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The Philadelphian’s Guide to Weekend Theater in New York City

New idea for a Ticket / Philadelphia Magazine column — snippet reviews of New York shows, along with links to longer reviews (also […]

In December 1980, the Met’s telecast of its first production of Berg’s Lulu went ahead, despite a last-minute crisis – the cancellation […]

In the 1980s, America collectively fell head over heels in love with Dr. Ruth Westheimer. And why wouldn’t we? The diminutive German-born […]

It’s an odd thing about holiday season musicals. On one hand, they’re often very successful – at least between November and January […]

Feminism. Post Feminism. Raunch Feminism. The complex, on-going evolution of the women’s movement – and its effect on living, breathing females – […]

My colleagues in Penn’s Theatre Arts program and I spend a lot of time talking about potential directing projects. Sometimes they’re pipe […]

Last week, a Philadelphia arts journalist colleague asked me for a list of some of my favorite theater events last season – […]

Frequently, when I go to the opera, even though I recently turned 58, I feel like one of the younger, hipper people […]

Annapurna seems to be having its moment – in an unusual coincidence, the first Philadelphia and New York productions of Sharr White’s […]

I’m going to limit myself to a couple of incidental observations, or I’d be writing for the next 24 hours. (And I […]