THEATER REVIEW: Uncle Vanya, Straddling Two Worlds
Ironically, Quintessence’s updated production works best when it’s most traditional.
THEATER REVIEW: Oslo May Be Why We Need a National Theater
J. T. Rogers’ complex play demands to be seen—but who can afford to produce it?
THEATER REVIEW: In How to Use a Knife, Life in the Kitchen from Simmer to Boil
This rolling premiere production shows InterAct at the top of their game.
THEATRE REVIEW: In Making History, What Happened Vs. What’s Remembered
The talent of Philadelphia’s Irish Heritage Theatre continues to impress.
OPERA NOTES: Thoughts on the Met’s Der Rosenkavalier HD-Cast
At the Met, Carsen and company reduce metaphor to melodrama.
THEATER REVIEW: Gypsy at the Arden—Here She Is, Boys!
Terrence Nolen’s production packs some surprises, and has a treasurable Rose in Mary Martello.
THEATER REVIEW: Whirligig Spins and Spins—But To What End?
Hamish Linklater’s bumpy, overwritten play never finds an anchor.
THEATER REVIEW: Absolute Brightness Is Absolutely Terrific
James Lecesne’s virtuosic, moving one-man show ends PTC’s season on a high note.
THEATER REVIEW: In Buzzer, It’s Location, Location, Location
Tracey Scott Wilson’s powerful, edgy play shows Theatre Exile at its considerable best.
THEATER: Taking a Second Look at The Antipodes at Signature Theatre
Revisiting Annie Baker’s new play confirmed some of my impressions and changed others.
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