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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Spun at Indy's Phoenix Theatre Theatre
By: - Apr 27th, 2014Molly and Jesse, are siblings brought together for the first time in eight years by their father’s death in the musical Spun, onstage now at the Phoenix Theatre. The original show, created by Bloomington native Emily Goodson and Jeremy Schonfeld, pairs a relatable story with rock music in a distinctive, raw style. Unlike some musicals, the show has a sense of humor about itself.
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Super Realist Painter Richard Estes Architecture
Summer Retrospective at Portland Museum of Art
By: - Apr 27th, 2014Richard Estes’ Realism is the most comprehensive exhibition of Estes’ paintings ever organized. A master of contemporary realism, Estes is primarily known as a painter of the urban landscape. This exhibition features 50 paintings ranging from Estes’ first New York City façades in the late 1960s to panoramic views of Mount Desert Island in the 2000s.
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The Mount Announces Season Architecture
Events May 3 through October 31
By: - Apr 27th, 2014This summer, The Mount is pleased to announce a full schedule of lectures, readings, performances, music and more. The Mount will be open daily starting May 3rd through October 31st.
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9th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival Film
May 29 – June 1 in Great Barrington and Pittsfield
By: - Apr 27th, 2014The Berkshire International Film Festival will showcase 75 of the latest in independent feature, documentary, short and family films from some 18 countries. The festival, which takes place from May 29 – June 1, 2014 in Great Barrington and May 31 – June 1st in Pittsfield, MA, will bring films, filmmakers, industry professionals and film fans together for a four-day festival celebrating independent film featuring 29 documentaries, 28 narrative features and 16 short films. Some of the countries represented this year are Jordan, Afghanistan, Philippines, India, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Morocco, Iceland, Israel and France, and a record 41 filmmakers will be in attendance with their films.
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Ruth Draper’s Monologues at LA’s Geffen Playhouse Theatre
Annette Bening Stars in Rarely Produced Vignettes
By: - Apr 27th, 2014The Geffen Theatre of Los Angles is currently staging “Ruth Draper’s Monologues" with Annette Bening as Star and director. It’s a brilliant and mesmerizing tour de force performance. Bening’s keen actor/director eye selected four of Draper’s most famous pieces: “A Class in Greek Poiseâ€; “A Debutante at a Danceâ€; “Doctors and Dietsâ€; and the famous, â€The Italian Lessonâ€.
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Humana Festival Another Opinion Theatre
Report by California Correspondent
By: - Apr 24th, 2014The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) attended the recent Humana Theatre Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. We have posted coverage by Charles Giuliano. Now our California correspondent and ATCA member, Jack Lyons, contributes his take on the renowned festival.
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Grande Old Opry in Nashville Music
Yee Hah Y’All
By: - Apr 22nd, 2014While in Nashville we attended a broadcast of the legendary Grande Old Opry. Much has changed since the first radio show on November 28, 1925. While as big and glitzy as a Vegas casino the venerable Opry adheres to tradition and carefully guards its legacy and hallowed ground.
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2013-14 Outer Critics Circle Awards Theatre
Nominations for New York Theatre
By: - Apr 22nd, 2014Celebrating its 64th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The winners of the following categories will be announced on Monday, May 12th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 22nd (4PM) at the legendary Sardi’s Restaurant.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival News Theatre
Casting and Special Event Added
By: - Apr 19th, 2014Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced casting for their Main Stage productions, along with a several special events for their 2014 Summer Season. On the Main Stage: Festival veterans including Nate Corddry, Holley Fain, Christopher Fitzgerald and Nancy Opel join the cast of June Moon, directed by Jessica Stone (July 2- 13); Justin Long returns to Williamstown, joining Renee Fleming in the World Premiere of Living on Love (July 16 - 26), and theater veterans Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin, festival favorite Roger Rees, and more join Chita Rivera in the John Doyle-directed production of The Visit, with choreography by Graciela Daniele (July 31 - August 17).
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Reinventing I Remember Mama Off Broadway Theatre
A Brilliant Concept, a Brilliant Cast, an Astonishing Experience
By: - Apr 17th, 2014The Transport Group Theatre’s New York production of I Remember Mama, the season’s truly “must see†and “run don’t walk†– it will be treading the boards at the Gym at Judson through April 20, and hopefully extended – granted all of my above wishes, judging from welling tears, breaths held, and the audible hosannas heard as they exited the theatre.
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Fresh Gulf Shrimp and Cobia Food
Home Cooking on Florida’s Panhandle
By: - Apr 17th, 2014Along the Emerald Coast of the Florida Panhandle in the clear Gulf water the seafood is just awesome. In the galley kitchen of our condo we cooked up a storm with fresh jumbo shrimp in white wine sauce and the local delicacy cobia which was in season. Here are quick and easy delicious recipes.
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RED at San Diego Repertory Theatre Theatre
Riveting Drama About Artist Mark Rothko
By: - Apr 17th, 2014The hovering clouds of color by Mark Rothko are among the most absorbing and spiritual paintings of the Abstract Expressionist artists of the New York School. The Tony Award winning play Red, having a San Diego production, focuses on the emotional intensity of the artist in crisis. There is a compelling interaction with his assistant in a riveting drama of their give and take. John Vickery and Jason Maddy are powerful in their roles.
