The Silent Woman Opera by Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig Bard Summerscape Review by Seth Rogovoy (ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y., July 29, 2022) – For anyone who thinks they can’t stand operatic singing, The Silent Woman is the opera for you. It’s all about an old man who abides by a one-word creed: RUHE (German for quiet).…
by Seth Rogovoy (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., October 24, 2019) – Seeing the revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal currently on Broadway (at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd, running through December 8), reminds a theatergoer of the pleasures to be found in pure drama. By that I mean drama that isn’t about…
The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare & Company Lenox, Mass. July 1 – August 21, 2016 Review by Seth Rogovoy (LENOX, Mass., July 31, 2016) – This summer’s production of “The Merchant of Venice,” directed by Tina Packer and starring Jonathan Epstein as Shylock, is Shakespeare & Company at its best, combining a skillful presentation of…
The Golden Bride (Di Goldene Kale) National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage Music by Joseph Rumshinsky Review by Seth Rogovoy Photos by Ben Moody/Courtesy NYTF (New York, N.Y.) – The revival of “The Golden Bride (Di Goldene Kale)” by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage last…
Death of a Salesman New Yiddish Rep Castillo Theater Friday, October 30, 2015 Review by Seth Rogovoy The question of whether or not the family at the center of Arthur Miller’s 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Death of a Salesman,” is Jewish is not a new one. Although there are no overt references to the Lomans…
Man of La Mancha Barrington Stage Company Pittsfield, Mass. June 10-July 11, 2015 Review by Seth Rogovoy (PITTSFIELD, Mass., June 28, 2015) – While the record shows that when it made its premiere in 1965, “Man of La Mancha” was both a critical and commercial success — the original 1965 Broadway production ran for 2,328…
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret Club Helsinki Hudson Hudson, N.Y. February 28, 2015 Review and photos by Seth Rogovoy (HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is in the midst of its annual winter residency at Club Helsinki Hudson, performing monthly shows from January through March, and Saturday night’s show, on the final night of…
by Seth Rogovoy (ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON) – From the very first time I heard it, one of my favorite Amanda Palmer songs has been “The Bed Song.” It’s an intimate, first-person account of a long-term relationship, which uses the couple’s evolving sleeping arrangements as a weighty symbol of their emotional entanglement or lack of such. It’s a…
Fool for Love Williamstown Theatre Festival Williamstown, Mass. July 24-August 2, 2014 Review by Seth Rogovoy (WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., July 24, 2014) – If nothing else – and there’s plenty else, believe me – the production of “Fool for Love” running through August 2 on the Nikos Stage at Williamstown Theatre Festival reminds us why…
Vartn af Godot (Waiting for Godot) by Samuel Beckett New Yiddish Rep and Castillo Theatre September 20, 2013-October 13, 2013 Review by Seth Rogovoy (NEW YORK, N.Y.) – How can a play that one has seen and read numerous times in English translation – a play that is dense with allusions but a…
