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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Off Broadway Musical Ruthless Front Page
Falling In Love Again Is Simply Marvelous
By: - Mar 16th, 2016That NY critic, Edward Rubin, is a bit gonzo and over the top is no secret to his friends who know him as Fast Eddy. He refers to us as kids in a flurry of daily notes and links to reviews and articles of interest. In general we deplore the use of personal pronouns for reviews. Professional standards and decorum strive for objectivity. Now and then, as is the case here, his passion and enthusiasm know no bounds. Regarding an Off Broadway musical Ruthless he gushes "I loved, loved, loved Ruthless." That's just for openers.
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Amy and Tony Body and Soul Word
Whom the Gods Love
By: - Mar 15th, 2016We were devastated by the harrowing Oscar winning documentary of the brief, brilliant life and career of the British singer Amy Winehouse. In particular we were astonished by glimpses of her last studio session a duet with Tony Bennett. On every level with Body and Soul they created a masterpiece.
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Barrington Stage Company Announces Programming Front Page
Rounding Out 2016 Season
By: - Mar 15th, 2016Following its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theater, Peerless by Jiehae Park (Hannah and the Dread Gazebo, Wondrous Strange), and directed by Margot Bordelon (Okay, Bye; At the Rich Relatives), will be the third production for the St. Germain Stage.
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Nasreen Mohamedi at Met Breuer Front Page
Work of Exquisite Indian Artist Launches Rebranded Museum
By: - Mar 15th, 2016The Metropolitan Museum of Art has leased the iconic Madison Avenue building that was formerly the home of the relocated Whitney Museum. The artist Susan Schwalb offers an insightful and personal view of the work of the Indian artist Nasreen Mohamedi (1937-1990) which launches the new space.
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ATCA Announces Playwriting Finalists Front Page
Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award
By: - Mar 13th, 2016The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has selected six finalists for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, recognizing playwrights for the best scripts that premiered professionally outside New York City during 2015.
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Polish Rider Jerzy Kosinski Word
Flawed Masterpieces
By: - Mar 11th, 2016While upgrading and downsizing archives I rediscovered and enhanced images from a chance encounter with the Polish born author Jerzy Kosinski. He was handsome and successful at the time chatting with a woman in Manhattan. Digging deeply into that frozen moment it seems that he was not what he appeared to be,
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Christian McBride Named Newport's Music Curator Front Page
To Succeed Newport Jazz Festival Founder George Wein
By: - Mar 10th, 2016For 62 remarkable years George Wein has be the head of the Newport Jazz Festival franchise. The renowned bass player Christian McBride will ease into that position as artistic director. McBride is a multiple Grammy winner. Has performed at Tanglewood on a program with Wynton Marsalis.
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Visiting Milwaukee, Wisconsin Front Page
Arts and Culture Attractions
By: - Mar 10th, 2016Milwaukee’s theatre scene is one of the strongest, most vibrant of any city in the nation. Boasting two theatre districts, the city’s theatre offerings are varied and exciting.
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Ancient Oracles Fine Arts
Horror Vacui
By: - Mar 09th, 2016In the mid 1960s while working in the basment of the Egyptian Department of the MFA ancient oracles were packed into a dense drawing. It was sold during my second exhibition. I used the money to buy an Alpha Romeo. While organizing files I recovered that vintage image.
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In a Little World of Our Own by Gary Mitchell Front Page
Irish Theatre's Chicago Production
By: - Mar 07th, 2016Playwright Gary Mitchell is from a working-class, loyalist background and grew up in North Belfast. He’s considered Northern Ireland’s finest playwright.
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Bob Dylan at Tanglewood This Summer Front Page
July 2 in The Shed with Mavis Staples
By: - Mar 07th, 2016Bob Dylan—with special guest Mavis Staples—will perform at Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed on Saturday, July 2. This is Dylan’s third appearance at the Western Massachusetts music festival, having performed there in the 1991 season and again in 1997.
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Billstock Festival at The Log Front Page
March Madness in Williamstown
By: - Mar 06th, 2016On Saturday night The Log was packed with Williams College students who seemed oblivious to the sixth annual Billstock Festival. Under the direction of organizer Michael Williams the event was masterful in its understated lack of promotion. We hunkered down for a fun evening including a compelling Bowie tribute by the trio, Rebel Rebel, a set of plaintive love songs by Lucy Davis, and a kick-ass rock set by the legendary Jane and Jeff.
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An Irish Spring Front Page
From Dublin to Derry
By: - Mar 06th, 2016Dublin is a modestly scaled, cozy, walkable city with a thousand pubs to hoist a pint of Guiness. You will want to explore the lush Irish landscape and rugged coast.