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Anything Goes at Beef and Boards Theatre
Noel Coward Back Home in Indiana
By: - Apr 17th, 2014Anything Goes has been entertaining crowds for 80 years and is on stage now at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. The show contains a selection of charming well-known songs, like “It’s De-Lovely†and “I Get a Kick Out of You,†by Indiana’s ownNoel Coward.
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Broadway Across America in Indianapolis Theatre
2014-2015 Season Announced
By: - Apr 16th, 2014Broadway Across America announces the 2014/15 Indianapolis program. Season tickets are now on sale.
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George Grant's Grounded Theatre
One Woman Play at Pittsburgh's City Theatre
By: - Apr 16th, 2014George Brant’s new one-woman play Grounded, is, on one level, the story of a fighter pilot whose job has changed drastically. The Pilot (Kelly McAndrew), tells us she was born to be “in the blue†at the controls of an F16 fighter jet, dropping bombs on unseen targets and accelerating away before the shells explode. It runs at City Theatre in Pittsburgh through May 4..
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Dennis Metrano Appreciation Day May 18 People
Celebrating a Famous Bartender and Rock Critic
By: - Apr 15th, 2014On May 18, friends will join Dennis Metrano for “Dennis Appreciation Day†at the Newburyport Elks, 25 Low Street in Newburyport, MA beginning at 12 Noon. Back in the day at Daisy Buchanan's Metrano was the mixilogy master of the Boston rock world.
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Humana Festival Wrapup Theatre
Brownsville Song, Partners, The Grown Up
By: - Apr 14th, 2014From Wednesday through Sunday while attending the 38th Humana Festival of New American Plays we were flat out. It's a part of the Festival Syndrome absorbing and sorting out a sensory overload of information. Some plays are etched into the subconscious indelibly while others evaporate like the burned off morning fog. With an intense regimen of plays to see there were fleeting impressions of historic Louisville, Kentucky.
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Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelerode in Pittsburgh Theatre
A Smart Adaption by Jay Ball of 1929 Play
By: - Apr 14th, 2014Pantagleize – Jay Ball’s smart adaptation of Michel de Ghelderode’s 1929 play of the same name – is a deeply cynical, outrageously comic, and highly provocative play about challenges and contradictions of democratic revolutions. The world premiere of the adaption runs in Pittsburgh at Quantum Theatre through April 27.
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Steel Hammer Galvanic at Humana Festival Theatre
Based on Music by Julia Wolfe Directed by Anne Bogart
By: - Apr 12th, 2014At two hours with no intermission Steel Hammer the avant-garde deconstruction of the traditional ballad John Henry was physically and emotionally demanding on the performers as well as the audience. The company was co founded in 1992 by the Japanese master Tadashi Suzuki and Columbia University professor and director Anne Bogart. After the first five years Suzuki ceased participation but the company continues to follow the Suzuki method which entails cult like discipline and dedication.
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Lázaro Saavedra's Funerary Egocentrism Fine Arts
Performance April 30 at Boston's MFA
By: - Apr 12th, 2014Overcoming both administrative roadblocks and censorship, Cuban artist Lázaro Saavedra performs Funerary Egocentrism at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), on Wednesday, April 30.
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Andrew Dawson at Mass MoCA Theatre
Space Panorama May 3
By: - Apr 12th, 2014Amid his residency developing The Russian Doctor, director and choreographer Andrew Dawson presents an otherworldly family affair on Saturday, May 3, at 11:30am, in MASS MoCA's Club B-10. Space Panorama is a hypnotic solo recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing - using only Dawson's hands!
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The Christians by Lucas Hnath Front Page
Humana Festival Hit Now in NY at Playwrights Horizon
By: - Apr 12th, 2014The Christians by Lucas Hnath was the most successful and provocative new play of the Humana Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. There is now a well received New York production. We are reposting the original review.
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Lauren Gunderson Wins for I and You Theatre
Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award
By: - Apr 06th, 2014Last night at the 38th Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Kentucky San Francisco based playwright Lauren Gunderson was honored for her play “I and You." Coinciding with the prestigious Humana Festival it was the annual conference meeting of the American Theatre Critics which juries the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.
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5 UK Artists Better Than Bansky Fine Arts
British Street Scenes
By: - Mar 31st, 2014Think street art, and chances are you think Banksy. For some, he’s the wittiest man ever to have touched a spray can, while others consider him nothing more than an overhyped phenomenon with a technique and style that’s just a reproduction of other artists’ work from 20 years ago. Love him or hate him, his work never fails to stir up a buzz. But think Banksy’s the most exciting artist to emerge from the UK? Think again. Britain’s streets are home to some of the world’s most diverse and talented artists.
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Pioneers of Television on PBS Television
Series Returns on April 15
By: - Mar 30th, 2014The PBS series Pioneers of Television returns for its fourth season on April 15. In the premiere episode through interviews and vintage clips we have insights to the complex transition from the demands of standup to those of working with an ensemble of actors. The episode balances hilarious and poignant moments.
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