REVIEW: Quando le serre senza Placido: Philadelphia Orchestra’s Opening Night (for Parterre Box)
Domingo was out and Audra was in, as the Philadelphia Orchestra opens its season. Cameron and David were there…
REVIEW: Is This A Room… Drama, Meet Reality
Tina Satter’s 70 minute play is disturbingly effective, even as it raises questions about the nature of documentary theater.
REVIEW: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Is Harder to Resist Than It Should Be
For better and worse, Lantern Theater’s production charms rather than alienates us.
REVIEW: When Fringe Meets the American Canon (Part I: Come Back, Little Sheba)
Fringe rethinkings of William Inge and Tennessee Williams have fascinating, sometimes revelatory results.
REVIEW: Maid in America: Maid of Orleans at Russian Opera Workshop (for Parterre Box)
A thrillingly full-throttle rarity, with much to celebrate in the fine singing here.
REVIEW: PSF’s Antony and Cleopatra Is Less Fire Than Hot Air
The gorgeous title characters in this self-consciously clever production are diminished from the start.
REVIEW: Mud Row at People’s Light: If These Walls Could Talk
… in Dominique Morriseau’s lovely new play, they do.
REVIEW: From Russia with Love: Iolanta at Russian Opera Workshop (for Parterre Box)
A radiant performance showcased the exceptional work done here by gifted young singers.
REVIEW: A Little “Nixon” Goes a Long Way: Nixon in China at the Princeton Festival (for Parterre Box)
Adams, superb at crafting arcs of sound, can’t handle characters or narrative.
REVIEW: Lenny Thing Goes: Candide at the Philadelphia Orchestra (for Parterre Box)
Yannick and this magnificent orchestra were born for Bernstein.
reclining standards 