023
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How can we create theater that practices critique and empathy in relation to climate change that simultaneously challenges and lifts us, provokes and provides a muscular hope?

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