• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • About
  • Donate

The Arts Fuse

Boston's Online Arts Magazine: Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Theater, and more

  • Podcasts
  • Coming Attractions
  • Reviews
  • Short Fuses
  • Interviews
  • Commentary
  • The Arts
    • Performing Arts
      • Dance
      • Music
      • Theater
    • Other
      • Books
      • Film
      • Food
      • Television
      • Visual Arts

Kathy St. George

Theater Review: “The King of Second Avenue” — Did Somebody Say Putz?

The King of Second Avenue’s one-joke shtick wears out long before the end of this 90-minute musical.

By: Terry Byrne Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Abby Goldfarb, Alex Pollock, Hankus Netsky, Jeremiah Kissel, Kathy St. George, Ken Cheeseman, klezmer, Klezmer Conservatory Band, Remo Airaldi, Robert-Brustein, The King of Second Avenue, Will LeBow

Fuse Theater Review: Singers Shine in New Rep’s “Closer Than Ever”

Leigh Barrett and her collaborators sing and act beautifully, and they are obviously having a great deal of fun performing Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire’s heartfelt songs about the trials and transitions of middle age.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Brian Richard Robinson, David Foley, David Shire, Jim Rice, John Stykluna, Kathy St. George, Leigh Barrett, New Rep Theatre, Richard Maltby Jr.

Primary Sidebar

Search

Popular Posts

  • Dance Commentary: Contract Dispute Between Union Artists and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — ‘Buked and Scorned? The Ailey dancers’ demands around salaries and the leng... posted on June 30, 2022
  • Television Review: “Girl in the Picture” — Beyond Shocking In her superb true crime documentaries, Skye Borgman pr... posted on July 7, 2022
  • Album Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “I Am the Moon” — Part Three, “The Fall” “Episode III. The Fall” is the most thematically focuse... posted on July 25, 2022
  • WATCH CLOSELY: “The Staircase” This series presents a compelling perspective on the re... posted on July 4, 2022
  • Concert Review: Puscifer in Boston — Out of This World Puscifer pulled off a great show of rock ’n’ roll farce... posted on June 30, 2022

Social

Follow us:

Follow the Conversation

  • byron hoot July 27, 2022 at 4:55 pm on Jazz Interview: A Conversation with Music Promoter Alex Lemski Great interview. Creative jazz musicians seem to be the prototype of what an artist is -- someone at the edge...
  • Preston Gralla July 27, 2022 at 4:18 pm on Book Review: A Well-Written Biography of Stewart Brand — The Man Who Popularized Planetary ConsciousnessGood point about adding that adjective to the Media Lab; the lab's heavy corporate connections are often forgotten or ignored...
  • Terry Lee Kottler July 27, 2022 at 10:59 am on Film Commentary: Dorothy Davenport — Neglected American Female CineasteThank you so much about writing about my grandmother. She was truly amazing. As a child I listened while she...
  • Gerald Peary July 27, 2022 at 10:10 am on Book Review: “Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey”A sweet little review, such fun to read, and I will never forget that apt description of troubled genius James...
  • Gerald Peary July 25, 2022 at 8:55 pm on Book Review: A Well-Written Biography of Stewart Brand — The Man Who Popularized Planetary ConsciousnessThanks for such a smart, comprehensive overview of Brand. Thanks, Preston.I do wonder a bit at Markoff's point of view...

Footer

  • About Us
  • Advertising/Underwriting
  • Syndication
  • Media Resources
  • Editors and Contributors

We Are

Boston’s online arts magazine since 2007. Powered by 70+ experts and writers.

Follow Us

Monthly Archives

Categories

"Use the point of your pen, not the feather." -- Jonathan Swift

Copyright © 2022 · The Arts Fuse - All Rights Reserved · Website by Stephanie Franz