REVIEW: Suddenly Spinto: AVA’s Giargiari Bel Canto Competition (for Parterre Box
David and Cameron consider 15 promising young singers, vying for a prestigious prize.
REVIEW: Heroes of the Fourth Turning Dwells in Darkness
So much doctrine; so little insight.
REVIEW: 1812’s The Roommate is a Comedy that Needs Fewer Laughs
A character-driven, wryly humorous play gets a production often mired in sitcom glibness.
REVIEW: The Philadelphia Stories: Festival O19 Wrap-Up (for Parterre Box)
Festival O19 ended on a sweet note, connecting Opera Philadelphia with the city and our musical future.
REVIEW: Florian Zeller’s The Height of the Storm Offers Dementia in a Luxury Setting
Seeing this exercise in naval-gazing on the eve of impeachment feels like the theatrical equivalent of fiddling while Rome burns.
REVIEW: At the Arden, Ragtime, Seen From a New Perspective
It’s as if the show has gone from the page to the stage… and back again to the page.
REVIEW: And When I Die: O19’s Let Me Die (for Parterre Box)
In this intriguing but confounding theater piece , creator Joseph Keckler wants to have his cake and eat it too.
REVIEW: Total Ellipse: The Spellbinding Denis & Katya at Festival O19 (for Parterre Box)
This superb chamber-sized two-hander has a monumental, shattering impact.
REVIEW: Tales of the Citrus: Love for Three Oranges at Festival O19 (for Parterre Box)
Once again, the audacious Opera Philadelphia folks are playing without a net.
REVIEW: Walnut Studio’s Meteor Shower—Duck and Cover!
If this production has an astronomy lesson to teach us, it’s that lightning doesn’t strike twice.
