Theatre & Opera

Planning a trip to New York? Read a Prime Woman’s review of Broadway plays and operas before you go.

Cate Blanchett: The Gift in “The Present”

January 28, 2017

Two Time Academy Award Winner Leads Cast Of Broadway Play Cate Blanchett The Sydney Theatre Company’s play “The Present” is now on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater for a limited engagement. Cate Bla...

The Band’s Visit, Atlantic Theater’s Season Finale

Dianne H. Patterson

January 6, 2017

Theatre & Opera

The Chelsea Theater Ends its 2016 Season with a Hit! Atlantic Theater Company ended its 2016 Season with a delightful hit, The Band’s Visit by composer/lyricist, David Yazbek, who also wrote “Dirty Rotten Scou...

Javier Camarena Makes Met History During “Don Pasquale”

Dianne H. Patterson

March 23, 2016

Theatre & Opera

Mexican Bel Canto Tenor Only Third Since 1942 with Mid-Performance Encore: Only three men have been allowed to sing an encore during regular opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera since the WWII era: Luc...

The Met’s “Les Pecheurs De Perles”

Dianne H. Patterson

January 21, 2016

Theatre & Opera

Once in a 100 Years: The previous time the Metropolitan Opera staged a production of Georges Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” was 1916. That was a long time ago and way, way before I was born. However, if some mira...

“An American in Paris” Dances and Sings!

Dianne H. Patterson

July 19, 2015

Theatre & Opera

Three transplants from the world of ballet; choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, New York City Ballet Principal Robert Fairchild, and Royal Ballet Company Member Leanne Cope bloom beautifully on Broadway in “An ...

“The King and I:” A Royal Treat

Dianne H. Patterson

July 11, 2015

Theatre & Opera

Bartlett Sher’s extravagant and exuberant revival of Rogers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” is a Broadway experience well worth the time and money. The Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center production is...

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