Archive for October, 2008

Crix So-So on “Frost/Nixon”

The early reviews of the “Frost/Nixon” movie, which opens the London Film Festival tonight, are pretty … Read more »

Madonna Getting a Divorce?

According to numerous sources, Madonna and her husband of nearly 8 years, Guy Ritchie, are about … Read more »

Sondheim’s One “Night” Only

Thirty-five years after its premiere, my favorite Sondheim show, “A Little Night Music,” has not been … Read more »

Staging Lacks “Atomic” Energy

A new production of John Adams’s opera “Dr. Atomic”, about physicist Robert Oppenheimer, has opened at … Read more »

Angie Lansbury To Show “Spirit”

I’ve never seen a fully satisfying production of Noel Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit.” So maybe the … Read more »

“Palin” Sings “Wicked” Number

Here’s Alaska’s governor singing her new campaign song, to the tune of “Popular” from the Broadway … Read more »

Get Thee To “Black Watch”

I don’t often find myself in agreement with the New York Times’ drama critic, Ben Brantley, … Read more »