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DF Reviews A Case for the Existence of God at Theatre Exile

January 31, 2024

A superb new play, superbly done at Theatre Exile, as their season goes from strength to strength.

In Memoriam: Chita Rivera (Interview from 2017)

January 31, 2024

In this interview from 2017, the late, great musical star talks about her storied career… and performing in Philly!

For So Our Master Said: DF Reviews Maestro (for Parterre Box)

December 29, 2023

Ah, that Bernstein dichotomy.

Not With a Bang: CK Reviews the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms Four Symphonies (for Parterre Box)

December 11, 2023

What began as a planned sendoff to one man ended up as a testament to the valiant effort of another to realize it.

DF Tribute to James Jorden & Parterre Box (Video)

December 4, 2023

My short video tribute to Parterre Box on its 30th birthday… and James Jorden.

Giving Head Voice: DF Reviews Anna Bolena at AVA (for Parterre Box)

November 28, 2023

A cast of 1st and 2nd Year AVA artists showed considerable promise, and sometimes more than that.

Harmonic Minor: CK Reviews Harmony on Broadway (for Parterre Box)

November 23, 2023

Part Cabaret, part Jersey Boys, Harmony cannot decide on its primary focus.

Unchanged for Good: DF Considers the National Tour of Wicked (for Parterre Box)

November 15, 2023

No show should last for 20 years.

Mälkki Way: CK Reviews Ligeti, Mussorgsky & More at the New York Philharmonic (for Parterre Box)

November 9, 2023

A fascinatingly varied program captured both intellectual rigor and palpable joy in music-making.

Summertime for Hitler: DF Reviews Camp Siegfried at Theatre Exile

November 7, 2023

It sounds like a bad joke, but Beth Wohl’s riveting Camp Siegfried–superbly done by Theatre Exile–is rooted in reality.

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