DF Reviews The Humans (Roundabout Theatre, New York)
Was it prescience or good luck that led me to book a ticket to The Humans only minutes before the New York […]
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David Fox
University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.
DF Reviews Fool for Love (Manhattan Theatre Club)
It’s shaping up to be a great Sam Shepard season in New York – this high-octane Fool for Love on Broadway will […]
Tosca with Angela Gheorghiu (Metropolitan Opera, 29 October 2015)
When a critic friend invited me to the Met Tosca, I jumped at the chance. I wanted another opportunity to hear Angela […]
DF Previews Kiss of the Spider Woman (11th Hour Theatre)
The rise of 11th Hour is one of Philly theatre’s great success stories. Now in their 11th season, they’ve grown from a […]
DF Reviews Thérèse Raquin (Roundabout Theatre, New York)
Thérèse Raquin is a woman of few words, but definitely A Presence. At least, she is in Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Émile […]
DF Reviews Rizzo (Theatre Exile)
A special theatrical alchemy happens when a great actor plays a bigger-than-life, flawed but charismatic personality. Think of Orson Welles’s Charles Foster […]
DF Reviews Antigone (Wilma Theater)
When I was a theatre student, I was fascinated by stories of the Greek tragedies in their earliest performances – multi-day outdoor […]
DF Reviews Juno and the Paycock (Irish Heritage Theatre at Plays & Players)
At Irish Heritage Theatre, Juno and the Paycock seems to begin even before the actors come onstage. There’s mournful fiddle music playing […]
DF Reviews Winterreise with Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout (Alice Tully Hall)
I’m a great lover of Schubert, and I’ve attended a number of memorable Lieder recitals. Yet I haven’t been to many live performances of […]
DF Reviews Disgraced (Philadelphia Theatre Company)
Good news first. After several difficult years, the Philadelphia Theatre Company has regained ownership of their beautiful Suzanne Roberts Theatre, which they […]
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