General Ramblings

DF Picks for Philadelphia FringeArts 2016

I have to miss most of FringeArts — but you don’t! Here are a few suggestions…

As Encores is about to be released, I think about my love-hate relationship with La Streisand.

The married actors, famous as Parks and Recreation’s Ron and Tammy, perform at the Merriam Theater on Saturday, August 20.

Ambiguity surrounds Louis CK’s self-produced Horace and Pete — what is it exactly?

In what might be a cautionary tale, two promisingly edgy shows slide to big three network pablum levels.

The 3,800 seat Metropolitan Opera may be a temple to music – but it’s not a recital hall. Increasingly, though, the company […]

A few thoughts on today’s Turandot, which I saw via HD transmission… ** For years, I’ve been happy that the Met retained […]

Since my first posting on the final movement of the Mahler 4th Symphony, I’ve had a number of good conversations about the piece […]

Of my many changing identities (child, adult, student, working man) the one that’s lasted longest – and may be the deepest in […]

I really want to love director Todd Haynes, whose interests and sensibilities are so much like mine that he must be my […]