Tag: James Karras
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s World
Carousel, Oklahoma! And South Pacific
Reviewed by James Karas
Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II have a safe and very high place in the...
IL TROVATORE – REVIEW OF MET OPERA STREAMING OF 2015 PRODUCTION
By James Karas
If you are following the Metropolitan Opera’s streaming of its past production during the pandemic crisis, you are getting a feast of...
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI – REVIEW OF STREAMING OF MET OPERA’S 1984...
Reviewed by James Karas
Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944) composed about a dozen operas and had a few hits but I doubt that there are too many...
Greeks against Greeks Final Chapter and $15,496.93
Hellenic Congress of Quebec v. Hellenic Canadian Congress
The Hellenic Congress of Quebec (HCQ) sued the Hellenic Canadian Congress (HCC) in the Superior Court of...
PRESENT LAUGHTER – REVIEW OF TELECAST OF 2017 BROADWAY PRODUCTION
Reviewed by James Karas
Present Laughter is a hilarious play and one of Noe Coward’s best comedies. It opened in 1942 with Coward himself in...
PERSIANS – REVIEW OF STREAMED PRODUCTION FROM EPIDAURUS
The National Theatre of Greece has scored a coup by streaming Aeschylus’s Persians directly from the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. This the first time...
LES BLANCS – REVIEW OF NATIONAL THEATRE STREAMING
Reviewed by James Karas
Les Blancs, the 2016 production of Lorraine Hansberry’s last play by England’s National Theatre is being streamed for us on YouTube....
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – REVIEW OF BRIDGE THEATRE PRODUCTION
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a great comedy that not only challenges but provokes directors and designer to use their imagination and creativity to...
Small Island
Review of National Theatre Broadcast
Reviewed by James Karas
Britain’s National Theatre has a penchant for producing plays on a grand scale, including adopting novels for...
IPHIGENIA MEETS MAD KING GEORGE III
REVIEWS OF IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE AND THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III
What to do? What to review when the Stratford and Shaw Festivals are...
