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: Close Call: Call Me Madam at Encores! (for Parterre Box)
Seen here, an old fashioned but endearing musical becomes a Trumpian fantasia.
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.
REVIEW: Lenny and God: Philadelphia Orchestra’s Music of Faith (for Parterre Box)
Together, Bernstein’s Kaddish and Rossini’s Stabat Mater made for one of Philadelphia Orchestra’s finest concerts in recent memory.
Notes on The Niceties at McCarter Theatre Center
Eleanor Burgess’s thought-provoking, intelligent play was a balm to my wounded soul.
