REVIEW: Gatz at McCarter is a Postmodern Romp Through Fitzgerald Country
Elevator Repair Service provides plenty of ironic spin but misses its own sense of privilege.
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.
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