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University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.

DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS Part VI: Utterly Bewitching: Leontyne Price (for Parterre Box)

In an ongoing series, David considers the records that helped shape his life.

Cameron and David’s latest plays on film post for Parterre considers this Tennessee Williams’ potboiler.

Cameron and David consider performances by several actresses in the late Terrence McNally’s Master Class.

In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.

Today is Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday, and it’s not going as planned.

In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.

In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.

In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.

Thrilling reinvention, or calcified shtick? Our critics disagree…

For a show set during the hardscrabble 1930s, few performances suggest downtroddedness.