Charles Giuliano
Bio:
Publisher & Editor. Charles was the director of exhibitions for the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University where he taught art history and the humanities. He taugh tModern Art and the Avant-garde for Metropolitan College of Boston University. After many years as a contributor, columnist and editor for a range of print publications from Art New England, Art News, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald Traveler and Patriot Ledger, to mention a few, he went on line with Maverick Arts which evolved into a website.
Recent Articles:
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Pirandello’s Henry IV Front Page
Remy Bumppo’s Chicago Production
By: - Oct 19th, 2016The absurdist playwright Luigi Pirandello wrote the play in 1922. The current production is based on an adaptation by Tom Stoppard. Nick Sandys’ direction makes the most of the witty dialogue written by the always engaging Stoppard.
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More Fun with Jeff and Jane Front Page
Concert at Williams Inn Nov. 19
By: - Oct 17th, 2016Dyno rockers Jeff and Jane Hudson will present an (ahem) New Wave Party at the Williams Inn on November 19. The vintage punk rockers are promoting their latest release The Middle which combines new and old material. Until recently they operated an antiques store at Mass MoCA. Jane is a legendary genius while Jeff is generally viewed as a piece of work. Together they make strange and rhapsodic music. Never miss one of their iconic events.
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2016 Berkies Announced Front Page
First Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards
By: - Oct 17th, 2016There has been extensive media coverage of the First Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards. The winners of The Berkies have been announced. There will be an awards celebration 5 pm on November 13 at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret in Pittsfield. In this first round of awards Barrington Stage Company and Shakespeare & Company dominated in most categories. The smash hit Pirates of Penzance ran the table. The Larry Murray Award, named for the founder, will be the only suprise of the gathering of critics, media and theater mavens.
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Nick Cave’s Until at MASS MoCA Front Page
Bling, Bling, Sparkle, Sparkle
By: - Oct 16th, 2016Bling, bling, bling went our heartstrings during a first encounter with Nick Cave's "Until" which will be on view at MASS MoCA for a year. The installation which has a festive, crowd pleasing appeal is a not readily apparent statement about deaths of African-Americans in police custody in places like Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere.
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First Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards Front Page
Berkies Launched by Critic Larry Murray
By: - Oct 14th, 2016For the first annual Berkshire Theatre Awards seven shows received more than five nominations each including 11 for The Pirates of Penzance and eight for Broadway Bounty Hunter, both produced by Barrington Stage Company. Seven nominations were received for Or, and six for The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare & Company. Also popular with five nominations each are The Rose Tattoo (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Little Shop of Horrors (Berkshire Theatre Group), and American Son (Barrington Stage).
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Hand to God Front Page
GableStage in Coral Gables, Florida
By: - Oct 14th, 2016“Hand to God,” the biting, darkly comic, disturbing, thought-provoking and meaty play is receiving a solid southeastern premiere at GableStage in Coral Gables, Florida through Oct. 30.
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Traffic Stop Word
Honk If You Love Trump
By: - Oct 13th, 2016Stuck in traffic, such as it is in bucolic North Adams, the angry dude was freaking out. Passing by I found out why.
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Lockup Room Talk Word
Presidential Sexploits
By: - Oct 13th, 2016Just locker-room talk claims the Donald caught in a raunchy rant. Not action like Bill Clinton and Cheating Hillary his enabling wife. Hey folks fooling around in the Oval Office is nothing new.
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St. Germain’s Camping with Henry and Tom Front Page
Barrington's Revival Seems Ripped from the Headlines
By: - Oct 10th, 2016The 1993 Mark St. Germain play, Camping with Henry and Tom, is as fresh as a daisy in a timely revival at Barrington Stage Company. With an update of just five lines Henry Ford, originally inspired by third party candidate Ross Perot, has an uncanny resemblance to the worst aspects of Donald Trump.
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Scars on the Water Word
Balmy Autumn Day
By: - Oct 09th, 2016With winter approaching enjoying the reprieve of a balmy day at the beach.
