REVIEW: This Was Sebastian’s Garden: Suddenly Last Summer via BBC (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David’s latest plays on film post for Parterre considers this Tennessee Williams’ potboiler.
Sexy and sinewy: Dame Judi Dench in The Cherry Orchard (for Parterre Box)
Having just watched and written about the famous Actors Studio Three Sisters, it also feels right to turn now to The Cherry Orchard—Chekhov’s final play—in a production from the BBC.
A Problem Like Maria: Three Actresses in McNally’s Master Class (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David consider performances by several actresses in the late Terrence McNally’s Master Class.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part V: Vier Letzte Lieder
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
Sisters were doing it for themselves (for Parterre Box)
What a filmed Three Sisters from 1966 can tell us about Method acting, Chekhov and more.
(Not) Getting Reviewed Today: Company on Record (for Parterre Box)
Today is Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday, and it’s not going as planned.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part III: Die Hochzeit des Figaro
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part II: Ella Fitzgerald Sings Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part I: Amelita Galli-Curci
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
REVIEW: Ghost “Story”: West Side Story on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Thrilling reinvention, or calcified shtick? Our critics disagree…
