Joust In Time: Man of La Mancha at Saratoga Opera (for Parterre Box)
Zachary James delivers a thoughtfully crafted, blessedly restrained Quixote/Cervantes.
Her Kind of Woman: New Biography Explores Jane Russell’s Life and Times (for Parterre Box)
“Mean…Moody…Magnificent!: Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend” chronicles the Golden Age starlet’s troubled life and idiosyncratic career.
Awaiting Faith: Myths and Hymns, Chapter IV from MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
The fourth and final chapter of MYTHS AND HYMNS feel deeply connected to our current moment.
Ladies of Spain: The Met’s Final 2020-21 Streaming Program (for Parterre Box)
These streamed recitals, warts and all, have allowed us to see performers let their hair down.
Confrontation, Catharsis and Crisis: Our Critics watch Uncle Vanya (for Parterre Box)
Watching the actors—masked and in street clothes, struggling with umbrellas—was almost unbearably emotional.
The Drama You’ve Been Craving: Opera Philadelphia Explores Tosca at the Mann (for Parterre Box)
Opera is back, baby, and it’s good to be home!
Myth Me Blind: DF on Adam Guettel’s Myths and Hymns by MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
MasterVoices’ imaginative traversal of Adam Guettel’s quirky, charmingly uncategorizable work continues.
Monsters Don’t Die Early: Our Critics Discuss Sweet Bird of Youth (for Parterre Box)
Geraldine Page and Paul Newman shine in a problematic adaptation of Williams’ fork-in-the-road play.
David’s Thoughts on Allen vs. Farrow
Seven years ago, I wrote about Woody Allen. My feelings haven’t changed.
Original Sin: Our Critics in Conversation about It’s a Sin (for Parterre Box)
It’s a Sin may be the gay drama we have been waiting for.
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