REVIEW: Richard Eyre’s Starry, Shallow Long Day’s Journey into Night at BAM
This lightweight production feels more like One Day’s Journey into Dusk.
REVIEW: Disney’s Aladdin at the Academy of Music—A Magic Carpet Ride with an Unscheduled Stop
This hugely energetic show favors spectacle over characters, but the audience doesn’t seem to mind.
Random and Highly Opinionated Thoughts on the 2018 Tony Awards
I make no claim to completeness or even to coherence. But here goes…
REVIEW: In Maria Marten, Legitimate Performance Meets Variety Entertainment
Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s delightful show captures the delights—and some of the poignant heart—of early melodrama.
The Sun Shines Nellie (Review of Taylor Mac, Part II at PIFA, for Parterre Box)
Warmth, humor, and joyful out-and-proud-ness dominate the mood, yet there is considerable darkness in Mac’s view of both past and present.
REVIEW: The Fever at PIFA is a 75-Minute Icebreaker-from-Hell
600 Highwaymen’s non-play was an endurance test—how long could I stay in a theater without screaming?
REVIEW: 11th Hour’s Big Red Sun Leaves Big Lingering Questions
This serious, ambitious show feels like its still a work in progress.
Mac & Me (Review of Taylor Mac, Part I at PIFA, for Parterre Box)
A particular tension—between angry political resistance, and gloriously buoyant queerness—fuels TM24’s immense energy.
REVIEW: Our Lady of 121st Street and Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Desire to Shock
Phylicia Rashad’s flashy, shallow production reveals how close this play is to TV comedy.
REVIEW: At Lantern’s Don’t Dress for Dinner, There’s a Heavy Hand in the Kitchen
Less here would be so much more.
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