Listening to Books — The Elephant to Hollywood by Michael Caine
The celebrity memoir isn’t a genre I care much about, but I had so enjoyed Frank Langella’s Dropped Names that, when I […]
DF Reviews Photograph 51 (Lantern Theater)
In science and theater, timing matters. British DNA researcher Dr. Rosalind Franklin’s early death – at 37, from ovarian cancer – is […]
DF on Andy: A Popera (Review and Podcast Link)
As arts collaborations go, these seem like strange bedfellows indeed: the Bearded Ladies, Philadelphia’s gender-bending, satiric, outré, and greatly beloved theatre troupe […]
DF Reviews John (Signature Theatre)
My second Annie Baker play in two days was John, her newest piece, which I saw in its penultimate performance. Six – […]
DF Reviews The Flick (Barrow Street Theatre, New York)
Last weekend, I finally saw Annie Baker’s The Flick, though I’ve been aware of the play – and the dust-up surrounding it […]
DF on the Problem with Family Drama
Family relationships are an essential theme in modern drama. Yet, in my 45-plus years of theatre-going, I can hardly remember a production […]
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