Thoughts on Bent, the Philly Fringe, and “Lost” American Plays
In August, when I looked over the Philly Fringe Guide, I noticed a fledgling theatre group, Truth Be Told Productions, making their Philly […]
DF Reviews 9 To 5 at the Walnut Street Theatre (September 2014)
It’s clever of the Walnut Street Theatre folks to program 9 to 5 on the heels of last season’s How to Succeed […]
In Memoriam — Licia Albanese & Magda Olivero
Two very great Italian sopranos – Licia Albanese, and Magda Olivero – died within the last few weeks. In the wake of […]
DF Reviews Intimate Exchanges (1812 Productions)
For nearly two decades, 1812 Productions, founded in Philadelphia by several of our most gifted actors, has been devoted to comedy of […]
In Memoriam: Sandy Wilson
The death of English composer/lyricist/librettist/anecdotalist Sandy Wilson last week wasn’t widely publicized – not even in the British press, although there’s an […]
Reclaiming a Camp Artifact — The Bad Seed
My colleagues in Penn’s Theatre Arts program and I spend a lot of time talking about potential directing projects. Sometimes they’re pipe […]
Critics and Awards (Should They or Shouldn’t They?)
Last week, a Philadelphia arts journalist colleague asked me for a list of some of my favorite theater events last season – […]
Upcoming: Cape May Summer Club Concerts (August 2014)
Most of my life is spent in academia and theatre, two worlds that in most ways aren’t much alike, yet they share […]
DF Summer TV Catch-Up / Loathing The Borgias
Summer is TV catch-up time at our house, and how low we’ll go in choosing shows is a measure of how hopelessly […]
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 […]
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