Brutal Desire — CK & DF Review A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM (for Parterre Box)
Rebecca Frecknall’s gripping staging makes new a play many of us feel we know inside out.
The Baptism of Konstantin: DF Reviews Konstantin Krimmel at Park Avenue Armory (for Parterre Box)
The American debut of a truly great singer and recitalist is cause for rejoicing.
Familial and Familiar: CK Reviews Conversations With Mother
For better or worse, this show is likely to remind you of conversations from your own life.
Some Old and Then Some New Tricks: CK & DF Review Gypsy (for Parterre Box)
Audra McDonald is Broadway’s latest Rose in George C. Wolfe’s re-conceived GYPSY.
No Light, No Window, Just Broken: DF & CK Review Broadway’s Romeo + Juliet
A terminally hip production and model-pretty cast can’t disguise the work of an interpretively clueless director.
REVIEW: DF on The Hills of California at the Broadhurst Theatre
Jez Butterworth’s play wants to both shine a harsh light on nostalgia, and to bask in it.
Playing in the Rafters: CK Reviews the Philadelphia Orchestra’s La Boheme (for Parterre Box)
Opera took center stage on the final weekend of the Philadelphia Orchestra season.
Irreverent, Intelligent, and Broadway Bound: CK Reviews Oh, Mary
This is the show that this season captured theater cognoscenti like no other.
Fox on Fox: DF on Curtis Opera Theatre’s Wonderful Cunning Little Vixen (for Parterre Box)
This superb production by Curtis Opera Theatre would be a credit to any opera company anywhere.
If You Could See It Through My Eyes: DF on Cabaret (for Parterre Box)
Each successive version pushed the envelope further… and was less effective.
