Commentary: Single-gender productions of Shakespeare
Shakespeare on Stage: Separating the women from the men, and the men from the boysIs there any merit to today’s popular and trendy all-men and all-women Shakespeare productions?By Wayne...
View ArticleFeb. 21 SU Drama: Speed the Plow
SU Drama’s ‘Speed the Plow’ takes the audience on a rollicking ride through frenetically paced dialogueDespite some unevenness, SU Drama’s mounting of David Mamet’s satire of Hollywood comes off as...
View ArticleFeb. 27 Syracuse Stage: Chinglish
‘Chinglish’ parlays cultural misunderstandings into a hilarious theatrical experienceBut David Henry Hwang’s cross-cultural comedy, smartly set in this Syracuse Stage production, could have been so...
View ArticleMar. 1 Met simulcast: Prince Igor
Borodin’s music triumphs over dramaturgical problems in the Met’s newfangled ‘Prince Igor’12,500 red poppies can’t be wrongBy David Rubinhttp://cnycafemomus.com/David_Rubin.htmlThe eminent musicologist...
View ArticleMar. 7 CNY Playhouse: Death of a Salesman
CNY Playhouse’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ rings up an impressive sale A handful of gripping performances drill to the core of Arthur Miller’s emotionally draining classicBy David...
View ArticleMar. 15 Met (Live): Werther
The Met’s‘Werther’ a tasty mix of singing, staging, acting and orchestral splendor Visual elements in Richard Eyre’s striking production offset Massenet’s melodic shortcomingsBy David...
View ArticleMar. 21 Redhouse Theater: Hamlet
Redhouse’s ‘Hamlet,’ set in the 1980s, is relevant, engaging — and funBut the humor in the company’s unusual setting of Shakespeare’s celebrated tragedy comes at a cost to the play’s raw emotion and...
View ArticleMar. 28 SU Drama: The Good Woman of Setzuan
‘The Good Woman of Setzuan’ a serious exploration of serious issues that never takes itself too seriouslySU Drama’s production provides a rollicking good time — and remains true to Bertolt Brecht’s...
View ArticleApril 4 Syracuse Stage: The Glass Menagerie
Syracuse Stage’s ‘The Glass Menagerie’ returns to the roots, and vision, of the Tennessee Williams classicBut it takes an open mind to reap the rewards of this engaging‘memory play’By Malkiel...
View ArticleApril 6 Syracuse Opera: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Syracuse Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ Got Plenty O’ PlentyThe company ends its 2013-14 season on a high note with a staged performance of Gershwin’s theatrical masterpiece By David...
View ArticleApril 18 CNY Playhouse: Laughter on the 23rd Floor
CNY Playhouse’s ‘Laughter on the 23rd floor’ a ‘skyscraper’ of a comedyOkay, they don’t look Jewish — but the actors in this amusing retrospect on the mid-1950s Sid Caesar TV comedy series stack up as...
View ArticleApril 25 SU Drama: Spring Awakening
SU Drama’s ‘Spring Awakening’ a provocative reminder of the scarring experiences of adolescent sexualityThe rock musical, winner of eight Tony Awards, tackles difficult issues far too dangerous to...
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