REVIEW: The Opposite of Sex: Le Nozze di Figaro at the Academy of Vocal Arts (for Parterre Box)
The production is a mixed bag, but it shows the high vocal standard of AVA’s current artists.
REVIEW: In Irish Heritage Theater’s Woman and Scarecrow, Death Becomes Her
Marina Carr’s gorgeous play both honors the great Irish tradition, and boldly breaks new ground.
REVIEW: In Delaware Theatre Company’s One November Yankee—Small Pleasures Add Up
David and Cameron explore this charming new play, lit up with old fashioned star power.
REVIEW: At the Wilma, Dance Nation Unleashes the Adolescent Id
Clare Barron’s Pulitzer finalist chronicles the hard road to maturity with a refreshing lack of condescension.
REVIEW: In Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside: Did I Mention They’re at Yale?
By the time we’re meant to care deeply about these characters, I’d had more than enough of them.
REVIEW: Buried Child at EgoPo Takes the Comic Road
At its most antic, this production looks less like Buried Child than Buried… with Children.
REVIEW: Pink Flamingos: The Rose Tattoo on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Like any good gay theatergoers, we seek out Tennessee Williams revivals with the fervor of truffle-sniffing pigs.
REVIEW: Suddenly Spinto: AVA’s Giargiari Bel Canto Competition (for Parterre Box
David and Cameron consider 15 promising young singers, vying for a prestigious prize.
REVIEW: Heroes of the Fourth Turning Dwells in Darkness
So much doctrine; so little insight.
REVIEW: 1812’s The Roommate is a Comedy that Needs Fewer Laughs
A character-driven, wryly humorous play gets a production often mired in sitcom glibness.
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