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

REVIEW: Can You Go Home Again?: Broadway’s The Ferryman Revisited in a Tandem Review

An admirable new cast doesn’t own this play as the first one did.

As a cohesive evening of music drama, this ambitious double bill doesn’t quite add up.

To resurrect this astonishing show at all in a brief time frame is almost miraculous.

A wonderful musical performance, hampered by a misguided production.

Critics David Fox and Cameron Kelsall discuss Arthur Miller, and this idea-free, crash-and-burn production.

The sexiest moment on Broadway this season features a 73-year-old man and a single button.

What once seemed a poignant meditation on AIDS now plays as a study in white privilege.

The audience at this vulgar show doesn’t care about Russian History. What they want is AnastasiaTM.

A beloved and very human story here has the glossy sheen of a theme park ride.

At Classic Stage, this pallid imitation of Brecht & Weill meets a director with the same aesthetic.