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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Blythe Danner Returns to Williamstown in The Blue Deep Theatre
World Premiere by Lucy Boyle
By: - Jul 04th, 2012The Blue Deep, a world premiere by Lucy Boyle, is selling out on the intimate Nikos Stage of the Williamstown Theatre Festival mostly through the mega watt star power of a legendary alumna Blythe Danner. In a return after a long absence she is as stunning and sensational as ever. But is she enough to carry a new work that needs drastic revisions before a when and if next production.
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The Taylors James and Swift at Tanglewood Music
Annual Franchise Concert Thrills Fans
By: - Jul 03rd, 2012Last night James Taylor performed the first of three annual sold out shows at Tanglewood. With a twenty minute intermission the program started just after seven and ended just before ten. During all that time guest artist Taylor Swift graced us with two duets and a solo of her teen anthem, a thrill to thousands of girls in the audience “Love Story.†More tonight.
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TransCultural Exchange Announces Global Conference 2013 Fine Arts
Hosted by Boston University - October 10 -13
By: - Jul 01st, 2012TransCulturalExchange, has presented biannually conferences since 2007, which brought together hundreds of individuals or representatives of organizations and universities from many media and locations world-wide. Boston University will host the next conference on its campus. – This article focuses on a segment of 2012 international art projects: Exhibitions, symposia/ residencies, designed to invite artists and cultural activists to diverse communities. We have followed their work since the 2009 conference.
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Debra Jo Rupp's Dr. Ruth at Barrington Stage Theatre
Mark St. Germain's Hit Returns Through October 7
By: - Jul 01st, 2012The world premiere of Dr. Ruth All the Way sold out its initial run at Barrington Stage Company. With some sharpening by playwright Mark St. Germain the one woman show starring Debra Jo Rupp returns to Pittsfield through October 7. Catch it while you can.
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Morphoses in Within (Labyrinth Within) Dance
World Premiere at Jacob’s Pillow
By: - Jun 30th, 2012The world premiere of Within (Labyrinth Within) by the Swedish choreographer and dancer Pontus Lidberg at Jacob’s Pillow is a daunting and haunting confluence of live dance combined with a projected film behind the performers that at times echoes what’s on stage. In the final sequence the film stands alone completing a complex narrative of estranged marriage, passion, and jealousy.
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WTF’s Gangsta The Importance of Being Earnest Theatre
David Hyde Pierce’s Direction is Wilde
By: - Jun 29th, 2012For the opening of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, artistic director Jenny Gersten has rolled out the heavy artillery. In only his second venture at directing Emmy and Tony winning actor David Hyde Pierce is offering a Guys and Dolls spin on the classic Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. The Emmy and Tony winning Tyne Daly is a spot on Lady Bracknell who, amazingly, is upstaged by the fabulous Marylouise Burke as the hilarious Miss Prim.
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Shakespeare & Company 35th Season Theatre
Special Events in Celebration
By: - Jun 28th, 2012As part of the celebrations for its 35th Season, Shakespeare & Company is pleased to introduce a series of presentations and events tailored to its summer performance season. Engaging discussions, riveting talks, and insightful Q&A’s will all be featured in the Company’s packed calendar of special events. For more information on all of Shakespeare & Company’s special 35th Season offerings, including Founders’ Talks, Author! Author!, Tuesday Talks, Wednesday Q&A’s, Behind the Scenes Tours, and other special events.
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Pittsfield Third Thursday People
Monthly Family Fun
By: - Jun 27th, 2012In the past few years Third Thursdays have drawn big crowds to downtown Pittsfield, Our album of images shows why.
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David Hyde Pierce at Williamstown Theatre Festival People
Five Minutes One on One
By: - Jun 26th, 2012David Hyde Piece is directing Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest which launches the Main Stage season for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Most audience know him from an eleven year stint as Dr. Niles Crane in the hit TV comedy series Frasier. It took just five minutes of intense quality time to discover that there is more to him than that. But how much can you know about somebody in five minutes. Hey. Show Biz.
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A Tyne Daly Speed Date Theatre
Going Wilde at Williamstown Theatre Festival
By: - Jun 26th, 2012During a remarkably rich and enduring career Tyne Daly has been known for playing strong women from a cop in TV's seminal Cagney and Lacey to a Tony Award winning Mama Rose in the great musical Gypsy. Revealing her discipline and versatility she is appearing in the witty Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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Clark Art Institute Celebrates China Fine Arts
3 Exhibitions and 1 Chinese Street Festival
By: - Jun 26th, 2012The Clark opened its doors and front lawns to the General Public on Sunday, June 24th, for a wonderful celebration of Summer and Chinese arts and culture. It complemented the current three China exhibitions, which are on view until September and October. The day proved to be a photographer's delight!
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American Theatre Critics Association Meets in Chicago Theatre
Exploring the Arts and Architecture of the Second City
By: - Jun 25th, 2012During ten days in Chicago we saw seven plays with five of them as delegates to the annual conference of the American Theatre Critics Association. We arrived early for Iceman Cometh at Goodman and The March at Steppenwolf. As well as time to visit the Art Institute of Chicago, Millenium Park, and take a river architectural tour.
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Dennis Krausnick Masterful as King Lear Theatre
Stunning Production by Shakespeare & Company
By: - Jun 24th, 2012Some 35 years ago Dennis Krausnick was a founding member of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. His involvement with King Lear began fifteen years ago when he directed a production starring Olympia Dukakis who returns this summer with The Tempest. He has been performing Lear on the road and returns home with an astonishing performance in a triumphant production.
