REVIEW: More Flash than Substance in Broadway’s The Iceman Cometh
The major takeaway from George C. Wolfe’s uneven production is it’s time we put Iceman on ice.
REVIEW: In Three Tall Women, One Towers Above the Others
Joe Mantello’s wildly entertaining production also exposes the flaws of Albee’s play.
REVIEW: Richard Eyre’s Starry, Shallow Long Day’s Journey into Night at BAM
This lightweight production feels more like One Day’s Journey into Dusk.
Random and Highly Opinionated Thoughts on the 2018 Tony Awards
I make no claim to completeness or even to coherence. But here goes…
REVIEW: In Maria Marten, Legitimate Performance Meets Variety Entertainment
Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s delightful show captures the delights—and some of the poignant heart—of early melodrama.
Mac & Me (Review of Taylor Mac, Part I at PIFA, for Parterre Box)
A particular tension—between angry political resistance, and gloriously buoyant queerness—fuels TM24’s immense energy.
REVIEW: At Lantern’s Don’t Dress for Dinner, There’s a Heavy Hand in the Kitchen
Less here would be so much more.
REVIEW: Inis Nua’s Charolais is a Bovine Comedy
The wonderful Corinna Burns shines especially brightly in this droll, delightful show.
REVIEW: Orbiter 3’s A People: Show Far, Show Good
But whether this earnest, winning piece is a successful play is an open question.
Tosca, Starring the Philadelphia Orchestra (for Parterre Box)
The “semi-staging” seen here delivers less theater than no staging at all.
reclining standards 