Lehman’s Terms: DF Reviews The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
The Lehman Trilogy had me in its thrall from the start. That’s not to say I endorse it wholeheartedly, though.
Hate-Watching: Cameron and David Stream and Discuss Diana The Musical (for Parterre Box)
Who would pay $150 for the privilege to see this schlockfest again, masked and in an uncomfortable chair?
Widow’s Talk: The Holy Ground Streams from Irish Heritage Theatre (for Parterre Box)
This short but powerful monologue, superbly delivered by Kirsten Quinn, exemplifies the strengths of Irish Heritage Theatre.
“That’s Why I Pulled the Trigger” — Our Critics Discuss A Woman’s Secret (for Parterre Box)
This now largely forgotten oddity from the great Nicholas Ray offers Gloria Grahame in two enticing modes.
Tenors Al Fresco: Brownlee and Spyres in Concert for Opera Philadelpha (for Parterre Box)
Two singers at the top of their game in music as punishing as it is pretty.
Joust In Time: Man of La Mancha at Saratoga Opera (for Parterre Box)
Zachary James delivers a thoughtfully crafted, blessedly restrained Quixote/Cervantes.
Her Kind of Woman: New Biography Explores Jane Russell’s Life and Times (for Parterre Box)
“Mean…Moody…Magnificent!: Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend” chronicles the Golden Age starlet’s troubled life and idiosyncratic career.
Telling the World We Are Not Invisible: Our Critics on In the Heights
This film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s beloved musical has come around at exactly the right moment.
Awaiting Faith: Myths and Hymns, Chapter IV from MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
The fourth and final chapter of MYTHS AND HYMNS feel deeply connected to our current moment.
Ladies of Spain: The Met’s Final 2020-21 Streaming Program (for Parterre Box)
These streamed recitals, warts and all, have allowed us to see performers let their hair down.
