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Charles Giuliano

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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:

  • The Resting Place by Ashlin Halfnight Front Page

    Produced by Magic Theatre

    By: Victor Cordell - Oct 20th, 2018

    The playwright, Ashlin Halfnight, touches a tender nerve with his exposé. So many bad actions by people in our real world have been telegraphed to others before they occurred. Antisocial attitudes. Deviant behavior. Threats. Fascination with the perverse. Collections of weapons. Memorabilia of cruelty. But how can one know at what point to interfere?

  • Barrington Stage Company 2019 Front Page

    Annuncing Two Musicals and a Drama

    By: Barrington - Oct 19th, 2018

    Barrington Stage Company (BSC) announced today three productions for its upcoming 25th season – Into the Woods, the musical classic by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine; the world premiere new musical Fall Springs, by Niko Tsakalakos and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; and Gertrude and Claudius, a new play by Mark St. Germain.

  • The Musical Fun Home Front Page

    At TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

    By: Victor Cordell - Oct 19th, 2018

    Fun Home looks at coming-of-age and coming-out through the eyes of Alison Bechdel, whose graphic novel memoir is the source material. TheatreWorks offers a delightful production of the Tony Award winning musical.

  • Nancy Bishop is Born to Run Front Page

    Chicago Critic Springs for Springsteen on Broadway

    By: Nancy Bishop - Oct 18th, 2018

    Chicago critic, Nancy Bishop, a die hard rock fan dug deep for Bruce. Paying through the nose she scored a ticket for his sold out Broadway show. Springing for a Springsteen binge she added a couple of other compelling plays. She will be back in Manhattan later this month for the annual American Theatre Critics Association conference So this is a teaser with more golden apples to follow.

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    Winter Wonderland

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 17th, 2018

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  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood Front Page

    Dickens at 3 Below Theaters,

    By: Victor Cordell - Oct 17th, 2018

    Charles Dickens would roll over in his grave. The master of the hard, the twisted, the bleak expectations, who chronicled grime, abuse, and despair. How could his material be used as the basis for a mash up between a raucous “who dunnit?” and a Gay ’90s vaudevillian music hall entertainment? The Mystery of Edwin Drood does just that, earning its spurs on Broadway in 1985 with a long run and a handful of Tonys.

  • Wilco Solid Sound Festival Front Page

    Returns June 28-30, 2019

    By: Wilco - Oct 16th, 2018

    Solid Sound, Wilco's Music and Arts Festival, returns to MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts June 28-30, 2019. Three-day tickets go on sale this Thursday at 11:00AM ET through solidsoundfestival.com, massmoca.org and the MASS MoCA Box Office (413.662.2111). For a limited time, tickets will be offered at a reduced early-bird rate of $149 (regular price $179). Children’s three-day tickets (ages 6-10) will be available for $55 and children under 6 are free. Thursday also marks the opening of campsite reservations for the official festival campground Solid Ground. Campsite reservations can be made only by calling the MASS MoCA Box Office.

  • Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Front Page

    Third Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards

    By: Gail M. Burns - Oct 15th, 2018

    This week the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association is voting on the final award list in preparation for the Third Annual Berkshire Theatre Awards. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held on Monday, November 12 at 7 pm at the Zion Lutheran Church, 74 First Street (Route 7) in Pittsfield, MA. --

  • Letter from Cape Ann Front Page

    Now Through the Holidays

    By: Pippy Giuliano - Oct 15th, 2018

    This launches a new feature for Berkshire Fine Arts. Pippy Giuliano, sister of BFA's Charles, shares deeps roots and family heritage in Cape Ann. She lives in Annisquam not far from the ancestral home, Beaver Dam Farm, in Rockport. Now retired, she is active in the community and a docent for the Cape Ann Museum. We suggested that she contribute a Letter from Cape Ann with tips on events and gatherings.

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    Smiles of a Summer Day

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 14th, 2018

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  • This Be It Word

    Liar's Poke Her

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 13th, 2018

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  • 154 Years of Serendipity at Gallery Kayafas Front Page

    Roger Kizik and Clara Wainwright

    By: John Walsh - Oct 12th, 2018

    With 154 Years of Serendipity the artists Roger Kizik and Clara Wainwright celebrate their creaitive friendship with an exhibition at Kayafas Gallery in Boston's SOWA district. John Walsh, Director Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty writes about the pairing of Wainwright & Kizik.

  • Eclipse Annual Exhibition and Open Studios Front Page

    Work by North Adams Artists

    By: Eclipse - Oct 10th, 2018

    The Eclipse Annual Exhibition features work by residents of the North Adams, studio/loft residence complex. The reception from 6 to 8 PM, Friday, October 12 launches the annual Open Studios that weekend. The popular event provides the opportunity to interact with artists in the setting where their work is created. In addition to studios work by resident artists is displayed in corridors of the four floor complex that houses 40 units.

