REVIEW: Ghost “Story”: West Side Story on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Thrilling reinvention, or calcified shtick? Our critics disagree…
REVIEW: Photographic Memory: Girl From the North Country (for Parterre Box)
For a show set during the hardscrabble 1930s, few performances suggest downtroddedness.
REVIEW: Unfinished Sympathy: Unknown Soldier at Playwrights Horizons (for Parterre Box)
It’s difficult to discuss Unknown Soldier without considering the impact of legacy.
REVIEW: Out of the Blue: Porgy and Bess at the Philadelphia Orchestra (for Parterre Box)
Even in a concert performance, soprano Angel Blue’s radiance and warmth shine through.
REVIEW: She Ain’t Down Yet: The Unsinkable Molly Brown at Transport Group (for Parterre Box)
Beth Malone is the Molly Brown of our dreams, say Cameron and David.
REVIEW: Look What Happened to Mabel: Mack and Mabel at Encores (for Parterre Box)
Time heals almost everything, as Jerry Herman’s best score is stylishly resurrected.
REVIEW: After the Parade: Hello, Dolly! at the Academy of Music (for Parterre Box)
This charmless, shrill Dolly did not have me at Hello!
REVIEW: FAVORITE Things — La Favorite at AVA (for Parterre Box)
Seen and heard here, Donizetti’s late work was stronger on vocal power than bel canto nuance.
REVIEW: Songs of Mirth & Triumph Sing — Ying Fang at PCMS (for Parterre Box)
Pretty is its own reward, but it has its limits. This recital showed both.
REVIEW: Brimming with Life: Opera Philadelphia’s Verdi Requiem (for Parterre Box)
I’ve heard starrier performances, but none that made a more powerful case for this masterwork.
reclining standards 