Robert Israel

Fuse Theater Review: “Historia de Amor” at ArtsEmerson — Daring and Unsparing Theater

April 22, 2016
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Based on a graphic novel, the brilliant Historia de Amor is unrelenting in its darkness. It’s as if we’re swimming in a pool of India ink.

Theater News: 20th Annual IRNE Awards — A Celebration of Theatrical Excellence

April 12, 2016
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Let no one accuse the Boston theater community of being moribund.

Theater Review: “Bootycandy” — Bawdy and Sweet

March 22, 2016
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Bootycandy is sharp-witted and entertaining — but thoroughly sugary.

Theater Review: “How I Learned What I Learned” — August Wilson’s Indelible Lessons

March 14, 2016
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August Wilson’s dramatized autobiography, thanks to the magnificent actor Eugene Lee, is a stirring experience.

Music Feature: At 76, Singer Mavis Staples Continues to be an Antidote to Despair

February 27, 2016
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Mavis Staples’ voice and stage presence still exude power, still plumb emotional and spiritual depths.

Theater Review: “Milk Like Sugar” — Vivid Snapshots of Confused Lives

February 8, 2016
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Milk Like Sugar cries out for dialogue and confrontations that direct us deeper into the conflicts the young women face.

Book Review: Stanley Fish Invites Readers to “Think Again” — With Chutzpah

January 19, 2016
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The New York Times columns selected for Think Again are engaging, provocative, maddening, humorous, and insightful.

Fuse Theater Review: “Via Dolorosa” — An Innocent Abroad in Israel

January 10, 2016
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Via Dolorosa would have been more effective if it had taken the form of a travel essay rather than a performance piece.

Theater Review: “Buyer & Cellar”—In Barbra Streisand’s Enchanted Village

December 8, 2015
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This one-man comic extravaganza about the dizzying spell of celebrity is a welcome respite from the annual bombardment of holiday joyrides.

Theater Review: Isango Ensemble’s “uCarmen”—A Captivating Version of a Classic

November 16, 2015
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A bewitching South African version of Bizet’s opera — performed with a distinctive blend of spunk and sass.

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