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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Space Oddity Word
When World's Collide
By: - Feb 13th, 2016What happens to time and space when black holes collide and devour each other?
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American Buffalo in Chicago Front Page
Mamet Classic at Mary-Arrchie Theatre
By: - Feb 13th, 2016American Buffalo is David Mamet's story of one day in the life of three Chicago hustlers who try to run a home burglary to get at a rich man’s coin collection. (The buffalo nickel is an often prized version of an early 5-cent piece.) Donny (Richard Cotovsky, a founding member of Mary-Arrchie and its artistic director, is the usually calm, business-focused owner of Don’s Resale Shop. Bobby (Rudy Galvan) is his gopher, and Teach (Stephen Walker) is a neighbor, an angry, emotionally needy man.
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Son House Music
Prechin the Blues
By: - Feb 12th, 2016A man of God in his twenties Delta man Son House succumbed to the Devil's music. During the Folk Revival I saw him perform at the 1969 Newport Folk Festival.
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Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley Front Page
At San Diego Rep Theatre
By: - Feb 10th, 2016Toiling for years off-Broadway, John Patrick Shanley has now zoomed to the top tier of much-in-demand playwrights and screenwriters. His latest theatrical effort is the romantic comedy “Outside Mullingar”, which takes place in rural Ireland.
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Never Neverland Word
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Odessa Steps Word
Eye and Me
By: - Feb 09th, 2016In bed two week plus post retinal surgery. Gas bubble in eye to hold it in place, Tedious days passing slowly with endless news repeated on NPR. No TV, reading or internet. Saved by Johnny Depp reading Keith Richards autobio. Hey, it's only rock 'n' roll.
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Willamstown Theatre Festival 2016 Front Page
Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina Among Stars
By: - Feb 09th, 2016The Williamstown Theatre Festival season, running from June 28 – August 21, 2016, begins on the Main Stage with a production of Tennessee Williams’ Tony Award-winning play The Rose Tattoo (June 28 – July 17) directed by Obie Award winner Trip Cullman and featuring Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei; continues with the world premiere of Boo Killebrew’s comedy Romance Novels For Dummies (July 20– July 31), directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel; and closes with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter (August 3 – August 21), directed by Evan Cabnet.
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Lauren Gunderson's I and You Front Page
Award Winning Drama at 59E59 in NYC
By: - Jan 25th, 2016Kayla Ferguson and Reggie D. White reprise their roles from the Merrimack Repertory Theatre as two teenagers seemingly randomly throw together to complete a class project. But Lauren Gunderson's "I & You" is actually about far weightier things -- life, death, the connectedness of all human beings -- all brought home in a riveting finale that had audiences gasping in surprise. Directed by Sean Daniels, "I & You" is having a limited run at 59E59 Theaters from January 15 - February 28.
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The Blizzard of 2016 Shut Down Broadway Front Page
Plan B: Luke's Theater for Plucky Ruthless!
By: - Jan 24th, 2016Craving adventure theatre critic Fast Eddy Rubin was thrilled by blizzard of 2016, one for the record books. Scheduled for a matinee he and a neighbor trudged up town. Only to find all of Broadway including restaurants shut down. Imagine if you had those precious seats to Hamilton? Stomping about our ersatz Sargent Preston of the Yukon stumbled onto one of the few theatres where the show went on. Mush you huskies. He just loved Restless at the intimate St. Luke's Theatre.
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The Golden Arrow Word
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Art of the Ozarks Front Page
From the Old Frontier to Fine Arts
By: - Jan 24th, 2016From Little Rock, we traveled to Fort Smith which is located on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. Fort Smith was established in 1817 on the banks of the Arkansas River. Wild West history is celebrated in Fort Smith. During the Civil War, the North met the South here and there was lots of blood shed.
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Vacationland Word
Double Vision in Maine
By: - Jan 23rd, 2016The water was too cold for swimming when we visited Harry and Mary in Maine. It gave me double vision of Astrid on a bright summer day.
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Sherlock Holmes at North Coast Repertory Theatre Front Page
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush
By: - Jan 23rd, 2016The world premiere production of Joseph Vass’ comedy/mystery “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush”, may be a mouthful to say but it’s easy to enjoy; so are the songs and music written and composed by Vass for the production, who is also a musician and is one of the driving forces behind the Klezmer music movement in the country.
