Peter Danish

Francesca Ravera Joins New York Presentation Of WHITE REALITY at The Greek Consulate
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025

Award-winning actress Francesca Ravera will appear in the New York presentation of White Reality, the new work by Stella Rousaki, at the Consulate General of Greece.

Review: ARTAUD / VAN GOGH at The Simeio Theater
by Peter Danish - Nov 5, 2025

Recently, Broadway and Off-Broadway have seen a preponderance of one-man-shows; some wildy imaginative some not so much.  This critic has grown just a bit tired of the formant becuase far too frequently they come across as little more than vanity projects for an actor (often playing, with varying degrees of success, multiple characters. 

Review: GONE WITH THE WIND at Piraeus Municipal Theatre
by Peter Danish - Oct 28, 2025

When the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus announced a stage adaptation of Gone with the Wind, directed by Ioli Andreadi and opening in April of 2025, anticipation was tempered with curiosity.

Review: SUPREME LEADER at Mile Square Theatre
by Peter Danish - Oct 20, 2025

What does it mean to inherit absolute power before you’ve even figured out who you are? Don X. Nguyen’s Supreme Leader, now playing at Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken under Sarah Shin’s incisive direction, transforms a slice of geopolitical absurdity into something deeply personal, funny, and unexpectedly moving. It asks what happens when a boy destined to become one of the world’s most feared dictators still just wants to paint, ski, and maybe fall in love.

Review: THE GNSO TRIUMPHS IN MAHLER'S RESURRECTION SYMPHONY at Aquinas Hall, Newburgh
by Peter Danish - May 21, 2025

On the evening of Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) presented a breathtaking rendition of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection, at Aquinas Hall at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY.

Interview: Playwright Danish Goes 'On the Town' with Bernstein/Von Karajan in Splendid LAST CALL
by Richard Sasanow - May 3, 2025

Playwright Peter Danish—a long-time writer and observer of the opera and classical music scene in New York and around the world—wrote LAST CALL, just finishing a limited run at Broadway’s New World Stages, as a love letter to two 20th century music giants, Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan.

Photos: LAST CALL Opens at New World Stages
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025

Last Call, a new play by Peter Danish and directed by Gil Mehmert, has officially opened at New World Stages, Stage 5. Check out photos from opening night here!

Photos: LAST CALL At New World Stages
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2025

Last Call, a new play by Peter Danish and directed by Gil Mehmert, is currently in performances at New World Stages, Stage 5. Check out photos from the production.

Photos: Cast and Creatives of LAST CALL Meets The Press
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 12, 2025

Last Call begins previews at New World Stages this week The cast of Last Call, including Helen Schneider, Lucca Züchner, and Victor Petersen, as well as playwright Peter Danish, and director Gil Mehmert, recently met the press. Check out photos!

Review: LEONA MITCHELL RETURNS TO NEW YORK at Theater Of St. Jean
by Peter Danish - May 31, 2024

When a legendary diva, one of the great voices of the 20th century, announces her return to the New York stage after an absence of two decades, fans are generally overjoyed – at first – then curious – then trepidatious – finally, hopeful that the return will be a success. 

Review: THE CENCI FAMILY at The Tank
by Peter Danish - May 20, 2024

What did our critic think: This is cutting edge theater of the highest order.  Dangerous and daring, it’s more than simply Avant Guard, it is timeless and contemporary at the same time – the kind of theater that makes you sit up on the edge of your seat and pay attention.

Review: SIMON RATTLE AND THE BRSO AT CARNEGIE HALL at Carnegie Hall
by Peter Danish - May 15, 2024

Simon Rattle is possibly the most interesting conductor before the public today.   And one thing audiences can count on is that no two performances he conducts will ever be identical.  There is no question that he brings forth fire and magical playing.  There is no question he bring forth colors that you never heard in a piece before.  But sometimes, one wonders if its all simply design just to sound different, not necessarily better than the rest.

Review: COLORS BY DANIEL TEMKIN at Church Of The Intersession
by Peter Danish - Apr 17, 2024

What did our critic think of COLORS BY DANIEL TEMKIN at Church Of The Intersession?

Review: The Rule of Threes: The GNSO Performs Soros, Price and Mahler at Aquinas Hall, Newburgh
by Peter Danish - Apr 3, 2024

Programming is a key element in the lifeblood of every symphony orchestra.  Finding the right blend of old and new, of familiar and unfamiliar, of modern and traditional, of the accessible and the more challenging; this is the task.

Review: NJSO PERFORMS STRAUSS, VIVALDI AND ESMAIL AT NJPAC at NJPAC
by Peter Danish - Mar 10, 2024

What did our critic think of NJSO PERFORMS STRAUSS, VIVALDI AND ESMAIL AT NJPAC at NJPAC?

Review: THE GREATER NEWBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW at Aquinas Hall
by Peter Danish - Dec 15, 2023

What did our critic think of THE GREATER NEWBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW at Acquainas Hall?

Review: BEYOND BEAUTIFUL (THE HEDY LAMAR MUSICAL) at Green Room 42
by Peter Danish - Nov 24, 2023

BEYOND BEAUTIFUL (THE HEDY LAMAR MUSICAL) at Green Room 42 has more beautiful melodies than any show currently on Broadway - hands down!

Interview: Robert And Cristina Farruggia of BEYOND BEAUTIFUL (THE HEDY LAMAR MUSICAL) at Green Room 42
by Peter Danish - Nov 8, 2023

The most beautiful woman in the world. Inventor of the basis for the technological revolution.  An Austrian Jew and wife of an abusive Nazi arms dealer. Hollywood’s original bombshell.  Hedy Kiesler was so much more than the image of “Hedy Lamarr” the world thrust onto her.  Sibling playwrights Robert Farruggia and Cristina Farruggia’s new musical, Beyond Beautiful:  The Hedy Lamarr Musical explores the woman behind the beautiful face and how her brilliant mind helped change the modern world. The musical will be presented in concert at The Green Room 42 on Sunday, November 19th at 1pm.

Review: LET THERE BE LOVE at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - Oct 9, 2023

What did our critic think of LET THERE BE LOVE at Penguin Rep? Quite often dramas concerning race, immigration, family squabbles (and other issues that we can’t reveal here without spoiling) tend to be in-your-face, preachy and heavy-handed.  “Let There Be Love” is a play about all of the former, with none of the latter.   It is charming, moving, hilariously funny and full of tremendous heart.

Review: GENE AND GILDA at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - Aug 21, 2023

What did our critic think of GENE AND GILDA at Penguin Rep?