REVIEW: Thank You for Smoking: Opera Philadelphia’s Carmen (for Parterre Box)
How do you like your Carmen? The role – and Bizet’s opera – contain multitudes.
REVIEW: Sing the Body Electric at Theatre Exile is a World Lit by Lightning
In Michael Hollinger’s perplexing but enchanting play, getting there is the best part.
REVIEW: In a Streamlined Saint Joan, the Grandeur Goes Up in Smoke
With Shaw’s go-big-or-go-home masterpiece, playing it small and safe is not good enough.
REVIEW: A Sparkling and Poignant La Traviata at AVA
The vocal standards are high, and the pleasure of discovering new talent always exhilarating.
Six Questions with Daniela Mack, Opera Philadelphia’s Carmen
Mack, who opened the season creating a new role, is now back in an iconic one.
REVIEW: Simon Stone’s Yerma, and the Problem with Critics
Can we please stop fetishizing female angst as the highest form of acting?
REVIEW: With Madaket Road, a Long, Intriguing Journey Comes to a Close
John Guare’s monumental Lydie Breeze trilogy ends movingly, if not entirely clearly.
REVIEW: At Walnut Studio, Andrew Llloyd Webber with Tears but no Chandeliers
A rare opportunity to see Tell Me on a Sunday reveals a good idea, flawed in the execution.
REVIEW: In The Band’s Visit, the Beauty is in the Details
Little by little, this small but wonderful musical makes magic.
REVIEW: In The Wild Duck, Dark Family Secrets with Ironic Humor
Quintessence Theatre’s production is problematic, but even the problems are interesting.
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