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Chicago Southland Front Page
Affordable and Fun Vacations
By: - Jan 23rd, 2016If affordability and accessibility are what you’re looking for in a vacation, Chicago Southland fits the bill. With the Metro area’s quick connection to downtown Chicago, the Southland boasts plentiful commuter rail and interstate connections to make travel throughout the region quick and easy for big city proximity.
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Sunset Baby at Timeline Front Page
Chicago Premier of Dominique Morisseau Play
By: - Jan 22nd, 2016The bluesy, politically charged music of Nina Simone is the aural background for Sunset Baby, Timeline Theatre’s Chicago premiere of the 2012 play by Dominique Morisseau. Nina (AnJi White), the stubborn, independent woman whose life, dreams and family are the heart of this story, is Simone’s namesake.
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Palm Springs International Film Festival Front Page
Oscar Previews
By: - Jan 22nd, 2016“Son of Saul” is Hungary’s Official Oscar Submission and the buzz on the street says it’s a strong candidate to take home the Oscar. Actually, I’m voting for “Labyrinth of Lies” as Best Foreign Film with “Son of Saul” as the alternate.
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Yes Tim Realbuto's Deceptive One Act Play Front Page
At New York's Hudson Guild Theatre
By: - Jan 22nd, 2016YES falls into a category, a genre, if you will, in which two characters, metaphorically speaking, battle to the death. In between drinking scotch, perhaps even vodka – bottles of liquor, one beside his bed, another aside his desk, and doing coke twice – Patrick begins, under the guise of giving Jeremiah acting lessons, taking charge of the seemingly innocent seventeen year old.
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Wooden Items Word
A Cone of One's Own
By: - Jan 22nd, 2016When the wooden fence blew down a neighbor came to borrow the orange cone. It was long gone thanks to city diligence.
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Shakespeare & Company 2016 Front Page
Season from May 27 Through September 4
By: - Jan 21st, 2016Shakespeare & Company announceds its lineup for the 2016 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays: The Merchant of Venice, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Twelfth Night, plus the Regional Premieres of Or, by Liz Duffy Adams and Lauren Gunderson’s The Taming. Additional titles include Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino, a bracing drama fresh from an acclaimed Off-Broadway production, Sotto Voce by Pulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz, and the return of Stephan Wolfert in Cry "Havoc!"
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Boulders Word
Carl Andre in Hartford
By: - Jan 20th, 2016Visitors stumbling upon a triangle of boulders in Hartford are mostly stumped. It's public art by controversial minimalist Carl Andre.
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Stellar Female Performances 2015 Front Page
Focus on Outstanding Actresses
By: - Jan 20th, 2016Four especially penetrating films focused on women that articulate a wide-ranging cultural critique. Taken together their impact should be nothing less than profound. “Room,” “Brooklyn,” “Carol” and “45 Years” have rightfully received their nomination due in the awards in advance of the Oscars. Their impact has been amplified with greater complexity by the indie jewel “Tangerine,” giving us more reason for rejoicing.
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London Wall by John Van Druten Front Page
Chicago's Griffin Theatre
By: - Jan 19th, 2016Griffin Theatre creates a perfect microcosm of the pre-feminist age in London Wall, the 1931 John Van Druten play about the personal lives and work culture in a London law firm. Robin Witt directs a smart, sprightly trip into the past that manages to shine a light on the present as well.
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Visiting Ogunquit Maine Front Page
Number One Beach Town in New England
By: - Jan 19th, 2016Yankee Magazine just named Ogunquit #1 of 25 Best Beach Towns in New England. It was tops in picturesque quality, shopping, accessibility, natural life and many more assets.
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Art and Politics Word
Cusp of Primaries
By: - Jan 19th, 2016Visiting Germany during an election year. Photographed billboards of candidates. Not that different from USA on the cusp of Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Reefer Madness Word
Taking the Cure
By: - Jan 18th, 2016Conked on the noggin too many times. Chronic headaches, nausea, vertigo. Showed me his green card for medical marijuana.
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