Encores Musicals in Concert Season 2015 — And My Wish List for the Future
Every year, I await the announcement of Encores’ upcoming season of musicals in concert with an eagerness once reserved for anticipating the arrival […]
Sondheim, Into the Woods, Artistic Flexibility & Compromise
Last week, a Talk of the Town column in The New Yorker reported on a masterclass given by Stephen Sondheim, during which […]
The Tara Erraught Affair: Size, Opera, and What Matters
If you’re an opera fan (and perhaps even if you’re not), you may be aware of a dust-up that occurred in May, […]
Remembering Melissa Lynch: The Honey Bee Cabaret (June 2014)
I remember the last time I saw Melissa Lynch. It was November 2010, and she was onstage in Latern Theater’s Uncle Vanya, […]
A Coffin in Egypt Review (Opera Philadelphia, June 2014)
I heard Frederica Von Stade 40 years ago, and it was love at first sound. This was the summer following my high […]
DF Offers Advice to Young Actors Shailene Woodley and Brie Larson
They’re in their early 20s, they’re hot commodities, and they’re out to fix the movie business. New York Magazine’s current (2 June) […]
DF’s Tony 2014 Tirade
Still in the grip of post-Tony fog, I’ll offer a few grumpy observations. Of course, there’s more to say, but we’ll leave […]
A Loss of Roses (St. Clement’s Theatre, NY) — And Why I Love Revivals
Last weekend, I bumped into my friend Toby Zinman, theater critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, on the street in New York. Both […]
The Real Thing Review (Wilma Theater — DF for City Paper)
Third time’s the charm? Well, almost. Prior to the Wilma’s The Real Thing, I’d seen Tom Stoppard’s play in two different productions, […]
Incorruptible Review (Arden Theatre — DF for City Paper)
So how was the play? I’ll get to that, I promise. But first, let me take a moment to celebrate the exceptional […]
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