REVIEW: In His Girl Friday at Hedgerow, Screwball Comedy That’s Trying Too Hard
Summon the ghosts of Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant at your peril.
REVIEW: From the Transport Group, Smoke… and Intermittently, Fire
In this intriguingly spare production, Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke remains a puzzler.
REVIEW: More Flash than Substance in Broadway’s The Iceman Cometh
The major takeaway from George C. Wolfe’s uneven production is it’s time we put Iceman on ice.
REVIEW: In Three Tall Women, One Towers Above the Others
Joe Mantello’s wildly entertaining production also exposes the flaws of Albee’s play.
REVIEW: Richard Eyre’s Starry, Shallow Long Day’s Journey into Night at BAM
This lightweight production feels more like One Day’s Journey into Dusk.
REVIEW: Disney’s Aladdin at the Academy of Music—A Magic Carpet Ride with an Unscheduled Stop
This hugely energetic show favors spectacle over characters, but the audience doesn’t seem to mind.
Random and Highly Opinionated Thoughts on the 2018 Tony Awards
I make no claim to completeness or even to coherence. But here goes…
REVIEW: In Maria Marten, Legitimate Performance Meets Variety Entertainment
Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s delightful show captures the delights—and some of the poignant heart—of early melodrama.
The Sun Shines Nellie (Review of Taylor Mac, Part II at PIFA, for Parterre Box)
Warmth, humor, and joyful out-and-proud-ness dominate the mood, yet there is considerable darkness in Mac’s view of both past and present.
REVIEW: The Fever at PIFA is a 75-Minute Icebreaker-from-Hell
600 Highwaymen’s non-play was an endurance test—how long could I stay in a theater without screaming?
