Forbes on Film & Footlights

By Harry Forbes Gertrude Lawrence’s 1941 megahit, “Lady in the Dark,” groundbreaking in its day for its then novel use of psych...

By Harry Forbes This wonderfully entertaining revival of 19th century Irish playwright Dion Boucicault’s popular 1857 melodrama abou...

By Harry Forbes This a polished and highly entertaining revival of Lanford Wilson’s 1987 play about a phobic restaurateur named Pale...

By Harry Forbes Here’s a brilliantly creative retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth with music, lyric and book by singer-songw...

By Harry Forbes On this occasion, it must be said that LOONY strayed rather far from its light opera mandate. They gathered four of ...

By Harry Forbes This high-concept revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration -- a resounding success when it opened...

By Harry Forbes After immersing myself in the 2018 release of Opera Saratoga’s fully orchestrated “The Cradle Will Rock” CD , wit...