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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La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Front Page
West Bay Opera
By: - Oct 26th, 2022As usual, General Director and Conductor José-Luis Moskovich marshals a fine orchestra and production. Of course, the party scenes in particular require special attention, and director Igor Vieira ensures their grandeur.
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Front Page
At Yale Rep
By: - Oct 26th, 2022Director Bundy and René Augesen and Dan Donohue as Martha and George, manage to convey that these two people – as dysfunctional as their relationship may be – truly and deeply love each other. In other productions this often gets lost in the fighting, obscenities, insults and lies that they hurl at each other. Because of this, the play in this production ends on a more optimistic note.
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Turning 82 Word
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Road Warriors Word
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A Nice Family Gathering by Phil Olson Front Page
Produced by Altarena Playhouse
By: - Oct 23rd, 2022We can often overlook any deeper meaning when seeing a comedic play, but this one actually has a lot to say. It honors selfless mothers; urges the courage to say and do the right things before it is too late; advocates following our dreams; pillories slavish devotion to status symbols; and asks us to better understand those who are near to us.
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Osso Buco Word
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42nd Street at Goodspeed Front Page
A Timeless Musical
By: - Oct 22nd, 2022The projections and the equipment used – which I’m told were very expensive – by Shawn Duan really helped to create the setting and the locations without taking up room on the stage. I wanted to “ooh” and “aah” at them
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Laundry Day Word
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Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites Front Page
San Francisco Opera
By: - Oct 20th, 2022“Dialogues” is based on the true story of 16 Carmelite nuns of Compiègne who were guillotined in 1794 during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror because of their unwillingness to compromise their faith. Historically, the nuns’ singing as they ascended the gallows quieted the bloodthirsty crowd that gathered at these beheadings. In less than two weeks, Robespierre’s degenerate reign ended with his execution at the guillotine.
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Critic Jack Lyons at 91 Front Page
Covered California Theatre and Film
By: - Oct 19th, 2022We met in Chicago in 2012 as new members of American Theatre Critics Association. Since then critic Jack Lyons and I have shared a decade of theatre. He generously reposted to this site reviews first appearing in Desert Weekly News in Palm Springs, California. At the ripe age of 91 he passed recently. With credits in writing, producing and directing, he was a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild.
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Rare Earle Pilgrim Painting Discovered Front Page
1955 Portrait of Composer Samuel Foster Hall
By: - Oct 18th, 2022Earle Montrose Pilgrim (1923-1976) was an American artist whose work is within the stylistic milieu of Abstract Expressionism and Figurative Expressionism.Working in the early 1950s until the mid 1970s, Pilgrim's style is characterized by figuration informed by abstraction.The artist fluctuated between epic, large-scale compositions and intimate canvases and worked with a variety of media.
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Sex With Strangers by Laura Eason Front Page
Produced by San Jose Stage
By: - Oct 18th, 2022Laura Eason’s “Sex With Strangers” explores the concept of public versus private behavior and much more. At first, it seems that this may simply be an amusing story, but the longer it plays, the deeper it gets, exposing many provocative layers, peppered with humor and conflict. San Jose Stage presents a sensationally acted and directed production of this powerhouse two hander.
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LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography Front Page
Boston Museum of Fine Arts: October 9 to January 16, 2023
By: - Oct 18th, 2022In 1936 Henry Luce bought Life Magazine and transformed it into a publication where pictures told the story. At his command to convey a narrow white supremacist fantasy of America's global dominance he employed the legendary photo journalists of his generation. Luce also published Time Magazine, Fortune Magazine and later Sports Illustrated. With a weekly circulation in the millions Life initially had a cover price of ten cents which at that time got you a cup of coffee. LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts captures its essence with an engaging but ultimately disappointing exhibition.
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6th Berkshire Theatre Awards Front Page
Nominees Announced
By: - Oct 17th, 2022The purpose of the BTCA and the Berkshire Theatre Awards is to promote and celebrate the quality and diversity of theatre in the region. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on the evening of November 14 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield.
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Front Page
At Ivoryton Playhouse
By: - Oct 14th, 2022The play by Simon Levy (who has also adapted two other Fitzgerald novels to play form) follows the book. While there have been other stage versions, this one, written in 2006 seems now to be the standard.
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The Music of Mothers by Victoria Evans Erville Front Page
Produced by TheatreF1rst
By: - Oct 14th, 2022The playwright, Victoria Evans Erville, who also directs, dispatches a dizzying number of important social messages and does so in an entertaining and involving manner. The central theme considers the effects of politics Victoria Evans Erville on the two lifelong friends, and while May remains consistent throughout, Ethyl offers more interest as a character because she evolves, and not always in one direction or with consistency, which makes for a more intriguing person and reflects realism.
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The Obama Portraits at the MFA Front Page
On View Through October 30
By: - Oct 14th, 2022For the first time presidential paintings are by and of people of color. Kehinde Wiley’s depicted President Barack Obama and Amy Sherald painted Michelle. In the last of five stops the tour of portraits ends at the Museum of Fine Arts on October 30.
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Modernist Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan Front Page
Appointed Curator at Buffalo AKG Art Museum
By: - Oct 14th, 2022The Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) has announced the promotion of Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan, a specialist in modern and contemporary art and one of the world’s leading experts on art and technology, to the position of Curator.
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Brian Zink Word
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Cabot's Cove Word
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Where Locals Eat Front Page
Getting Off the Beach
By: - Oct 10th, 2022To find the best, fresh seafood you have to get off the honky-tonk beach and head inland to where the locals dine.
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Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Touch of RED Front Page
MoCA World Premiere Co-presented with Jacob's Pillow
By: - Oct 04th, 2022Groundbreaking choreographer Shamel Pitts doesn’t dance around big issues—instead, he dances into them.
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The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti Front Page
Produced by Livermore Valley Opera
By: - Oct 03rd, 2022Although Donizetti concocted this superficially light-hearted confection, “Elixir” is a serious delight from curtain to curtain, both as an entertainment and as a great work of composition. As we have come to expect, Livermore Valley Opera once again punches above its weight with a totally appealing production that hits all the right notes, literally and figuratively.
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MIT Appoints Janet Echelman Distinguished Visiting Artist Front Page
The artist Will Develop New Work in 2022-23
By: - Oct 03rd, 2022Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is pleased to announce visual artist Janet Echelman as a 2022-23 Distinguished Visiting Artist at MIT. The appointment, hosted by the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) will begin this fall.
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Seascape By Edward Albee Front Page
Gamely Directed by Eric Hill for Berkshire Theatre Group
By: - Oct 02nd, 2022Leapin Lizards! Berkshire Theatre Group has mounted Seascape Edward Albee's absurdist answer to Beckett's masterpiece, Waiting for Godot. Albee, one of America's leading playwrights won a Pulitizer for it (one of three) but it was a flop with critics and audiences. The Broadway run ended after just 65 performances. Hit or miss you can draw your own conclusions based on the production directed by Eric Hill.
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