Neither pure nor wise nor good Neither pure nor wise nor good

What better way to mark the passing of the monumental Hal Prince?

By on August 02, 2019 at 11:08 AM
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Lenny thing goes Lenny thing goes

With the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Candide, they saved the best (of all possible worlds) for last.

By on June 21, 2019 at 2:26 PM
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Bernstein’s Mess Bernstein’s Mess

“I think that if it’s not [Bernstein’s] worst, it surely reflects his worst tendencies…”

By on July 19, 2018 at 9:32 AM
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The kiss we never dared we’ll dare in dreaming The kiss we never dared we’ll dare in dreaming

If you’ve ever wondered what the Lost Boys’ abode might look like lined with mermaids, shopping carts, and unpeeled potatoes, look no further than Christopher Alden’s new production of Peter Pan.

By on July 16, 2018 at 10:13 AM
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O sink hernieder, Nacht der Lenny O sink hernieder, Nacht der Lenny

Well here we are, beloveds, still swathed in the warm glow of the Leonard Bernstein centennial. Box sets abound like bunnies in a hutch.

By on July 16, 2018 at 9:25 AM
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Mais nous voyons à nouveau La Carmencita Mais nous voyons à nouveau La Carmencita

The opening night of the Metropolitan Opera of September 1972 was supposed to be the dawn of a new era.

By on March 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM
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“Though Bernstein’s own marriage had its complexities (he was bisexual)…” [Philadelphia Inquirer] 

By on February 10, 2011 at 3:07 PM
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“Thirty years after the action of Tahiti the young son, Junior, is now gay and possibly schizophrenic; his former lover is married to his younger sister, Dede. During his mother’s funeral Junior starts a striptease in front of his father, knocking into the coffin in the process…. This was neither the sound nor the subject…

By on October 23, 2010 at 11:39 PM
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