Alan Shayne (left) and Norman Sunshine (right) with Joan Rivers at abook party for the authorsPhoto by Walter McBride, Retna…
Lewis Whittington
Lewis Whittington writes about the performing and film arts for many publications. He is a renegade dance, theater and opera queen, a jazz-head and a civil activist.
‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ Opera in three acts with a prologue and epilogue by Jacques OffenbachLibretto by Jules BarbierEdited by Michael…
Jock Soto partnering Wendy Whelan in “Agon” at New York City Ballet, from the documentary “Water Flowing Together”Photo by Gwendolen…
Sam Henderson (left) as Baruch de Spinoza and Seth Reichgott as Abraham van Valkenburg in “New Jerusalem”Photo by Mark Garvin…
St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Alexander TitovWith pianist Xiayin WangVerizon Hall, PhiladelphiaOct. 10, 2011 The 77-member St….
‘August: Osage County’ By Tracy Letts Directed by Terrence J. NolenArden Theatre, PhiladelphiaThrough Oct. 30, 2011 The Arden Theatre’s set…
Waheed Works “/Crossroads/”Choreography by Tommie-Waheed EvansWaheed Works dance projectPlays and Players Theater, PhiladelphiaSept. 25, 2011 Tommie-Waheed Evans has been on…
JUNK dancers in a scene from “Dancing Dead”Photo by Bill Herbert Rolling in Their Graves “Dancing Dead”Presented by JUNK dance…
Ray of Light and Dark “Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director”By Patrick McGilligan560 pages, $30Harper PerennialJuly, 2011…
Members of RHAW perform leaps during a recent concert Photo courtesy of Rennie Harris RHAW RHAW Talent Rennie Harris’s RHAW…
Really Wilde “The Picture of Dorian Gray: An Annotated, Uncensored Edition” Edited by Nicholas Frankel304 pages, illustratedHarvard University Press$35 (oversize…
Modigliani: A Life By Meryle Secrest387 pages, with photos and platesKnopf, $35 (hardcover)March 2011 Meryle Secrest attempts what many art…
Sal Mineo (left) with James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause” Sal Mineo: A Biography By Michael Gregg Michaud384 pages,…
Tamara Mumford in the title role of Opera Company of Philadelphia’s “Phaedra”Photo by Kelly & Massa Photography Philly Unveils Henze’s…