Happiness Indeed: DF Reviews Candide at Curtis (for Parterre Box)
Emma Griffin’s “Go big or go home” production scores a win for Bernstein’s musical/operetta.
Park & Bark: DF and CK Review Redwood (for Parterre Box)
The new musical starring Idina Menzel, ostensibly a paean to a back-to-nature life, could hardly feel more manufactured and synthetic.
Brutal Desire — CK & DF Review A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM (for Parterre Box)
Rebecca Frecknall’s gripping staging makes new a play many of us feel we know inside out.
The Baptism of Konstantin: DF Reviews Konstantin Krimmel at Park Avenue Armory (for Parterre Box)
The American debut of a truly great singer and recitalist is cause for rejoicing.
Some Old and Then Some New Tricks: CK & DF Review Gypsy (for Parterre Box)
Audra McDonald is Broadway’s latest Rose in George C. Wolfe’s re-conceived GYPSY.
REVIEW: Lucy Kirkland’s The Welkin at the Atlantic Theater Company
Lucy Kirkwood’s riveting and unsettling play is both fresh and a welcome return to old-school playmaking.
Playing in the Rafters: CK Reviews the Philadelphia Orchestra’s La Boheme (for Parterre Box)
Opera took center stage on the final weekend of the Philadelphia Orchestra season.
Fox on Fox: DF on Curtis Opera Theatre’s Wonderful Cunning Little Vixen (for Parterre Box)
This superb production by Curtis Opera Theatre would be a credit to any opera company anywhere.
If You Could See It Through My Eyes: DF on Cabaret (for Parterre Box)
Each successive version pushed the envelope further… and was less effective.
Sack of Rome — DF Reviews The Rape of Lucretia at AVA (for Parterre Box)
A rewarding effort for audiences and, one presumes, for AVA’s talented artists.
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