Myth Me Blind: DF on Adam Guettel’s Myths and Hymns by MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
MasterVoices’ imaginative traversal of Adam Guettel’s quirky, charmingly uncategorizable work continues.
Monsters Don’t Die Early: Our Critics Discuss Sweet Bird of Youth (for Parterre Box)
Geraldine Page and Paul Newman shine in a problematic adaptation of Williams’ fork-in-the-road play.
David’s Thoughts on Allen vs. Farrow
Seven years ago, I wrote about Woody Allen. My feelings haven’t changed.
Original Sin: Our Critics in Conversation about It’s a Sin (for Parterre Box)
It’s a Sin may be the gay drama we have been waiting for.
Fascinating but Frustrating: Our Critics Discuss Sonya Yoncheva in Recital (for Parterre Box)
With this recital, the Metropolitan Opera kicks it’s diva-dom game up a notch!
Forging Forward, Instruments in Hand: Our Critics on the Met Orchestra Streamed Concert (for Parterre Box)
Guest soprano Angela Gheorghiu brought her radiant individuality to a project close to her heart.
Peyton Place on the Riviera: Cameron and David discuss Night of the Iguana (for Parterre Box)
If The Night of the Iguana is not exactly a day at the beach, it’s not really the dark night of the soul it should be, either.
Stopping by Philly on a Snowy Evening: Molly Sweeney from the Lantern Theater
I’ve long held that Philly’s best actors are as good as those anywhere, and you’ll see that here.
Wild Things Leave Skins Behind Them: Our Critics Discuss The Fugitive Kind (for Parterre Box)
This version of Orpheus Descending takes off like a rocket.
Sparkle, Lisette, Sparkle!: Opera Philadelphia’s Archival Production of La Traviata (for Parterre Box)
God is in the details, as they say—and in passage after passage, Oropesa realized those details as few singers have.
reclining standards 