I reviewed the Kansas City Ballet's first-ever "Swan Lake" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time you can read the review here.      

I reviewed A Modern Night at the Folly, a choreographic showcase presented by City in Motion Dance Theater, for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony, with guest violinist Vadim Gluzman, for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

"....succinct authenticity and blend of pure voice...." I reviewed New York Polyphony, presented by Friends of Chamber Music, for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

"...will leave a thousand people breathless." I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony with guest artist Jeremy Denk for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony with guest conductor Michael Krajewski for The Kansas City Star. They performed a concert of John Williams' music, with laser light show and costumed Star Wars characters. For a brief time, read the review here.

I wrote a piece about the Kansas City Symphony's Happy Hour Concerts for KCStudio. Read it online here. Or check out the full magazine layout here (page 48-49).

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony's first concert of 2016 for The Kansas City Star. When the review is posted online, I'll link to it here. Update May 2016: The review never appeared online or in print, so I'm posting it here. I personally enjoyed this performance very much, and was disappointed that the review... Continue Reading →

Yesterday, I participated in an arts panel for a year-end discussion on "Up To Date," a daily news radio show on KCUR 89.3 FM (the local NPR affiliate), with panelists Robert Trussell (theater critic and arts reporter for The Kansas City Star) and Alice Thorson (editor for KCStudio and former visual art critic for The... Continue Reading →

I reviewed Audra McDonald in concert for the Harriman-Jewell Series for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here. Not mentioned in the review was her rendition of Sondheim's "The Glamorous Life" from A Little Night Music, a song that she stated "scared her" because of its Sondheim-ness and its truth-to-life.... Continue Reading →