Brutal Desire — CK & DF Review A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM (for Parterre Box)
Rebecca Frecknall’s gripping staging makes new a play many of us feel we know inside out.
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David Fox
University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.
The Baptism of Konstantin: DF Reviews Konstantin Krimmel at Park Avenue Armory (for Parterre Box)
The American debut of a truly great singer and recitalist is cause for rejoicing.
Some Old and Then Some New Tricks: CK & DF Review Gypsy (for Parterre Box)
Audra McDonald is Broadway’s latest Rose in George C. Wolfe’s re-conceived GYPSY.
No Light, No Window, Just Broken: DF & CK Review Broadway’s Romeo + Juliet
A terminally hip production and model-pretty cast can’t disguise the work of an interpretively clueless director.
REVIEW: DF on The Hills of California at the Broadhurst Theatre
Jez Butterworth’s play wants to both shine a harsh light on nostalgia, and to bask in it.
Humming Chorus — The Listeners at Opera Philadelphia (DF for Parterre Box)
Missy Mazzoli’s gorgeous score is the major takeaway here: a dazzling success in every way.
REVIEW: Annie Baker’s Wonderful Janet Planet
It’s a joy to see this great playwright equally at home as a screenwriter and director.
REVIEW: Lucy Kirkland’s The Welkin at the Atlantic Theater Company
Lucy Kirkwood’s riveting and unsettling play is both fresh and a welcome return to old-school playmaking.
Fox on Fox: DF on Curtis Opera Theatre’s Wonderful Cunning Little Vixen (for Parterre Box)
This superb production by Curtis Opera Theatre would be a credit to any opera company anywhere.
If You Could See It Through My Eyes: DF on Cabaret (for Parterre Box)
Each successive version pushed the envelope further… and was less effective.
