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Friday, October 5, 2018

Television Review: “Barry” — The Trials and Tribulations of a Low-Rent Hitman by Matt Hanson

One of Barry’s strongest attributes is its brand of dark, surreal, and unexpectedly witty satire.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:06PM
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Concert Review: David Byrne’s “American Utopia” by Matt Hanson

Conceptual and abstract as David Byrne can often be, he’s one art schooler who isn’t afraid to get down.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AM
Friday, August 24, 2018

Television Review: Elvis Presley — The Searcher? by Matt Hanson

What we don’t learn very much about is Elvis’ inner life, his motivations, and his deeper ambitions.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:12AM
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Television Review: Gary Shandling — Your Favorite Comedian’s Favorite Comedian by Matt Hanson

Gary Shandling’s life and art are both given the redeeming appreciation they deserve.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:32AM
Friday, August 10, 2018

Film Review: “Sorry To Bother You” — Engaging Anti-Capitalist Satire by Matt Hanson

Sorry to Bother You is a doozy -- vividly shot, morally vigorous, and consistently funny.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AM
Sunday, June 24, 2018

Book Review: Catch “Culture Fever” by Matt Hanson

Being able to comfortably shift gears between “high” and “low” culture is one of the easiest ways in which a contemporary critic can gain the reader’s trust.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AM
Friday, June 22, 2018

Film Review: Scorsese’s “Age of Innocence” — Re-released by Matt Hanson

The privilege Edith Wharton’s characters swim in has not disappeared. If anything, it’s expanded farther into the social stratosphere.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM
Friday, May 25, 2018

Book Review: “Secrets and Shadows” — Lessons of the Past by Matt Hanson

Roberta Silman’s engaging and deeply felt novel is a reminder of what it means to carry a historical burden on both a personal and national level.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:42AM
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Rock Review: The Damned Deliver Damned Good “Evil Spirits” by Matt Hanson

Even after decades, The Damned is still grandly flying its freak flag.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:18AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Theater Review: “The Plague” — A Necessary Moral Parable by Matt Hanson

In a culture that seems hell-bent on distracting us from painful realities, the intimacy of this production comes off as redemptive and inspiring.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:18AM
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Book Review and Interview: Steve Almond’s “Bad Stories” by Matt Hanson

We built this form of democracy and now we must stand up to what it’s become and say “I don’t consent to this.”

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Television Review: “Wild Wild Country” — Scruffily Corporatized Love-in by Matt Hanson

Wild Wild Country details the insane clusterfuck that results when faith, fundamentalism, and media hype intersect.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:24PM
Saturday, March 24, 2018

Book Review: Susan Sontag’s Collected Stories — From the Back Burner by Matt Hanson

Susan Sontag wrote short stories as a hobby; she saved more of her enormous intellectual energy for her novels and essays.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:49AM
Monday, February 19, 2018

Film Review: “The Shape of Water” — A Dissenting View by Matt Hanson

Del Toro creates a visually intriguing world, but the story’s premise is too farfetched to work.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AM
Monday, February 12, 2018

Book Review: Ezra Pound in “The Bughouse” by Matt Hanson

For all his literary fecundity, Ezra Loomis Pound was also more than a little bonkers.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:14PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

BWW First Person: BANDSTAND Heals at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre by Matt Hanson

In his earliest memory, my grandfather is four years old. The year is 1919 and he stands on his tenement building in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where he watches an army parade. Soldie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards