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Visual Arts Commentary: A Tale of Two Bridges

Two stories about how a public process, because of politics, can make it very difficult, and costly, to connect two points.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Arts and Sciences, Commentary, Review, Visual Arts Tagged: Boston, Cambridge, London, Longfellow Bridge, Mark Favermann, The Garden Bridge

Fuse Theater Review: Shakespearean Sublimity — “Red Velvet”

As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson, London, nineteenth century, Red Velvet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare&Company

Theater Feature: John Douglas Thompson on “Red Velvet” — Race and Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century

Few people are familiar with the achievement of nineteenth century African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.

By: Kate Abbott Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson, Kate Abbott, London, nineteenth century, Red Velvet, Shakespeare, Shakespeare&Company

Theater Review: Carlo Goldoni’s Classic Comedy Goes Mod

The Broadway run of The National Theatre’s production of One Man, Two Guvnors, based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, has been nominated for 7 Tony Awards. Here is Fuse Critic Ian Thal’s review of the National Theatre Live broadcast of the British production, first posted in September, 2011.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Books, Featured, Theater Tagged: farce, Italian, London, National-Theatre, One Man, Richard Bean, The Servant of Two Masters, Two Guvnors

The Fuse in London: Jazz Festival Diary 6 — Sonny Rollins

Like a guru, Sonny Rollins offered words to live by at the conclusion of the show, words that are his own guidelines as much as they were advice to his fans: “Keep yourself straight and never mind the rest of the world.” By Steve Elman Imagine a great, blank canvas. Now begin to populate the […]

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Jazz, Music Tagged: Jazz, London, London Jazz Festival, Sonny-Rollins, Steve Elman

Musical Theater: London Celebrates Sondheim’s 80th

By Caldwell Titcomb Stephen Sondheim, the greatest genius in the history of musicals, has turned 80 this year, and there have been celebrations of all sorts to mark this milestone. London joined the hoopla by devoting its BBC Prom 19 on July 31 to a full evening drawn from Sondheim’s achievements and presented in the […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Featured, Music, Theater Tagged: BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Prom, Caldwell-Titcomb, David Charles Abell, London, musical theater, musicals, Stephen-Sondheim

Classical Music: The BBC Proms in London

By Caldwell Titcomb The world’s largest festival of classical music is the BBC Proms in London. Founded in 1895 by Sir Henry Wood (who in 1918 was offered the conductorship of the Boston Symphony Orchestra but declined), the Proms this season run for two months from mid-July to mid-September. The core of the enterprise is […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: BBC Proms, Caldwell-Titcomb, Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius, Gustav-Holst, London, Sir Harrison Birtwistle., Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

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