Bill Marx

Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project Serves Up a Genial “School for Scandal”

April 23, 2016
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The School for Scandal hasn’t dated a jot: put Snake, Mrs. Candour, and Mrs. Sneerwell on Facebook and watch civilizations totter.

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Theater Interview: “Mistero Buffo” — Seriously Funny

March 22, 2016
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Socialism is no longer a discredited word, and Fo brings an impish sense of divine comedy to the clash between the haves and the have nots.

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Theater Review: “Baltimore” — Talking Isn’t Enough

February 15, 2016
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There’s nothing wrong with preaching the value of empathy — but who would argue?

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Book Interview: Douglas Kennedy on “The Blue Hour”

February 13, 2016
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“Even in a terrain as epic and mythic and exotic as the Sahara, you cannot run away from the weight of your past.”

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Theater Interview: Deborah Lake Fortson on “Body & Sold”

February 1, 2016
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Audiences are always shocked by Body & Sold.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Nice Fish” — An Amusingly Big Catch

January 29, 2016
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Nice Fish serves up a deliciously droll brand of American existentialism.

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Fuse Event: Time For a Fusical! An Awards Evening Whimsical and Electrical

January 20, 2016
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Be there for the birth of The Arts Fuse awards for outstanding contribution to the arts in New England.

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Theater Review: “Violet” — A Musical Quest for Healing

January 16, 2016
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In the theater, sentiment must be earned – Violet is moving and likable, but its pathos is only skin deep.

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Theater Review: “Exposed” — A Toothless “Tartuffe” Update

December 14, 2015
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A genuine satirist kicks against all the pricks, relishing that he or she might challenge rather than placate audiences.

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Arts Fuse Feature: Music in the Face of Crisis—A Benefit Concert for the Syrian Refugees

December 9, 2015
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The concert “is not about any political or religious statement, it is simply about human beings wanting to give a helping hand to other human beings.”

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