DF Reviews Metamorphoses (Arden Theatre)
Even before I saw Arden’s drop-dead gorgeous Metamorphoses, I knew I’d face a challenge. You see, we critics always want to come […]
DF Reviews La Traviata (Opera Philadelphia)
For more than a century and a half, La Traviata has been one of opera’s enduring favorites, beloved equally by neophytes and […]
The Demise of the Philadelphia City Paper (But I’m Still Here)
I wish I could say it was a shock, but it wasn’t. The sad news that Philadelphia City Paper would publish its […]
DF Reviews Photograph 51 (Lantern Theater)
In science and theater, timing matters. British DNA researcher Dr. Rosalind Franklin’s early death – at 37, from ovarian cancer – is […]
DF on Andy: A Popera (Review and Podcast Link)
As arts collaborations go, these seem like strange bedfellows indeed: the Bearded Ladies, Philadelphia’s gender-bending, satiric, outré, and greatly beloved theatre troupe […]
Moon Man Walk Review (Orbiter 3, July 2015)
Though both the play’s title and the name of the fledging theatre company (Orbiter 3, here presenting their inaugural production) evoke space […]
Bitter Homes and Gardens Review (Bearded Ladies, July 2015)
By nature, I’m more contrarian than agrarian. I’d almost always choose indoors over out, and I spend many of my happiest hours […]
Murder for Two (Philadelphia Theatre Company, June 2015)
This little musical, a recent hit off-Broadway, is a chamber-sized murder mystery with a small cast. The character of police detective Marcus […]
Charlie Parker’s Yardbird (Opera Philadelphia, June 2015)
Often when I see a new opera, I wonder about its future. Even some very intriguing contemporary works seem not to have […]
Speech and Debate (Azuka Theatre, May 2015)
Let’s be candid from start: Speech and Debate is about hookups – online and in-person – between older men and teenage boys. Not […]
reclining standards 