Cruel Summer: Watching Picnic (for Parterre Box)
David and Cameron continue their survey of William Inge’s plays on video.
Mid-West Side Story: Watching Come Back, Little Sheba (for Parterre Box)
A friend once said that Laurence Olivier played American like it was a character choice.
Praying for Rain: Thoughts on Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean (for Parterre Box)
Like many artistic homosexuals, I’ve been through an Altman phase, a Cher phase, a Sandy Dennis phase and a Karen Black phase.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS Part VI: Utterly Bewitching: Leontyne Price (for Parterre Box)
In an ongoing series, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
REVIEW: This Was Sebastian’s Garden: Suddenly Last Summer via BBC (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David’s latest plays on film post for Parterre considers this Tennessee Williams’ potboiler.
A Problem Like Maria: Three Actresses in McNally’s Master Class (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David consider performances by several actresses in the late Terrence McNally’s Master Class.
REVIEW: A Grandeur Night for Singing: Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Zauberflöte Recording (for Parterre Box)
The maestro captures superbly this work’s complex mix of diverse elements.
REVIEW: We’ve Been Through the Mill: Moulin Rouge! on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
For all of its winking loucheness, the show is utterly devoid of any real suggestion of sex.
REVIEW: Thank You for Smoking: Opera Philadelphia’s Carmen (for Parterre Box)
How do you like your Carmen? The role – and Bizet’s opera – contain multitudes.
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