REVIEW: Azuka’s Bob is a Picaresque Romp with a Hipster Sneer
Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s play, meant to be funny, shocking and poignant, seems instead to be trying too hard.
REVIEW: Delaware Theater Company’s Saint Joan… or, the Death of Subtext
An unspeakably vulgar adaptation of Shaw’s magnum opus is an alarm bell we shouldn’t ignore.
REVIEW: Gatz at McCarter is a Postmodern Romp Through Fitzgerald Country
Elevator Repair Service provides plenty of ironic spin but misses its own sense of privilege.
REVIEW: At PTC, Flimsy Bridges Over Fetid Waters
Jason Robert Brown’s musical adaptation of the cheesy novel stuffs all the bunk back in.
REVIEW: Dream a Little ‘Dream’: Britten’s Midsummer at Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
Robert Carsen’s 28-year-old production comes to America. It was worth the wait.
REVIEW: Three Sisters by Rashdah at Curio Is Not Your Grandfather’s Chekhov!
Few variants on this iconic play are as audacious as this one, smashingly delivered here.
REVIEW: American Dreaming: Freud on Broadway, c. 1945
Despite some intriguing ideas, Elmer Rice’s Dream Girl at IRC fails to find full resonance.
REVIEW: EgoPo’s Three Sisters Two Is Chekhov Reimagined
This visually stunning production shows EgoPo’s theatrical imagination and innovation at full throttle.
REVIEW: Awake and Sing! Recovers a Precious Bit of American Theater History
Seen here, one is aware of Clifford Odets’ flaws as a writer—but even more, we see his grandeur.
REVIEW: What’s Done Cannot Be Undine: Rusalka at Academy of Vocal Arts (for Parterre Box)
AVA’s Rusalka—a rare venture into the Slavic repertoire—left a divided impression.
