Macbeth (Arden Theatre, March 2015)
Thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. Thus Shakespeare’s Lady pithily sums up her […]
I Want to Love Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — But …
Is there a more fertile comic imagination today than Tina Fey’s? Collaborating on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with co-creator Robert Carlock, the wit […]
Field Hockey Hot (11th Hour: Adrienne Theatre)
Remember that Robert Frost’s poem about the importance of taking the right road? Well, Monday night, I took the low road – and […]
Ariadne auf Naxos (Curtis Opera Theatre / Opera Philadelphia: Perelman Theater)
Every time I immerse myself in Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s Ariadne auf Naxos (and I do, often – decades ago, I even wrote […]
Stairs to the Roof (EgoPo Classic Theatre) — and the Unpredictable Magic of Tennessee Williams
Among my favorite writers (in any language, in any genre), there’s a special place for Tennessee Williams. Of course, like theater goers […]
Oscars 2015 — Bah, Humbug
I saw more movies-in-theatres this year than I have in ages, but still managed to miss a number of important nominees in […]
The Cherry Orchard (People’s Light, February 2015) — and the Joys and Perils of Chekhov
Last week, I saw The Cherry Orchard at People’s Light. Before commenting on that estimable, thought-provoking and often excellent production, please humor […]
DF Reviews The Whale (Theatre Exile, February 2015)
It hit me the minute the curtain went up on The Whale, Samuel D. Hunter’s marvelous, heartbreaking play, in an exceptionally fine […]
DF Reviews Mothers and Sons (Philadelphia Theatre Company, February 2015)
“Sometimes – there’s God – so quickly!,” Tennessee Williams famously wrote. Here, though, He doesn’t show up till 9:15. Roughly 70 minutes […]
DF Reviews Long Live the Little Knife (Inis Nua Theatre, February 2015)
David Leddy’s Long Live the Little Knife, a 2013 Edinburgh Fringe hit now receiving a stylish production at Inis Nua, strikes me […]
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