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The Fuzzy End of the Lollipop: DF and CK review Some Like It Hot on Broadway (for Parterre Box)

2 months ago

That Some Like It Hot fizzles rather than sizzles is not only a disappointment, but also a bit of surprise.

Witch Side Are You On?: CK reviews Becky Nurse of Salem at Lincoln Center Theater

2 months ago

A main theme in Sarah Ruhl’s play is how history is distorted by those who get to tell it.

So Far Away: CK Reviews A Far Country at Atlantic Theater Company (for Parterre Box)

2 months ago

Lloyd Suh’s moving, meditative play considers the rise of anti-Chinese sentiment during America’s Westward expansion.

The Sense of Dramatic Thrust: DF Reviews La Traviata at Academy of Vocal Arts

2 months ago

Soprano Lydia Grindatto confirmed her promise with a charismatic, thoroughly inhabited Violetta.

Love, Loss, & What She Wore: CK Reviews Sondra Radvanovsky in Recital at Carnegie Hall

3 months ago

Sondra Radvanovsky eschewed the customary recital format, putting her selections in a highly personal context.

They Are The Champions: DF Covers AVA’s Giargiari Competition 2022

October 13, 2022

This is likely the best Giargiari Bel Canto competition year in my experience, evidenced in several important ways.

Street Scene: DF and CK review Leopoldstadt (for Parterre Box)

October 11, 2022

Stuffed with Stoppardian cleverness, there’s far too much in LEOPOLDSTADT to register with specificity.

It’s Going to Cost You: CK Reviews The Cost of Living (for Parterre Box)

October 10, 2022

Martyna Majok Pulitzer Prize-winning play overflows with complexity. It begins with the title.

Talking About a Revolution: CK Reviews I’m Revolting at Atlantic Theatre Company

October 9, 2022

In this moving, unsettling work, playwright Gracie Gardner gives the experience of illness pitched to true life.

REVIEW: A Divided Duty: Rossini’s Otello at O22 (for Parterre Box)

September 24, 2022

In bel canto opera, virtuosic singing IS the drama. Accept that, and O22’s OTELLO pays off thrillingly.

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