Moliere Makes Triumphant Return

By Adam Katz | Mar 1 12:00 am ET

Orchestra Excels But Soloist Disappoints

Mozart was born about 12 times as many years ago as the average Spectator reader. 

By Adam Katz | Mar 1 12:00 am ET

For Once, Gremlins Get Their Due

LateNite is like Peanuts: no adults. Columbia students wrote, directed, acted in, produced, designed, and carried out everything. And rarely does it disappoint.

By Adam Katz | Nov 18 12:00 am ET

Cliche Humor at Home in Skirt

It's hard to appreciate the familiar comfort of curtains, sets, and backdrops until a play like this comes along, with solid black walls, a mattress, an aluminum ladder, and some loud rock music.

By Adam Katz | Oct 27 12:00 am ET

On the Boards This Week

Bush is Bad

By Tom Sansani, Adam Katz, and Yelena Shuster | Sep 29 12:00 am ET

Adultery, Bad Manners, and Bad Tempers

In the basement of the church where The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is being performed, with just 33 seats in the audience, there is a throne onstage with a note marked “RES

By Adam Katz | Feb 24 12:00 am ET

Carnegie Hall Hosts Rock Stars with Bows

Every now and again, a concert comes along in which the music is so different that the audience doesn’t quite know what to make of it.

By Adam Katz | Feb 10 12:00 am ET

More Life Lessons From Estranged Drunk Relatives

In a cramped 43-seat theater equipped with a malfunctioning sound system, Sam Shepard’s The Late Henry Moss beautifully and mournfully asks: what constitutes death—or life?

By Adam Katz | Jan 27 12:00 am ET

Orchestral Orgasms and Mahler, Finding a Balance

Don’t let the conductor’s resemblance to Dr. Evil faze you.

By Adam Katz | Dec 6 12:00 am ET

Germany's Lesson in Politics

Michael Frayn’s Democracy is worth seeing, if only to find out whether or not you like it.

By Adam Katz | Nov 22 12:00 am ET