Mark Delavan as Iago in Opera Company of Philadelphia’s “Otello”Photo by Kelly & Massa Photography Otello By Giuseppe VerdiLibretto by…
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.
To Billie With Love Dee Dee Bridgewater channels Billie Holiday in “To Billie With Love”Photo by Mark Higashino Dee Dee…
PAB’s Modern Variety Pack Pennsylvania Ballet company members dancing “Requiem for a Rose,” choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.Photo by Paul…
Pennsylvania Ballet Carmina Burana. Photo: Alexander Iziliaev. Program IIMarch 4-13, 2010http://www.paballet.org/
Pennsylvania Ballet performed five ballets this month, that showed…
Capriccio by Richard StraussAcademy of Vocal Arts, Helen Corning Warden TheaterPhiladelphia, PAMarch 2, 2010http://www.avaopera.org/ Is it the words or the…
New York City Ballet Russian ProgramFeb 9, 2010Lincoln Centerhttp://www.nycballet.com/nycb/home/ Agon Post Balanchine Russian Bookended by two Balanchine classics, Choreographer Alexey…
Golden Age by Terrence McNally
Directed by Austin Pendleton
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia PAJanuary 22 – February 14, 2010Kennedy Center for the…
The Jazz Life
Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D.G. KelleyThe Jazz Loft Project. Sam Stephensonhttp://www.amazon.com/Thelonious-Monk-Times-American-Original/dp/0684831902www.jazzloftproject.org Thelonious…
Philadanco! 40th Anniversary JubileeNov. 14, 2009Verizon Hall, Philadelphiahttp://www.philadanco.org/ Photo by Lois Greenfield Joan Myers Brown wanted her favorite choreographers represented…
Il Trittico Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center;www.metopera.org Through Dec. 12, 2009 Puccini’s sublime heroines Patricia Racette in Suor Angelica The…
From Russia, with Philly Love Vladimir Jorowski Philadelphia OrchestraOctober 29-31, 2009Vladimir Jurowski – Conductor Sergey Khachatryan – ViolinProgram:Stravinsky – Scherzo…
Liberty Medal presented to Spielberg National Constitution Center, PhiladelphiaOctober 8, 2009 (Pool/Laurence Kesterson/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT) Under a gorgeous autumn sky on…
The History Boys Arden Theater, PhiladelphiaThrough Nov. 1, 2009www.ArdenTheare.org Photo: Mark Garvin Terrence Nolen, artistic director of the Arden Theater…
The Gonzales Cantata Live Arts- Philly FringeSept. 4, 2009The Rotunda, Philadelphiawww.gonzalescantata.com Even though the Rotunda in West Philly was only…