DF Reviews Photograph 51 (Lantern Theater)
In science and theater, timing matters. British DNA researcher Dr. Rosalind Franklin’s early death – at 37, from ovarian cancer – is […]
DF on Andy: A Popera (Review and Podcast Link)
As arts collaborations go, these seem like strange bedfellows indeed: the Bearded Ladies, Philadelphia’s gender-bending, satiric, outré, and greatly beloved theatre troupe […]
DF Reviews John (Signature Theatre)
My second Annie Baker play in two days was John, her newest piece, which I saw in its penultimate performance. Six – […]
DF Reviews The Flick (Barrow Street Theatre, New York)
Last weekend, I finally saw Annie Baker’s The Flick, though I’ve been aware of the play – and the dust-up surrounding it […]
DF on the Problem with Family Drama
Family relationships are an essential theme in modern drama. Yet, in my 45-plus years of theatre-going, I can hardly remember a production […]
DF Revisits The Godfather — Book, Audiobook, Film
I read The Godfather many years ago, but I can no longer remember whether it was before or after I saw any […]
DF’s TV Report — Les Revenants, Rectify, and Empire
A week ago, I wrote that I’d review some of the TV series I’ve been watching this summer. I’ll start with two good, and […]
DF’s Summer TV Diary… or, The Special Pleasures of Bad Television
In the coming weeks, I plan to do a few short reviews of TV shows I’ve been catching up on this summer. Some […]
More on Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh — and the Quagmire of Literary Estates
When I wrote recently about John Lahr’s marvelous Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, I didn’t mention one of its odder […]
Opera Review: Dialogues des Carmélites (Caramoor, July 2015)
Dialogues des Carmélites was (to me, at least) a surprising choice for Will Crutchfield’s Caramoor Opera. Poulenc’s masterpiece falls outside what the Festival […]
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