Philadelphia

REVIEW: Lenny Thing Goes: Candide at the Philadelphia Orchestra (for Parterre Box)

Yannick and this magnificent orchestra were born for Bernstein.

This dispiriting, desultory revival essentially defines the difference between camp and kitsch.

But IRC’s wonderfully garish production is a must-see for Christopher Durang fans and others.

Paula Vogel’s well-meaning play is cast adrift in a sea of confusion and clichés.

As a cohesive evening of music drama, this ambitious double bill doesn’t quite add up.

A wonderful musical performance, hampered by a misguided production.

The audience at this vulgar show doesn’t care about Russian History. What they want is AnastasiaTM.

Scott Ellis’s busy production puts Porter’s sublime musical between a rock and a hard place.

In their best moments, the mezzo and pianist Ted Sperling were near-ideal Bernstein-isti.

What R. B. Schlather’s visually arresting production has to do with the opera remains a mystery.