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Don't Miss Parasite Drag by Mark Roberts Theatre
Shakespeare & Company Ends September 2
By: - Jun 23rd, 2012Parasite Drag by Mark Roberts is the mustsee play of the Berkshire Season. It runs in through September 2. Be warned however this is an X rated play with strong language and explicit sex. It is not family entertainment. For those with strong stomachs this is an unforgettable evening of great theatre.
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Dr. Ruth Talks About Sex at Barrington Stage People
Moderated by Playwright Mark St. Germain
By: - Jun 22nd, 2012Barrington Stage Company presents Dr. Ruth Westheimer in “Talking Sex with Dr. Ruth†moderated by “Dr. Ruth, All the Way†playwright Mark St. Germain, on the BSC Mainstage (30 Union Street, Pittsfield), Monday, July 2 at 7pm.
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Fiddler Falls Off the Roof at Barrington Stage Theatre
Brad Oscar Stumbles as Tevye
By: - Jun 22nd, 2012There are many reasons to see this wonderfully staged and choreographed production of the iconic musical Fiddler on the Roof that launches the season of Barrington Stage Company. Unfortunately, the miscast and stumbling Brad Oscar in the leading role of Tevye is not one of them.
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WGBH Slashes Jazz Programming Opinion
Radio Community Reacts Supporting Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz
By: - Jun 22nd, 2012This week's news that WGBH is downgrading its local jazz programming by more than 50% has ignited a firestorm in the tightly-knit community of jazz announcers. Veteran announcers Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz, with combined service of more than 55 years in jazz radio, were informed that Eric's long-running weekday show (Mon-Thurs, 8pm-midnight) would be moved to the weekend, and Steve's Friday evening program will be terminated.
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Casts Announced for WTF Productions Theatre
Last of the Red Hot Lovers and Far From Heaven
By: - Jun 21st, 2012Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today the full cast and creative teams for Last of the Red Hot Lovers, which will be presented on the Nikos Stage from July 11 through July 22 (opening July 12), and the Preview Production of Far From Heaven, which will play the Main Stage from July 19 through July 29 (opening July 21). Both shows begin rehearsals today in preparation for their runs at the Festival.
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City & Guilds of London Art School Degree Show Fine Arts
27 June to 1 July 2012
By: - Jun 21st, 2012The 2012 Degree Show presents work by BA Painting, Sculpture, Conservation and Historic Carving graduates. They will exhibit in the School's historic buildings in Kennington. Unique among London art schools, City & Guilds offers progressive ideas shared with a strong foundation in drawing and craft skillswithstudents enjoying an exceptionally generous student-to-tutor ratio.16 painters and 3 sculptors will be exhibiting alongside 8 Conservators and 13 Historic Carvers.
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Tigers Be Still at Chicago’s Wit Theatre
Three Ring Circus for Fringe Companies
By: - Jun 20th, 2012With three stages Chicago's Theatre Wit collaborates with some forty of the Second City's 200 plus theatre companies. We attended the final weekend of the hit comedy Tigers be Still which Kim Rosenstock wrote and developed in New York at Roundabout before it moved to Wit. What a hoot.
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Stars of Williamstown Theatre Festival Meet and Greet Theatre
Blythe Danner, Tyne Daly, David Hyde Pierce, Bob Balaban
By: - Jun 20th, 2012On Thursday, June 28 the Williamstown Theatre Festival launches its season with the opening night of two shows. Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" directed by David Hyde Pierce with Tyne Daly is on the Main Stage. The more intimate Nikos Stage will feature the world premiere of The Deep Blue directed by Bob Balaban with Becky Ann Baker and a return to Williamstown after a long absence of a perennial favorite, Blythe Danner. Yesterday WTF artistic director Jenny Gersten hosted a meet an greet with the directors and their stars.
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Immediate Family by Paul Oakley Stovall Theatre
Directed by Phylicia Rashaad at Chicago's Goodman
By: - Jun 19th, 2012Conforming to Aristotle’s paradigms for drama Immediate Family by Paul Oakley Stovall the action involving an African American family gathered for a wedding occurs at a furious pace with over the top histrionics, directed at warp speed by Phylicia Rashad, all in one day.
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Marvin Gaye Rocks Chicago Theatre
Jackie Taylor’s Black Ensemble Theater
By: - Jun 19th, 2012The remarkable Jackie Taylor built the new $19 million Black Ensemble Theatre. She also writes, produces and directs musicals about the immortals of soul. Currently a boffo hit "The Marvin Gaye Story: Don’t Talk About My Father Because God Is My Friend" is the coolest show of a sizzling Chicago summer. Let's get it on.
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Eastland at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre
Premiere of Andrew White Musical
By: - Jun 18th, 2012On 24 July 1915 some 2,572 employees of Western Electric Company boarded The Eastland for an outing. While still docked the overcrowded, top heavy vessel sank in 20 feet of water. There were 884 deaths. Improbably, Andrew White, the artistic director of the renowned Lookinglass, has written a musical based on that tragedy. Will the production sink or swim with audiences? It was well received on opening night but needs overhaul in dry-dock.
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E. L. Doctorow's The March Theatre
World Premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf
By: - Jun 13th, 2012The renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago has just closed the world premiere of The March, adapted and directed by Frank Galati from the novel by E. L. Doctorow. The ambitious two and a half hour production with an enormous cast and a simple staging needs a major overhaul if it hopes to have a life beyond Chicago.
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