British auteur-director Simon Stone has rewritten the ancient Greek tragedy, Medea, to fit the contours of the contemporary world
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A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Walnut Street): Dropping a stream of bon mots from the sofa
How wonderful that we have Oscar Wilde’s works and can go and see his plays
View More A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Walnut Street): Dropping a stream of bon mots from the sofaMAN OF GOD (InterAct): Worthy of praise
Anna Moench’s new, short, fascinating play is not to be missed.
View More MAN OF GOD (InterAct): Worthy of praiseOscar Nominated Live Action Short Films: A review
Rejoice in what has become my favorite Oscar tradition.
View More Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films: A reviewOscar Nominated Animated Short Films: A review
Animated stories told with focused precision
View More Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films: A reviewA WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Walnut Street): 60-second review
A play of little importance
View More A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Walnut Street): 60-second reviewMY GENERAL TUBMAN (Arden): Ancestors calling
Time travel as spiritual reality and a throbbing moral obligation
View More MY GENERAL TUBMAN (Arden): Ancestors callingTHE GENTLEMEN (dir. Guy Ritchie): Film review
Ritchie is celebrating a welcome return to form, complete with bullets, Brits, and enough creative uses of the word “cunt” to make your grandmother shake her head in shame
View More THE GENTLEMEN (dir. Guy Ritchie): Film reviewTHURGOOD (Walnut Street): A supreme life
Johnnie Hobbs Jr. stars in a biographical play about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
View More THURGOOD (Walnut Street): A supreme lifeTHE VERTICAL HOUR (Lantern): Still means something
David Hare has the uncanny knack of being able to talk out of both sides of his mouth.
View More THE VERTICAL HOUR (Lantern): Still means somethingCHESS: THE MUSICAL (11th Hour): Cold War on the board
The precision and sense of drama makes you almost forget this is a concert and not a fully staged production.
View More CHESS: THE MUSICAL (11th Hour): Cold War on the boardCATS (dir. Tom Hooper): A sin against theater, film, cats, and humanity
Maybe one day I’ll be able to scrape its rancid essence from my memory entirely.
View More CATS (dir. Tom Hooper): A sin against theater, film, cats, and humanityTHE SNOW QUEEN (Arden Children’s Theatre): Not a sugar-coated fairy tale
“In the realm of the unknown, kids and adults have pretty much the same needs: courage, resilience, protection.”
View More THE SNOW QUEEN (Arden Children’s Theatre): Not a sugar-coated fairy taleNatalia Kazaryan at the APS: Champion pianist champions undervalued composers
The three gems sound quite modern more than 100 years after they were written.
View More Natalia Kazaryan at the APS: Champion pianist champions undervalued composersTYDINGS TREW (Piffaro): Shining with warmth and light
Is it anachronistic to seek out Renaissance music in this age of cybernetics?
View More TYDINGS TREW (Piffaro): Shining with warmth and lightGeorge Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): Much more than a holiday tradition
A brilliant NUTCRACKER shows the company’s heightened artistry.
View More George Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): Much more than a holiday traditionSPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL (Forrest Theatre): An Unlikely Hero
Philadelphia gets a visit from Bikini Bottom in Spongebob the Musical.
View More SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL (Forrest Theatre): An Unlikely HeroFALL SERIES (BalletX): Stellar ballet
An unexpected holiday show from BalletX
View More FALL SERIES (BalletX): Stellar balletLITTLE JOE (dir. Jessica Hausner): Film review
A high concept, a solid design, and more than a few creepy moments rooted in existential terror, but struggles to fill a feature-length run-time
View More LITTLE JOE (dir. Jessica Hausner): Film reviewLITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD (People’s Light): What is a panto?
Takeaway: Bring your kids to this unique Philadelphia area tradition!
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