Above all dumb political concerns, this is a “humans being hunted” movie, and it’s a pretty good one.
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POPCORN FALLS (Walnut Street): Ups and downs and non-stop surprises
Another take on POPCORN FALLS
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LA BAYADERE (PA Ballet): Overcoming criticism
The performance on opening night proved that Pennsylvania Ballet is now one of the top ballet companies in the world.
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KEELY AND DU (Allens Lane): 60-second review
An unexpected friendship
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POPCORN FALLS (Walnut Street): A disservice to small towns and comedy
Popcorn Falls is not the town it used to be! The historic waterfall (with some fictional connection to George Washington) has been dammed up. Tourists…
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TURN (Kimmel Center) 60-second review
For those that were worried that Turn, a musical exploration of being a black woman in America through the lens of Shakespeare’s Othello, might be…
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THE STEWARD OF CHRISTENDOM (IRT): What went wrong?
Sebastian Barry, author of The Steward of Christendom, is a major Irish playwright. I am a major fan of Irish drama. Irish Heritage Theatre, whose…
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I ♥ ALICE ♥ I (Curio): Feels like home
I ♥ ALICE ♥ I at Curio Theatre feels a lot like home to Josh Herren
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EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL (PTC): 60-second review
Philadelphia Theatre Company’s production of Chelsea Marcantel’s emotional and thought-provoking Everything is Wonderful is gorgeous
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HELLO, DOLLY! (touring): Call on Dolly
Josh Herren realizes he simply loves HELLO, DOLLY!
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[nyc] THE HEADLANDS (Lincoln Center): Unraveling a family history
Families, as we know, have secrets
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[nyc] CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (Signature Theatre): Rocking Off-Broadway
Playwright Lauren Yee’s script is really two shows: an old-fashioned rock concert uncomfortably yoked to a somber history drama.
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BABEL (Theatre Exile): Uncertifiable
Theatre Exile’s newest offering left Josh Herren cold. He is trying to figure out why.
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HELLO DOLLY! (touring): 60-second review
They sure don’t write them like this anymore.
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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Royal Opera House Live Cinema): Authentic classic ballet, onscreen
An enchanted, glorious ballet at Ritz 5
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RACHEL (Quintessence): Screaming from the Past
A work of incredible importance to American theatrical history
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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR (DTC): An Irish love story
A love story in which the course of love would run smooth if it weren’t for stubbornness, misunderstanding, and Irish prudery
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ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND (dir. Daniel Roher): Film review
It’s the classic story of bands across eras and genres, but this is the story of The Band.
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JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi + Val Dunn): Pirates of the leisure class
We’re all fucked, enjoy the show.
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SNATCHERS (dir. Benji Kleiman & Stephen Cedars): Film review
SNATCHERS is the next in a current wave of splatterfests with a social conscience, and it’s a top-tier entry.
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