New York

DF Reviews Cabin in the Sky (Encores! Musicals in Concert)

It was inevitable and important that Encores would do Cabin in the Sky, the 1940 musical by Vernon Duke, John Latouche and Lynn […]

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

Bizet’s wonderful early opera gets a surprisingly effective rethinking by director Penny Woolcock, and it’s beautifully sung.

Hir, Taylor Mac’s electrifying, take-no-prisoners play, struck me like a bolt of lightening – all the more because only hours before, I’d […]

If you go to Steve at Signature Center, by all means, get there early. There’s a captivating preshow concert of musical theatre […]

New idea for a Ticket / Philadelphia Magazine column — snippet reviews of New York shows, along with links to longer reviews (also […]

I grew up in Miller Time – by which I mean the era when Arthur Miller’s preeminence as the American playwright was […]

Was it prescience or good luck that led me to book a ticket to The Humans only minutes before the New York […]

It’s shaping up to be a great Sam Shepard season in New York – this high-octane Fool for Love on Broadway will […]

When a critic friend invited me to the Met Tosca, I jumped at the chance. I wanted another opportunity to hear Angela […]