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

THEATER REVIEW: Simpatico at McCarter Uneasily Straddles the American Dream

In Red Orchid’s dazzlingly odd production, the great Sam Shepard lives on.

This multimedia work will stay with you long after the final image fades.

This imaginative, animated staging dazzles in some ways and comes up short in others.

This witty collage of theatrical ideas, superbly staged and performed, sets a high standard.

Lolita Chakrabarti’s mixed bag of a play finds greatness when Forrest McClendon takes the stage.

Opera Philadelphia’s innovative festival brings works old and new to venues across the city.

On Broadway and in the larger sphere of American popular song, Cook is the gold standard.

Despite some impressive elements, Marianne Elliott’s production is mired in stygian gloom.

A very enjoyable take on an American masterpiece that only improves with time.

Abe Koogler’s play moves almost imperceptibly between realism and a poetic alternate reality.