REVIEW: When Fringe Meets the American Canon (Part I: Come Back, Little Sheba)
Fringe rethinkings of William Inge and Tennessee Williams have fascinating, sometimes revelatory results.
REVIEW: Die Tote Stadt at Bard, and Leon Botstein’s Korngold Project
Did Bard’s Festival raise our sense of the composer’s classical works? Yes and no.
REVIEW: Trial by Korngold: Concert at Bard SummerScape (for Parterre Box)
The biggest problem here was sensory overload.
FOLLOW-UP: More Thoughts on Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma!
Although I saw this provocative production a month ago, I continue to think about it.
REVIEW: A Grandeur Night for Singing: Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Zauberflöte Recording (for Parterre Box)
The maestro captures superbly this work’s complex mix of diverse elements.
REVIEW: We’ve Been Through the Mill: Moulin Rouge! on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
For all of its winking loucheness, the show is utterly devoid of any real suggestion of sex.
REVIEW: Maid in America: Maid of Orleans at Russian Opera Workshop (for Parterre Box)
A thrillingly full-throttle rarity, with much to celebrate in the fine singing here.
REVIEW: Sweeping Down the Plains: Oklahoma! on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Within minutes, something wonderful happened, and none of my reservations mattered.
OPINION: Myths About Critics (Installment #2)
Cameron and David continue the conversation about what critics do and how they are perceived.
REVIEW: PSF’s Antony and Cleopatra Is Less Fire Than Hot Air
The gorgeous title characters in this self-consciously clever production are diminished from the start.
