Criticism

Thoughts on Death of a Salesman — and EgoPo’s Production

This will seem an odd admission for a theatre critic, but here goes: I’ve never been entirely convinced by Death of a […]

Good things come to those who wait. Slow cooking yields the best flavor. You might want to keep these aphorisms in mind […]

To review or not to review? That was my question as we divided up the schedule for City Paper. In the yes […]

Of the many things I love about the theater, near the top is this – shows almost never turn out to be exactly […]

Growing up in a theatre family – a Jewish theatre family – I accepted on faith that George S. Kaufman and Moss […]

Sometimes – there’s God – so quickly! Sometimes – there isn’t. In the summer of 1974, I saw A Streetcar Named Desire […]

For nearly two decades, 1812 Productions, founded in Philadelphia by several of our most gifted actors, has been devoted to comedy of […]

Summer is TV catch-up time at our house, and how low we’ll go in choosing shows is a measure of how hopelessly […]

Hooray for homecomings! In this case, we have two. Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a sweet-sad comic riff […]

They don’t call it “star power” for nothing! The musical Herringbone is a worthy, intriguing show that takes too many detours, and […]