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!Category: Reviews
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 afterSILHOUETTE (Kim Brandt): Dance review
Like most performing arts supporters, I am used to walking into a theater knowing what to expect. Either via program notes or context clues, the answers have been given to me.
View More SILHOUETTE (Kim Brandt): Dance reviewCLOSER THAN EVER (Mazeppa): A charming musical exposé of mid-life angst
All songs and no dialogue is the format Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyrics) and David Shire (score) employ for their popular two-act musical revue now enjoying a top-notch staging by Mazeppa Productions.
View More CLOSER THAN EVER (Mazeppa): A charming musical exposé of mid-life angstSUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfaction
The program is packed everything from serious to funny: tap, swing and jazz, all thoroughly infused with and supported by the dancers’ strong foundation in classical ballet.
View More SUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfactionMOON MAN WALK (Orbiter 3): Interstellar overdrive
James Ijames’s MOON MAN WALK, the first offering by new playwrights’ collective Orbiter 3 presents a fantasy world and a very real story. And a manic pixie girl.
View More MOON MAN WALK (Orbiter 3): Interstellar overdriveTURBINE (Leah Stein/ Mendelssohn Club): Stein’s water-dances power the Water Works
Greek revival structures and riverscape environs inspire an immersive choral-dance work that explores the specific interplay of machinery and nature.
View More TURBINE (Leah Stein/ Mendelssohn Club): Stein’s water-dances power the Water WorksAROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (PA Shakespeare): A comic circumnavigation of Verne’s classic
Director Russell Treyz grants quarter to cogent, cohesive storytelling in his production Mark Brown’s adaptation of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
View More AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (PA Shakespeare): A comic circumnavigation of Verne’s classicONE WAY RED (Dani Solomon): SoLow review
Dani Solomon’s 40-minute sojourn to Mars is inspired by testimonials from folks who are seriously vying for a one way ticket to go to the red planet.
View More ONE WAY RED (Dani Solomon): SoLow reviewHUMAN & AUTISMAN (John Cherney): SoLow review
John Cherney weaves a illuminating narrative reflecting on the validity of feeling alone, isolation, autism and the science and nature of universal connectivity
View More HUMAN & AUTISMAN (John Cherney): SoLow reviewI HATE HAMLET (Montgomery): Paul Rudnick knows a hawk from a handsaw
I have seen a dozen productions of I HATE HAMLET, including the legendary Broadway staging that induced Evan Handler to complain to Actors Equity against co-star Nicol Williamson. This is one of the best.
View More I HATE HAMLET (Montgomery): Paul Rudnick knows a hawk from a handsawSUPPER, PEOPLE ON THE MOVE (Cardell): A topic tackled with great success
Supper, People on the Move was a well thought out and efficaciously executed choreographic project that called for us to carefully examine the paths people take to conquer new horizons.
View More SUPPER, PEOPLE ON THE MOVE (Cardell): A topic tackled with great successLEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 60-second review
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre treat their audiences to a flippin’ fantastic foray into the world of waves and seafaring.
View More LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 60-second reviewMY MOTHER HAS 4 NOSES (People’s Light): It all smells funny in hindsight
The title of Jonatha Brooke’s presentation with music, MY MOTHER HAS 4 NOSES is literal.
View More MY MOTHER HAS 4 NOSES (People’s Light): It all smells funny in hindsightBE HERE NOW (Bright Invention): SoLow review
Eva Farrell explores being present and mindful through play, and how genuine human connection through art and recreation have uplifted her from childhood trauma.
View More BE HERE NOW (Bright Invention): SoLow reviewSPLEEN (Johnny Smith): SoLow review
Smith reveals the conflicting aspects of his personality in his outwardly funny but internally anguished reactions to the damage done to his body and psyche by a car crash that left him physically and emotionally scarred,
View More SPLEEN (Johnny Smith): SoLow reviewCONES (Medium): SoLow review
The experience of seeing this play and writing this review have made me think more about the assumptions we make about people, and the value of ensuring that others have everything they need in life.
View More CONES (Medium): SoLow reviewHOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE (People’s Light): Old pros take on a new book
HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE is a story about a life, a biography centered on the changing regard we have for our parents as we see them age.
View More HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE (People’s Light): Old pros take on a new bookPASSION (Arden): Pretty anticlimactic
Excerpted from NealsPaper.com by kind permission. Stephen Sondheim’s musical PASSION comes to a pivotal point at which a young soldier, Giorgio (Ben Michael), suddenly becomes deeply…
View More PASSION (Arden): Pretty anticlimactic