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Fuse Theater Recommendation: Tennessee Williams’ Original Acts Staged with Aplomb

July 24, 2011
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In the perceptive hands of director Joann Green Breuer, the combination of scripts (stretching from the 1940’s to the 1970’s) proffers a compelling meditation on Tennessee Williams’ exploration of women and desire, as well as some surprising spins on his classic plays.

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Fuse Remembrance: Theodore Roszak (1933–2011)

July 22, 2011
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“The main idea I’ve been working with is what I call the longevity revolution.” — Theodore Roszak

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Theatre Review: 1001 — Fun Until the Scimitar Falls

July 21, 2011
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Dramatist Jason Grote spins a postmodern, political variation on Scheherazade in his play 1001, and while it skimps on the imaginative playfulness of other versions, its time-tripping allusiveness has a scruffy intellectual charm.

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Classical Music Concert Review: An Introverted Russell Sherman at Rockport

July 19, 2011
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Every musician brings his idiosyncratic personality to his (or her) playing, and yet, even after four big pieces, I was not sure what Russell Sherman’s non-piano or piano personality was.

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Classical Music Review: Emerson String Quartet at Tanglewood

July 18, 2011
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On CD, the award-winning Emerson String Quartet are terrific, but live, they are even better.

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Classical Music Feature: What a Way to Start the Week!

July 16, 2011
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For those who imagine Tanglewood only as concerts in the huge shed which seats 6,000, these Sunday morning concerts offer a more intimate experience as well as a chance to hear modern pieces they never would hear in what we all call the “regular concert fare,”

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Fuse Remembrance: Karen Aqua 1954-2011—A Fitting Life, and Memorial

July 16, 2011
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The late Karen Aqua was the rarest of birds — a working artist who seldom needed to compromise her ideals in order to succeed. Befitting the legacy of this vibrant visual artist, husband Ken Field and a small team of volunteers organized a public memorial/celebration of Karen’s life for family, friends, and colleagues Sunday, July 10th at Somerville, MA’s Center for Arts at the Armory.

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Theater Review: Kander and Ebb’s Elegant and Understated “World”

July 16, 2011
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While this revue of Kander and Ebb tunes doesn’t have a plot, much dialogue, or even named characters, it does contain stories, funny and touching vignettes of ordinary lives.

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Movie Review: The World Goes “Tabloid”

July 15, 2011
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The documentary TABLOID comes at an opportune time: an enigmatic look at one of the greatest tabloid stories of all time (the film will convince you of that) as Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid news empire melts down amid allegations of phone hacking.

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Theater Review: The Venetian Twins — Commedia dell’arte Done Hilariously Right

July 15, 2011
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While by no means the headiest permutation of commedia dell’arte, Shakespeare & Company’s production of THE VENETIAN TWINS is skillful as anything a commedia enthusiast might hope to see.

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