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About Joyce Kulhawik

Joyce Kulhawik, best known as the Emmy Award-winning arts and entertainment critic for CBS-Boston (WBZ-TV 1981-2008), is currently lending her expertise as an arts critic/advocate, motivational speaker, and cancer crusader. Kulhawik is President of the Boston Theater Critics Association, a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, and Boston Online Film Critics Association. Joyce also writes for WBUR's The ARTery and RogerEbert.com.
Jul 27 2022

THEATER: “CAN I TOUCH IT?”

By |2022-07-27T15:35:52-04:00July 27th, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

You certainly can...not touch it.  And once you see this production of "can i touch it," especially if you have ever posed this and other imposing questions about a Black person's hair, you will understand why not. Company One Theatre presents this 4 person piece about "beauty"-- from beauty supply products and gentrification to who [...]

Jul 25 2022

2 FREE ADVANCE SCREENINGS: “Thirteen Lives” & “Easter Sunday”

By |2022-08-31T13:03:06-04:00July 25th, 2022|Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Family, Movies|0 Comments

***HURRY! GET YOUR TIX to TWO Different Free Advance Screenings!! *** FREE ADVANCE SCREENING #1   "THIRTEEN LIVES"  Sunday July 31st, 2:00PM  AMC Boston Common IMAX. To download a pass to "THIRTEEN LIVES"  on Sunday 7/31, 2PM at AMC Boston Common IMAX go to: https://amazonscreenings.com/13livesjoyce'schoices Opening Date: July 29, 2022 In Select Theaters, August 5, [...]

Jul 15 2022

THEATER: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE

By |2022-07-16T11:46:53-04:00July 15th, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

This week, I witnessed the world premiere, pre-Broadway opening of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at the Colonial Theatre and immediately tweeted out:"Holly Holy Sh*t! The new Neil Diamond Musical is a hit!" I don't know if Mr. Diamond would approve of that profane couplet, but it certainly captures my shock and awe [...]

Jul 06 2022

MOVIES: ELVIS, CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE!

By |2022-07-06T18:35:12-04:00July 6th, 2022|Comedy, Drama, Movies|0 Comments

You don't need my input on the god of thunder, dinosaurs, minions, or yet another retelling of the Spiderman origin story (unless Timothee Chalamet is spinning the web). I do, however, wish to make THREE suggestions for movies that may have escaped your notice and which I hope you check out as soon as possible: [...]

Jun 22 2022

THEATER: THE LIGHT, COMMON GROUND REVISITED, 1776

By |2023-03-27T16:29:23-04:00June 22nd, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

Here's a quick round-up of three plays now onstage in and around Boston! THE LIGHT now on at LYRIC STAGE. This beautifully staged and explosive two-hander is deftly directed by Jacqui Parker who guides her two-person cast through a roller coaster of emotions as they try to navigate a pivotal point in their relationship without [...]

Jun 17 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON”

By |2022-07-06T18:36:40-04:00June 17th, 2022|Animation, Comedy, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Family, Kids, Movies|0 Comments

HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF A24 FEATURE "MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON" Wednesday, June 22nd at AMC Boston Common @ 7pm EST *Seats are provided on a first-come, first-served basis​* Please RSVP HERE Synopsis: Marcel, a one-inch-tall shell, searches for his family with the help of a documentary filmmaker. Directed by: Dean Fleischer-Camp Written [...]

Jun 10 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH

By |2022-07-06T18:37:25-04:00June 10th, 2022|Comedy, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies, Romance|0 Comments

HURRY! Free Advance Screening of Apple TV + CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH Wednesday, June 15th at Landmark Kendall Square Cinema @ 7pm EST Complimentary concessions will be offered to attendees! Please RSVP HERE Synopsis: A man who works as a bar mitzvah party host strikes up a unique friendship with a young woman and her [...]

May 29 2022

MOVIE: TOP GUN: MAVERICK

By |2022-05-30T17:46:13-04:00May 29th, 2022|Action & Adventure, Drama, Movies|0 Comments

Rear Admiral: "The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction." Maverick: "Maybe so, sir. But not today." And therein lies the key to what sets TOP GUN: MAVERICK apart as an action/drama and top flight entertainment destined to be not only one of the best movies of the summer, but also one [...]

May 25 2022

FREE ADVANCE VIRTUAL SCREENING: HUSTLE

By |2022-06-10T16:36:48-04:00May 25th, 2022|Drama, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies|0 Comments

HURRY!! FREE ADVANCE VIRTUAL SCREENING OF NETFLIX MOVIE "HUSTLE"!! Virtual Advance Screening | June 1st, 2022 Please RSVP HERE by 12pm EST on Thursday, May 26. Spots are limited.  Synopsis: When a down-on-his-luck basketball scout finds a potential superstar in Spain, he sets out to prove they both have what it takes to make it in [...]

May 23 2022

THEATER: THE 39th ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS!!

By |2022-05-23T22:39:09-04:00May 23rd, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

The Boston Theater Critics Association of which I am proud to be president announced THE 39th ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS to honor the outstanding work by actors, directors, designers, ensembles and productions audiences have seen on greater Boston stages throughout the season. The awards which are usually presented live in a downtown theater, were announced in [...]

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