Bel canto, from a distance: The Giargiari competition at AVA (for Parterre Box)
Our critics had three top picks, as did the judges… and they were different.
Friend Me a Tenor: Lawrence Brownlee & Friends on the Opera Philadelphia Channel
Opera Philadelphia’s new channel kicks off with a virtual program that embodies their best ideals.
Just Turn Her Loose on Broadway: Our Critics Discuss Forever Female (for Parterre Box)
The lead role is a wonderful fit for Ginger Rogers, who plays it with brassy charm and a laudable sense of humor.
Velvet Underwhelmed: Our critics discuss The Velvet Touch (for Parterre Box)
Camp is the lens through which this film is best examined, including an utterly bewildering cross-pollinating of genres.
Where the Boys Are: DF and CK on Ryan Murphy’s The Boys in the Band (for Parterre Box)
BOYS could be seen as the gay equivalent of SHOW BOAT—hugely important, and now extremely problematic.
A Life in the Theater: DF and CK discuss All About Eve (for Parterre Box)
All About Eve continues to hold an undeniable and lasting interest for gay viewers.
REVIEW: Dreaming a World: Joyce DiDonato in Recital (for Parterre Box)
Fueled by a fierce intelligence, deep earnestness, exceptional eloquence, and social media savvy, Joyce DiDonato is a presence and a power.
To Seek and Find: David and Cameron Discuss Now, Voyager (for Parterre Box)
The candor of some aspects of this Bette Davis classic is truly startling.
“Music, Give Us Hope” — Two Exceptional Singers in a Moving Recital (for Parterre Box)
This lovely program of arias, duets and songs reveals an entrepreneurial spirit and undaunted good humor.
Slow Curtain: David and Cameron Discuss Of Human Bondage and The Whales of August
Two films 50 years apart prove that Bette Davis is always—gloriously—Bette Davis.
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