Sack of Rome — DF Reviews The Rape of Lucretia at AVA (for Parterre Box)
A rewarding effort for audiences and, one presumes, for AVA’s talented artists.
Don’t You Forget About Me: Mozart & Mahler at the New York Philharmonic (CK for Parterre Box)
It seemed like such a great idea on paper.
For So Our Master Said: DF Reviews Maestro (for Parterre Box)
Ah, that Bernstein dichotomy.
Not With a Bang: CK Reviews the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms Four Symphonies (for Parterre Box)
What began as a planned sendoff to one man ended up as a testament to the valiant effort of another to realize it.
DF Tribute to James Jorden & Parterre Box (Video)
My short video tribute to Parterre Box on its 30th birthday… and James Jorden.
Giving Head Voice: DF Reviews Anna Bolena at AVA (for Parterre Box)
A cast of 1st and 2nd Year AVA artists showed considerable promise, and sometimes more than that.
Harmonic Minor: CK Reviews Harmony on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Part Cabaret, part Jersey Boys, Harmony cannot decide on its primary focus.
Unchanged for Good: DF Considers the National Tour of Wicked (for Parterre Box)
No show should last for 20 years.
Mälkki Way: CK Reviews Ligeti, Mussorgsky & More at the New York Philharmonic (for Parterre Box)
A fascinatingly varied program captured both intellectual rigor and palpable joy in music-making.
Summertime for Hitler: DF Reviews Camp Siegfried at Theatre Exile
It sounds like a bad joke, but Beth Wohl’s riveting Camp Siegfried–superbly done by Theatre Exile–is rooted in reality.
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