Arts Fuse Editor
Admissions is a successful comedy, but not quite the hot, scathing satire of ‘privileged whiteness’ one might gather from the ads. (Or from some of the local reviews.)
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To hear Nat King Cole move from an anonymous member of a backing chorus to a world-class vocal soloist is well worth the time this boxed set demands.
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.
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When confronted with a seemingly intractable quandary, playwright Larissa FastHorse — and her characters — take the easy way out.
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In this book, Naomi Klein shines a light on the path to a politically and economically just model of sustainability.
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Michel Layaz’s narrator is juggling much more than nostalgia — his traumas are overwhelmingly odd and disturbing, almost to the point of absurdity.
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All told, The Topeka School is engaging — it’s a talented and kaleidoscopic story touching down just about everywhere in modern life.
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Dramatist Tracy Letts’s new play is raw, funny, and intensely personal.
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The audience members were as diverse as the cast, the show is not being staged in a traditional space in Boston, and the play is incredibly relevant.
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There can be little doubt that the urgency of the opera’s message about equality is as relevant as ever.
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Arts Commentary & CD Reviews: On The Kennedy Center, Ben Folds, & Gustav Mahler