Coast to Coast: DF Reviews The Wanderers and Pictures From Home (for Parterre Box)
Two plays — one considerably stronger than the other — aim to capture American Jewish experiences.
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David Fox
University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.
So a Fool Returns to His Philly — Don Pasquale at AVA (for Parterre Box)
Don Pasquale is Jawn Pasquale in this delightful production at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
The Fuzzy End of the Lollipop: DF and CK review Some Like It Hot on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
That Some Like It Hot fizzles rather than sizzles is not only a disappointment, but also a bit of surprise.
The Sense of Dramatic Thrust: DF Reviews La Traviata at Academy of Vocal Arts
Soprano Lydia Grindatto confirmed her promise with a charismatic, thoroughly inhabited Violetta.
They Are The Champions: DF Covers AVA’s Giargiari Competition 2022
This is likely the best Giargiari Bel Canto competition year in my experience, evidenced in several important ways.
Street Scene: DF and CK review Leopoldstadt (for Parterre Box)
Stuffed with Stoppardian cleverness, there’s far too much in LEOPOLDSTADT to register with specificity.
REVIEW: A Divided Duty: Rossini’s Otello at O22 (for Parterre Box)
In bel canto opera, virtuosic singing IS the drama. Accept that, and O22’s OTELLO pays off thrillingly.
REVIEW: As The Raven Flies — Festival O22 Begins (for Parterre Box)
In THE RAVEN, Festival O’s characteristic imagination and audacity remain front and center.
Two Characters in Search of Anagnorisis: DF Reviews for Parterre Box
This superb production of a Tennessee Williams’ rarity illuminates by lightening the playwright’s life and work.
My Blue Evan — DF Reviews Dear Evan Hansen (for Parterre Box)
No roller coaster has generated more stomach-churning highs and lows than the musical Dear Evan Hansen.
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