DF Review — Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Bucks County Playhouse (August 2014)
Hooray for homecomings! In this case, we have two. Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a sweet-sad comic riff […]
More Summer Listening — Andre Previn, Florence Quivar
Another week, some more summer listening — in this case, two recordings that I’ve owned for years, and revisiting them made me very happy… so […]
DF Review — Andy Warhol: A Popera (Stage II) at the Wilma Theater (July 2014)
Frequently, when I go to the opera, even though I recently turned 58, I feel like one of the younger, hipper people […]
DF Reviews Herringbone (Flashpoint Theatre — July 2014)
They don’t call it “star power” for nothing! The musical Herringbone is a worthy, intriguing show that takes too many detours, and […]
In Memoriam: Elaine Stritch
This is a post I’d rather not write, but it was inevitable. Elaine Stritch has died. Though I can’t presume to speak […]
Happy Birthday, Carlo Bergonzi… and Acting in Opera
On Sunday, the great tenor Carlo Bergonzi turned 90. I’m a day late to the party, but I spent quite a bit […]
What I’ve Been Listening To This Summer
With less theater to review in the summer, I spend more time listening to music – specifically, catching up on CD purchases, […]
The Rebirth of Bucks County Playhouse (July 2014)
When I last visited the Bucks County Playhouse – in August 2002, to review a production of Camelot – I felt sadly […]
Encores Musicals in Concert Season 2015 — And My Wish List for the Future
Every year, I await the announcement of Encores’ upcoming season of musicals in concert with an eagerness once reserved for anticipating the arrival […]
Sondheim, Into the Woods, Artistic Flexibility & Compromise
Last week, a Talk of the Town column in The New Yorker reported on a masterclass given by Stephen Sondheim, during which […]
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