Hamlet (Washington National Opera)

The Washington National Opera debuted its first-ever production of Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet this past week at the Kennedy Center Opera House. Running through June 4th, this fitfully intriguing version of the opera boasts some things to love, some things to dislike, and perhaps the most over-the-top “mad scene” in the history of opera. [Read more...]

Naked Boys Singing

The theatre can be a great venue for envisioning life through metaphor. But, sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar. And a man can, at times, find it best to be thoroughly naked, regardless of whether he’s feeling emotionally exposed. So writing out a justification for Naked Boys Singing – a droll little cabaret with some not unsizeable talent – is probably best done by mentioning what it is not. [Read more...]

[title of show] cast of friends

Friends Playing Friends:
James Gardiner, Erin Driscoll, Sam Ludwig, Jenna Sokolowski, and Gabriel Mangiante
on starring in Signature Theatre’s [title of show]. [Read more...]

DCTS at this weekend’s New York Awards ceremonies

Stars of New York theatre turned out this weekend for two of the major end-of-season awards, and DCTS writers Richard Seff and Joel Markowitz were there to cover it. [Read more...]

The 2010 Drama League Awards

I’VE BEEN TO A MARVELOUS PARTY ..

Each year, in early May, the Drama League hosts the gala social event of the New York theatre season. It’s a splashy affair set this May 21st in the ballroom at the Marquis Hotel in the heart of Times Square. Everybody who was anybody on and off Broadway this season was there. [Read more...]