The Secret Wish Behind Showtime’s The Affair
Sometimes, a moment can bring into focus something I’ve idly pondered for months. In this case, that thing is Showtime’s hit serial, […]
DF Reviews A Christmas Story (Walnut Street Theatre)
It’s an odd thing about holiday season musicals. On one hand, they’re often very successful – at least between November and January […]
DF Reviews A View from the Bridge (Lyceum Theatre, New York)
I grew up in Miller Time – by which I mean the era when Arthur Miller’s preeminence as the American playwright was […]
DF Reviews Underneath the Lintel (Lantern Theater Company)
In my crankier moods, I think “one-person play” is an oxymoron. I’ve seen plenty, and some have been delightful – The Belle […]
DF Reviews Lights Rise on Grace (Azuka Theatre Company)
Lights Rise on Grace by Chad Beckim arrives at Azuka as part of the National New Play Network’s ambitious Rolling World Premiere […]
DF Reviews The Humans (Roundabout Theatre, New York)
Was it prescience or good luck that led me to book a ticket to The Humans only minutes before the New York […]
DF Reviews Fool for Love (Manhattan Theatre Club)
It’s shaping up to be a great Sam Shepard season in New York – this high-octane Fool for Love on Broadway will […]
Tosca with Angela Gheorghiu (Metropolitan Opera, 29 October 2015)
When a critic friend invited me to the Met Tosca, I jumped at the chance. I wanted another opportunity to hear Angela […]
DF Reviews Thérèse Raquin (Roundabout Theatre, New York)
Thérèse Raquin is a woman of few words, but definitely A Presence. At least, she is in Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Émile […]
DF Reviews Rizzo (Theatre Exile)
A special theatrical alchemy happens when a great actor plays a bigger-than-life, flawed but charismatic personality. Think of Orson Welles’s Charles Foster […]
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