Everybody is nothing until you love them
Truly, I think it would be almost impossible to overpraise Anna Magnani in a performance that’s absolutely riveting from start to finish
Come Back, Little Sheba
6 pieces since 2020.
6
pieces
7
years
Lady drinks the booze
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: nobody hits rock bottom like Susan Hayward.
TV diner
Bus Stop deals with uncomfortable questions of sex and longing, and it also examines a desire for human connection that often comes up short.
Cruel summer
It is interesting to consider how strongly Inge focuses on women (mostly single or widowed) and sex, particularly from his position as a (closeted) gay man.
Midwest side story
A theater-critic friend of my father once said that Laurence Olivier played American like it was a character choice.
After the parade
Dolly definitely did not have me at Hello!
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