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Muckraking Word
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Chatting Word
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The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer Front Page
Florida's Outre Theatre Company
By: - Oct 04th, 2016“The Normal Heart” deals with multiple thought-provoking, timely themes and issues that spur discussion, make us look inward and potentially take action: The need to work together toward a common goal, the uselessness of fighting and blaming one another, reconciliation among family members, the agenda of the press and government, the right to be recognized as valued citizens and feel loved as well as to live and die with dignity.
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Tony and Emmy Winner Hal Linden Front Page
Now 85 in Fantasticks at Pasadena Playhouse
By: - Oct 03rd, 2016I think because the writing was solid, not “trendy”, and always very relatable. I recently put together a clip reel for a concert appearance I was doing, and I had to sit down and watch over 100 hours of “Barney Miller” episodes. I was amazed at how substantial they were, and that they still hold up almost forty years later.
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October Sky at Old Globe Front Page
Musical is Outasight
By: - Oct 03rd, 2016“October Sky” is an uplifting, feel-good type of musical that boasts 19 songs with such numbers as “Look to the Stars”, “We’re Gonna Build a Rocket”, “Stars Shine Down”, “The Man I Met”, and “The Last Kiss Goodbye”, the latter number being especially poignant as sung by the miners’ wives and girlfriends.
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Juvenalia Word
Portrait of the Artist
By: - Oct 01st, 2016It was tough to get out of bed on Saturday mornings to attend classes at Mass Art. There was no art or music offered at Boston Latin School. Just tough subjects. But those sessions were a joy that launched a life in the arts.
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Kate Hennig’s The Last Wife Front Page
From Stratford Festival to Chicago's Timeline
By: - Oct 01st, 2016The Last Wife premiered last year at the Stratford Festival in Ontario and Timeline snagged it for its first US production. The 2.5 hour play is smart and funny and will have you turning on your phone at intermission to look at Katherine Parr’s Wikipedia page.
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Mom for President Word
From Mayor to Oval Office
By: - Sep 29th, 2016It was in all the papers. Mom was Mayor of Boston for a day. From there it was just a hop, skip and a jump to the Oval Office. Never quite happened but Mom would have been a great President.
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Paisan Word
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Michael Cristofer’s Man in the Ring Front Page
Riveting Premiere at Chicago's Court Theatre
By: - Sep 26th, 2016Michael Cristofer’s Man in the Ring, having its world premiere in Chicago, is a play about boxing with a dark and riveting under card.
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The Cocktail Hour by A. R. Gurney Front Page
Launches North Coast Repertory Theatre’s 35th Season
By: - Sep 26th, 2016In ‘The Cocktail Hour’ A.R. Gurney hits the vanishing cultural nail of privilege right on the proverbial head.
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Front Page
August Wilson Play at Mark Taper Forum in LA
By: - Sep 25th, 2016‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ now on the boards of the Mark Taper Forum is fabulously acted and brilliantly staged by Tony winner Phylicia Rashad.
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How Walt Disney Lost His Head Front Page
Dark Comedy by Lucas Hnath in Ft. Lauderdale
By: - Sep 25th, 2016“A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney,” by playwright Lucas Hnath, turns upside down the positive image of the man popular culture has ingrained in our minds.
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Perennial Favorite The Fantasticks Front Page
At Pasadena Playhouse
By: - Sep 24th, 2016The Pasadena Playhouse has produced a lively version of the longest running musical The Fantasticks. Even if you have seen it this is a woderful chance to again be enchanted and "Follow, Follow, Follow."
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Gloucester Author Peter Anastas Front Page
Responding to Olson's Place as the Geography of Our Being
By: - Sep 24th, 2016During our recent visits including a residency at the Gloucester Writers Center we encountered the author Peter Anastas. He is an activist and author of novels based on Gloucster. In particular we are interested in his relationship with Charles Olson and his influence on the rich literary culture of Cape Ann. With permission we are reposting an excerpt of a long interview between Anastas and Karl Young.
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