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Review: Amadeus. Mozart's rival is Salieri; the play's rival is the movie

by Jonathan Mandell

Historically, Amadeus is baloney. Theatrically, it's a feast. Musically, the National Theatre's 2016 production of Peter Shaffer's 1979 play " a recording of which is being streamed online through July 23 " arguably shares something of the same fate as Mozart's supposed rival Salieri. This Amadeus suffers from comparison with the 1984 film directed by Milos […]

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 9:54pm on July 19, 2020