Criticism

Critics & Criticism: Why Critics Should Dread Opening Nights

I love going to the theater. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be in this business. Whether as a critic or a civilian […]

Somewhere on the list of plays I always wanted to see – but never thought I would have the chance – is […]

Since the term “rom-com” fills my tiny critic’s heart with dread, let’s start with the good news. Midsummer (A play with songs) […]

Some things look so good on paper that success seems a sure thing. Take Encores second show of the season, The Most […]

What can I say about Will Eno’s intriguing, amusing, frustrating The Realistic Joneses, without revealing too much? I can tell you what it’s […]

In the 20-plus years I’ve been attending the Arden, I’ve seen many fine shows, but this is something special. Faced with the […]

They are two of modern life’s certainties, but still – when death and television collide, it shakes our world, as we saw […]

You will see nothing sexier or more arresting this season than the first five minutes of Tales from Red Vienna. In a […]

Two months ago, I watched the first episode of Looking, then I left it alone, and only recently came back recently to […]

I started this blog in part to explore arts criticism — who does it and why, what makes good (and bad) criticism, […]