Take a few awkward adolescents, put them in a competition moderated by awkward adults, toss some words (or some formulation of one) at them, and…
View More THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Bucks County Playhouse): Spelling good timesCategory: Reviews
THE SECRETARIES (Quince): An erotic-hilarious farce—not suited for an embarrassed young man?
Warning: Don’t see this erotic-thriller-parody if you take life too seriously! Also: Don’t take life to seriously.
View More THE SECRETARIES (Quince): An erotic-hilarious farce—not suited for an embarrassed young man?AT THE FLASH (Quince/GayFest!): No wigs, no props, no problem
Leeper uses the story of five disparate characters at one gay bar to trace five decades of LGBT history.
View More AT THE FLASH (Quince/GayFest!): No wigs, no props, no problemTHE COMEDY OF ERRORS (REV): I wasn’t brought up on Shakespeare; an epistolary review
This review of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors was written in form of an Open Letter to a teenager from Jamaica.
View More THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (REV): I wasn’t brought up on Shakespeare; an epistolary reviewRAGE OF ACHILLES (CCTC): The absurdity and tragedy of war
Commonwealth Classic Theatre presents a world-premiere production of Paul Parente’s meaningful tragicomedy on the absurdities and horrors of war, inspired by the events and characters from Homer’s Iliad.
View More RAGE OF ACHILLES (CCTC): The absurdity and tragedy of warASYLUM (Cheril N. Clarke): A shout loud enough to hear
In a room where everyone else is whispering, ASYLUM screams at the top of its lungs: “Listen.”
View More ASYLUM (Cheril N. Clarke): A shout loud enough to hearHEATHERS: THE MUSICAL (Vulcan Lyric): A cult classic whose time may have passed
A revitalized opera company offering musical performances in Philly in the summer is a good thing. But maybe some things just aren’t funny anymore, like teen suicide, gay jokes, and trying to blow up a school.
View More HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL (Vulcan Lyric): A cult classic whose time may have passedSketching A WINTER’S TALE (SCP)
Thursday’s performance of A WINTER’S TALE by Shakespeare in Clark Park took place in the rain venue of Drexel’s Mandell Theater, but that didn’t stop…
View More Sketching A WINTER’S TALE (SCP)THE HOUR OF ALL THINGS (Missing Bolts/PWTF): Reflections on political arousal
“What can I do within this world?” ~ Nic, THE HOUR OF ALL THINGS by Caridad Svich In a riveting, nearly odic, 45 minute solo…
View More THE HOUR OF ALL THINGS (Missing Bolts/PWTF): Reflections on political arousalON GOLDEN POND (BCP): 60-second review
Bucks County Playhouse presents Ernest Thompson’s ON GOLDEN POND. Norman (Keir Dullea) and Ethel (Mia Dillon) Thayer are spending another summer on Golden Pond in…
View More ON GOLDEN POND (BCP): 60-second reviewCOME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 2
Part 2 of Lew Whittington’s look at the COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL
View More COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 2COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 1
The collective energy of the deep field of Philly dance and visiting artists created a palpable festival atmosphere.
View More COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 1HENRY V (PA Shakespeare): The king is but a man
While HENRY V contains two of Shakespeare’s most stirring speeches, smaller, less rhetorical moments are the more engrossing in Matt Pfeiffer’s staging for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
View More HENRY V (PA Shakespeare): The king is but a manMERCURY FUR (Brainspunk): The hills are alive with the sound of post-apocalyptic horror
Dystopia can be a good place to demonstrate the kinder side of human nature. Philip Ridley’s play is shocking, violent, and uncomfortable to watch, but also weirdly heartwarming.
View More MERCURY FUR (Brainspunk): The hills are alive with the sound of post-apocalyptic horrorSTELLA AND LOU (People’s Light): A middle-aged rom-com with South Philly attitude
No one captures the timbre of hometown Philadelphia better than playwright Bruce Graham, and nowhere is that more evident than in this regional premiere.
View More STELLA AND LOU (People’s Light): A middle-aged rom-com with South Philly attitudeLULU’S GOLDEN SHOES (FLASHPOINT): A deft treatise on cruelty
This is a play that is constantly surprising, entrancing, and always a step ahead of expectations.
View More LULU’S GOLDEN SHOES (FLASHPOINT): A deft treatise on crueltyDIVINE/INTERVENTION (sbgProductions & Faux Real Entertainment): Reflections on the dual life of “the drag queen of the century”
The dual life of Glenn Milstead, a performer who achieved international fame in John Waters’ cult-classic films as the drag queen Divine, is the subject of a compelling new play.
View More DIVINE/INTERVENTION (sbgProductions & Faux Real Entertainment): Reflections on the dual life of “the drag queen of the century”THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Delaware Shakespeare): The people’s choice!
Shakespeare’s comedic battle of the sexes was the audience choice for this year’s outdoor summer production by the Delaware Shakespeare Festival.
View More THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Delaware Shakespeare): The people’s choice!BITTER HOMES AND GARDENS (Bearded Ladies at PHS Pop-Up)
The Bearded Ladies latest show is planted full of good ideas, some of which germinate, some of which reach farther than they can comically travel, and some of which die on the vine.
View More BITTER HOMES AND GARDENS (Bearded Ladies at PHS Pop-Up)SHREK THE MUSICAL (Ritz): Even ogres can live happily ever after
Fans of the popular 2001 animated film, the 1990 children’s book by William Steig, and the 4-D attraction at Universal Studios can now see their favorite green ogre come to life on stage.
View More SHREK THE MUSICAL (Ritz): Even ogres can live happily ever after