  • A Picture of Dorian Gray Front Page

    Wilde at A Noise Within Theatre

    By: Jack Lyons - Oct 10th, 2018

    Wilde’s highly-charged, sexual novella, and the Hollywood production code-driven 1945 movie, intrigued A Noise Within theatre director Michael Michetti, into tackling a stage adaptation in 2006 at Pasadena’s Boston Court Theatre. Mr. Michetti’s 2018 production now on stage at the A Noise Within Theatre, in East Pasadena, closely adheres to Wilde’s original story and most of his dialogue.

  • Copolla's California Wines Front Page

    More Than Making Movies.

    By: Matt Robinson - Oct 09th, 2018

    While he may be best known for directing award-winning films like “Apocalypse Now” and the “Godfather” series, Francis Ford Coppola (www.FrancisCoppolaWinery.com) was a winemaker before he was a filmmaker.

  • Summary of 86th Jacobs Pillow Season Front Page

    $2.5 Million in Ticket Sales for 500 Performances and Events

    By: Pillow - Oct 09th, 2018

    One month after the close of its 86th season, Jacob’s Pillow announces record-breaking ticket sales for its acclaimed summer dance festival. The organization reports over $2.5 million in ticket sales, an increase of 13% when compared with 2017; over 40,000 tickets were sold, an increase of 5%, when compared with last year. The season boasts 10,000 unique ticket buyers, an increase of 8% and the largest number since the organization began tracking this particular indicator in 2005.

  • Man of La Mancha Front Page

    At Westport Country Playhouse

    By: Karen Isaacs - Oct 09th, 2018

    A successful production requires an excellent Cervantes/Don Quixote and Phillip Hernandez meets the challenge. His voice is expressive and powerful, he bring a sense of age to the part, and his acting totally encompasses the character.

  • Tom Stoppard's Rock and Roll Front Page

    At Chicago's Artistic Home Theatre

    By: Nancy Bishop - Oct 09th, 2018

    Kathy Scambiatterra directs this complex political/musical story, based on the Czech music fans and political dissidents in the years between the Prague Spring in 1968 and the Velvet Revolution of 1989.

  • Glass Menagerie at Barrington Stage Company Front Page

    Dehorning the Unicorn

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 08th, 2018

    The final fall production of Barrington Stage Company for a number of years had been coordinated with the reginal school curriculum. It has been the norm to explore an agenda with social justice theatre. This time, however, Barrington has opted to focus on ars gratia artis. Teachers as their lesson plan will discuss a harrowing masterpiece of American theatre, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

  • Zürich by Amelia Roper Front Page

    At Chicago's Steep Theatre

    By: Nancy Bishop - Oct 07th, 2018

    Zürich is played by 10 actors—two each in five scenes—set in a luxury hotel room or rooms in that Swiss banking city. The play begins in a seemingly lighthearted way, with a man and a woman who have spent the night together in a room on the 40th floor of a Zürich hotel.

  • Tosca at San Francisco Opera Front Page

    Carmen Giannattasio Debut in Title Role

    By: Victor Cordell - Oct 06th, 2018

    A star attraction on the European circuit, Italian Carmen Giannattasio makes her San Francisco Opera debut and role debut as the title character. The soprano was offered the part earlier in her career, but she declined.

  • Oslo by J.T. Rogers Front Page

    produced by Marin Theatre Company

    By: Victor Cordell - Oct 06th, 2018

    One complaint about Oslo that may be heard is that we already know its outcome. Twenty-five years beyond, notable progress has been made, but the condition between Israelis and Palestinians remains sad and unresolved.

  • Pat Metheny at Beverly’s Cabot Theatre Front Page

    Touring with a New Group of Emerging Musicians

    By: Doug Hall - Oct 06th, 2018

    Now at mid career, with 20 Grammy Awards, Pat Metheny launched a tour at the Cabot Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. While performing material from those now classic albums he did so with emerging musicians. He derived fresh energy and inspiration from Gwilym Simcock on piano/keyboards, Linda Oh on bass, and Antonio Sanchez on drums. Yet again his guitar virtuosity sparked a phenomenal performance.

  • Downstate at Steppenwolf Theatre. Front Page

    Bruce Norris’ Uproarious, Heartbreaking, World Premiere

    By: Matthew Nerber - Oct 05th, 2018

    This is a group of detestable, rotten apples, but each of these men is also, in his own way, disarming and hilarious, with quirks and charms that make us forget why they are in this make-shift homestead wearing ankle bracelets; until we’re reminded, and once again infuriated by the hypocrisy. This is a world premiere by Bruce Norris.

  • Mendoza at Goodman Theatre Front Page

    Macbeth by Los Colochos Teatro of Mexico City

    By: Nancy Bishop - Oct 05th, 2018

    Mendoza, a thrillingly raw and earthy adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, is being presented this week at Goodman Theatre in collaboration with the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance.

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