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Visiting Virginia Beach Front Page
A Seaside Vacation Destination
By: - Mar 04th, 2016The best way to see Virginia Beach is to stroll along the Boardwalk leisurely so as not to miss anything and to enjoy the oceanfront views. Along the way you will see statues, monuments and other photo ops while enjoying the sandy shore and exploring many shops.
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Lady Day Word
Queen of Jazz Royalty
By: - Mar 04th, 2016That amazing Carnegie Hall concert, fresh out of the slammer, voice cracked and broken but with impeccable swing the great Lady Day.
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Premiere of Now You See It Front Page
Farce at North Coast Repertory Theatre
By: - Mar 03rd, 2016Alison Minick, Kern McFadden, David McBean, John Greenleaf, and Ruff Yeager are a winning ensemble cast who know their way around a classic farce when they are in one. It’s a delightful production that will tickle everyone’s funny bone.
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Ferrin Contemporary at Mass MoCA Front Page
RE—Reanimate, Repair, Mend and Meld
By: - Mar 03rd, 2016The exhibit at Ferrin Contemporary features work by contemporary artists whose pieces imitate, replicate, or honor inventive repairs of the past. Reanimate, Repair, Mend and Meld examines the current interest in materially related forms and graphic material by leading artists who exploit and explore surrounding issues. The show was originally presented as a special exhibition at the New York Ceramics & Glass Fair 2016.
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William Inge’s A Loss of Roses Front Page
Rarely Produced Play at Chicago's Raven Theatre
By: - Mar 03rd, 2016William Inge, author of a string of successful plays in the 1950s, was known for his depictions of midwestern small-town life in Come Back, Little Sheba; Picnic; Bus Stop; and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. He had a special sensitivity about solitary female characters such as the spinster schoolteacher in Picnic, the waitress in Bus Stop, and the housewife in Come Back, Little Sheba. Helen and Lila in A Loss of Roses are perceptively drawn characters in this repertory.
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Overview of Two Oscar Winners Front Page
Revenant and Son of Saul
By: - Mar 03rd, 2016Two of the most highly acclaimed films of this awards season have been Alejandro González Iñárritu's “The Revenant” and László Nemes’s “Son of Saul.” Oscars went to Iñárritu for Directing, Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Actor and Emmanuel Lubezki for Cinematography. Nemes’s “Son of Saul” won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Both films center on a protagonist in unimaginable torment. One survives through an obsession with vengeance, the other through an obsession with atonement.
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I Love You You're Pefect Now Change Front Page
Charleston's New Midtown Cabaret Theatre
By: - Mar 02nd, 2016I Love You, You're Pefect, Now Change was originally an intimate Off Broadway musical revue about late 20th century romance.It is being given a lively and enjoyable production in Charleston's comfortable new Midtown Cabaret Theatre.
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Super Tuesday Word
When Mom Ran for Town Council
By: - Mar 01st, 2016When Mom called to tell me she was running for Brookline's Town Council I asked about her qualifications. She slammed down the phone. But really, I argued, you shouldn't vote for somebody just because the candidate is your mother! Today being Super Tuesday here in Massachusetts I recalled that intimate political encounter.
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Making the Berkshires Great Again Word
It's Going to Be Just Terrific
By: - Mar 01st, 2016This summer we're going to make the Berkshires great again. It's going to be just terrific. The tourists and money are going to be pouring in. It's going to be incredible.
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Tanglewood Adds Popular Artists Front Page
Rounding Out 2016 Season
By: - Feb 29th, 2016Depending on what acts are on tour it generally takes some time for the BSO to fill in the gaps with non classical programming. Of the four acts that have been added three have previously been featured at Tanglewood. In addition to previously announced artists Berkshire audiences will be offered Earth Wind and Fire, Jackson Browne, and Train. The dance band B-52s will appear with an evening of Pops.
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Scat Singer Annie Ross Word
Sings a Song of Basie
By: - Feb 28th, 2016The trio of Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and the British Annie Ross set blistering fast lyrics to the instrumentals of Basie standards. Boston Latin School classmate Ken Freed and I caught their gig at the Jazz Workshop in the 1950s. The nerdy Bill Sirril begged to tag along. He blew our cover and the waitress carded us. Now in her 80's Annie long ago returned to London.,
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Bobby Blue Bland Word
Memphis Blues Master
By: - Feb 27th, 2016Smooth and slick they compared the Memphis Blues master, Bobby Blue Bland, to Sinatra and Nat King Cole. What that killer horn section he blew the house down.
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