DF Reviews The Pianist at George Street Playhouse (for Parterre Box)
Despite some stunning stage images, this adaptation of The Pianist remains stubbornly literary and often inert.
In Memory of James
Cameron offers a loving tribute to James Jorden, Parterre Box’s founder and eternal force.
James Jorden 1954-2023
The writers of the Box and James’s friends are saddened to announce the death of the inimitable founder of Parterre Box.
Short Take: DF Looks at Sondheim’s Assassins at the Arden Theatre
Director Terry Nolen’s second production of this Sondheim work is an intriguingly different take on the piece.
Some Unholy Wars — DF Reviews Festival O23 (for Parterre Box)
Unholy Wars is most an opera when it is, with “Lascia ch’io pianga,” actually an opera.
Dogecoin — DF Reviews Simon Boccanegra at Festival O23
In sum: not a perfect Simon Boccanegra—is there such a thing?—but a grand and often great one.
A Madhouse Is Not A Home — DF Reviews 10 Days in Madhouse at Festival O23
In 90 minutes, Rene Orth’s riveting work gives us everything we could want in a new opera.
Getting to Be a Habit with Me: DF & CK Review Days of Wine and Roses (for Parterre Box)
Composer and lyricist Adam Guettel’s return to the theater impresses but divides our critics.
Let’s Get Serious — CK Reviews Renee Fleming and Evgeny Kissin at Carnegie Hall (for Parterre Box)
The soprano arrived at Carnegie Hall on May 31 with something to prove.
Die Frist Ist Glum — CK Reviews Der Fliegende Hollander at the Met (for Parterre Box)
Francois Girard’s Holländer sits on the Met’s cavernous stage as a dull gray mass.
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