REVIEW: In Frozen — Forgiving the Unforgivable
Isis’s earnest but constrained production doesn’t fully resonate.
REVIEW: In Small Mouth Sounds, Six Characters in Search of… Shhhhhh!
Despite ingenious moments, the gimmick of Beth Wohl’s play wears out before it’s over.
REVIEW: In John Guare’s Aipotu, Utopia Ain’t What it’s Cracked Up to Be
Part II of the Lydie Breeze Trilogy is linear, concise, and better than Part I.
REVIEW: The Bluest Eye — From Page to Stage, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Arden’s Toni Morrison adaptation is too much handsome staging, too little Morrison.
REVIEW: In Good for Otto, the Talking Cure Goes On
This heartfelt play about mental health is both too little and way, way too much.
REVIEW: A Quiet Place—Leonard Bernstein’s Chilly Winter Garden
Without its companion pieced, Trouble in Tahiti, this difficult late work feels like half of an opera.
REVIEW: Ready, Steady, Yeti… What?
David Jacobi’s play wants to capture something important. I wish I knew what.
REVIEW: Something Rotten! at the Academy Serves Up Ham(let) & Eggs
The audience loved this musical Shakespeare send-up. So did I—sometimes.
REVIEW: A Transcendent Ariadne auf Naxos at the Academy of Vocal Arts
A terrific evening of music and theater, and a thrilling affirmation of a magnificent work.
REVIEW: In A Steady Rain, Crime Stories at Arm’s Length
Keith Huff’s episodic play has powerful moments, but too much narration.
