No Place to Be Somebody by Charles Gordone (1970): Chosen by Committee episode 46
Josh powers through his COVID to spearhead a discussion of Charles Gordone’s No Place to Be Somebody, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.…
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Pretty Woman: The Musical’s Jessica Crouch on her National Tour Role as Kit De Luca
Jessica Crouch takes the role of Kit De Luca from Broadway understudy to national tour lead in the hit production, Pretty Woman: The Musical. She…
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The Great White Hope by Howard Sackler (1969): Chosen by Committee Episode 45
Based on the life of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, The Great White Hope won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best…
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A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee (1967): Chosen by Committee Episode 44
Edward Albee won his first of three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama in 1967 for his three-act work A Delicate Balance. In this episode of Chosen…
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Sean Thompson finds a whole new world at the Walnut with THE LITTLE MERMAID
Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story and the classic film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is delighting audiences at the Walnut Street Theatre now…
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Madeline Raube is back in Philadelphia for ANASTASIA at the Academy of Music
The Broadway musical, Anastasia, is returning to Philadelphia this month in full regal splendor. The show first premiered on Broadway in 2017 and combines original music with popular songs…
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The First Step (dir. – Brandon Kramer): Philadelphia Film Festival review
“Are you still a communist?” yells an edgy CPAC attendee as Van Jones passes by. “You’ll have to watch my show to find out,” laughs…
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HAMILTON (National Tour): Admirable history
Excerpted from Nealspaper.com by kind permission.In HAMILTON, Lin Manuel Miranda manages to ace a feat that has daunted and defeated many. He has taken a…
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Catch the Fair One (dir. Josef Kubota Wladyka): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I love boxing, and I love boxing movies, so I knew I couldn’t miss a movie starring and co-written by real-life boxer Kali Reis. Catch…
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Agnes (dir. Mickey Reece): Philadelphia Film Festival review
With all concessions which must be made for a movie like Agnes in place, namely that it was made rather quickly and on the cheap,…
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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (dir. Junta Yamaguchi): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Time travel is my favorite storytelling device in existence. It’s a great way to explore a wealth of themes, and as a concept it’s just…
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Petite Maman (dir. Céline Sciamma): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I thought I’d never forget what it was like to be a kid, and I thought I hadn’t forgotten, but then I saw Petite Maman…
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One Second (dir. Yimou Zhang): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Every year I try to see a movie, picked at random, for which I have no information. A total blind date with a film. Sometimes…
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Mother Schmuckers (dir. Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Somewhere between Tom Green, Quentin Dupieux, and that shithead kid across the street who always seems to be getting in trouble exists Mother Schmuckers, a…
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Mass (dir. Fran Kranz): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Mass is a movie that feels like a play. The basic gist is that four individuals are sitting around a table discussing the fallout from…
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Red Rocket (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Sean Baker has built a career making films that shed a light on fringe communities
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The French Dispatch (dir. Wes Anderson): Philadelphia Film Festival review
No matter what you think, you don’t have Wes Anderson pegged.
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The Sadness (dir. Rob Jabbaz): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I didn’t expect to have my stomach turned in any notable way.
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The Novice (dir. Lauren Hadaway): Philadelphia Film Festival review
A basic description of The Novice would be “Whiplash, but with rowing instead of drumming.”
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Here Comes the RAIN: Beatles tribute comes to Merriam Theater
The Broadway Philadelphia series is gearing up for the return of RAIN- A Tribute to the Beatles. The theatrical production takes audiences on a musical…
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