Philadelphia

REVIEW: Betty’s Summer Vacation Is Not Your Usual Day at the Beach

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.

For sheer charm, I doubt this production will be equaled this year, or for many to come.

Fine voices and musical values here far outshine a cliché-ridden production.