Essays in Theater, Opera, Film & Books
Theater · Opera · Film · Books
By Delmington Peregrine
Est. 2025
Theater · July 2026
I saw a surprising seven musicals in July, on stage or and on screen. Here are reflections on each, and the way the musical revives itself in the face of periodic atrophy.
July 28, 2026
Theater · June 2026
Henrik Ibsen was “socially incompetent,” according to his biographer. How did that impact his canon? An examination of five plays I’ve recently revisited.
June 14, 2026
Theater · April 2026
Two shows about the migration of African Americans to the North in the 20th Century, and reviews of "Madama Butterfly," "Oscar Wao," "Two Sisters and a Piano," "Tristan and Isolde," and Italian opera at the CSO
April 26, 2026
Theater · March 2026
Reviews of "Dance of Death," "The Gondoliers," "Die Silbersee," "Holiday," "Eureka Day," "The Outsiders," "Salome," "Cosi Fan Tutte" and "Sterephonic"
March 17, 2026
Theater · December 2025
When the greatest living playwright ceased to be last month, he left behind a towering monument of "reformed man" literature. He also reformed me.
December 22, 2025
Theater · October 2025
Broadway is in its longest Eugene O'Neill drought in a century, and a recent film portrays him as a racist jerk. Is his literary standing softening—again?
October 20, 2025
About
Delmington Peregrine is a journalist, writer, and arts critic. These essays trace criticism and history across theater, opera, and film, with sustained attention to the books behind them.