Learning How to Laugh: DF on Stephen Sondheim (for Parterre Box)
So many of my memories are not simply about shows I loved—they are experiences that literally shaped my life.
It Ain’t Easy Being Tween — David and Cameron Review Trevor (for Parterre Box)
This relentlessly upbeat musical about teen suicide raises the question: Is gay without irony even possible?
Morning Is Broken: Cameron and David Review Morning Sun at Manhattan Theatre Club (for Parterre Box)
Morning Sun often feels as occluded and distancing as the austere, featureless set on which it’s performed.
Lehman’s Terms: DF Reviews The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
The Lehman Trilogy had me in its thrall from the start. That’s not to say I endorse it wholeheartedly, though.
Hate-Watching: Cameron and David Stream and Discuss Diana The Musical (for Parterre Box)
Who would pay $150 for the privilege to see this schlockfest again, masked and in an uncomfortable chair?
Widow’s Talk: The Holy Ground Streams from Irish Heritage Theatre (for Parterre Box)
This short but powerful monologue, superbly delivered by Kirsten Quinn, exemplifies the strengths of Irish Heritage Theatre.
“That’s Why I Pulled the Trigger” — Our Critics Discuss A Woman’s Secret (for Parterre Box)
This now largely forgotten oddity from the great Nicholas Ray offers Gloria Grahame in two enticing modes.
Tenors Al Fresco: Brownlee and Spyres in Concert for Opera Philadelpha (for Parterre Box)
Two singers at the top of their game in music as punishing as it is pretty.
Joust In Time: Man of La Mancha at Saratoga Opera (for Parterre Box)
Zachary James delivers a thoughtfully crafted, blessedly restrained Quixote/Cervantes.
Her Kind of Woman: New Biography Explores Jane Russell’s Life and Times (for Parterre Box)
“Mean…Moody…Magnificent!: Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend” chronicles the Golden Age starlet’s troubled life and idiosyncratic career.
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