Original Sin: Our Critics in Conversation about It’s a Sin (for Parterre Box)
It’s a Sin may be the gay drama we have been waiting for.
Fascinating but Frustrating: Our Critics Discuss Sonya Yoncheva in Recital (for Parterre Box)
With this recital, the Metropolitan Opera kicks it’s diva-dom game up a notch!
Everybody Is Nothing Until You Love Them: Our Critics Watch The Rose Tattoo (for Parterre Box)
It would be impossible to overpraise Anna Magnani’s performance.
Learning to Fly: Myths and Hymns, Part I from MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
MasterVoices’ epic project may be the best showcase Guettel’s work has yet received.
The Gang’s All Queer: Our Critics Discuss Ryan Murphy’s film of The Prom (for Parterre Box)
If the original version of The Prom had zazz—Ryan Murphy’s adaptation barely achieves fizz.
I Soil Easily: Our Critics Discuss I Want to Live! (for Parterre Box)
The camp elements here–including Susan Hayward’s performance–are undeniable, yet I WANT TO LIVE is a sincere and important movie.
“There’s a Speed Limit in this State:” DF and CK discuss Double Indemnity (for Parterre Box)
Featuring Barbara Stanwyck’s blood-chilling performance, this may be the greatest Film Noir ever.
‘Morning’ Has Broken: Our Critics Consider Stage Struck (for Parterre Box)
In this rarely seen 1958 remake of Morning Glory, Susan Strasberg does not prove herself the next Katharine Hepburn.
Bel canto, from a distance: The Giargiari competition at AVA (for Parterre Box)
Our critics had three top picks, as did the judges… and they were different.
Friend Me a Tenor: Lawrence Brownlee & Friends on the Opera Philadelphia Channel
Opera Philadelphia’s new channel kicks off with a virtual program that embodies their best ideals.
