O Festival Diary—Day IV, Part II: War Stories
A sometimes-awkward evening that delivers in Lembit Beecher’s one-act premiere opera.
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David Fox
University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.
O Festival Diary—Day IV, Part I: Sondra Radvanovsky in Recital
One of today’s top divas provided glamour and high-wattage vocalism.
THEATER REVIEW: Simpatico at McCarter Uneasily Straddles the American Dream
In Red Orchid’s dazzlingly odd production, the great Sam Shepard lives on.
O Festival Diary—Day III: We Shall Not Be Moved
This multimedia work will stay with you long after the final image fades.
O Festival Diary—Day II: In O17’s Die Zauberflöte, the Magic is in the Technology
This imaginative, animated staging dazzles in some ways and comes up short in others.
O Festival Diary—Day I: Elizabeth Cree
This witty collage of theatrical ideas, superbly staged and performed, sets a high standard.
THEATER REVIEW: In Lantern Theater’s Red Velvet, An Othello Too Real For His Audience
Lolita Chakrabarti’s mixed bag of a play finds greatness when Forrest McClendon takes the stage.
OPERA FEATURE: O, The Places You’ll Go
Opera Philadelphia’s innovative festival brings works old and new to venues across the city.
Farewell to the Great Barbara Cook
On Broadway and in the larger sphere of American popular song, Cook is the gold standard.
HD-CAST REVIEW: Is There Such a Thing as Day in the National Theatre’s Angels in America?
Despite some impressive elements, Marianne Elliott’s production is mired in stygian gloom.
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