The Fuzzy End of the Lollipop: DF and CK review Some Like It Hot on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
In bel canto opera, virtuosic singing IS the drama. Accept that, and O22’s OTELLO pays off thrillingly.
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