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…
View More THE STEWARD OF CHRISTENDOM (IRT): What went wrong?Philadelphia Theater Calendar March 2020
Theater in Philadelphia in March 2020.
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar March 2020I ♥ ALICE ♥ I (Curio): Feels like home
I ♥ ALICE ♥ I at Curio Theatre feels a lot like home to Josh Herren
View More I ♥ ALICE ♥ I (Curio): Feels like homeEVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL (PTC): 60-second review
Philadelphia Theatre Company’s production of Chelsea Marcantel’s emotional and thought-provoking Everything is Wonderful is gorgeous
View More EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL (PTC): 60-second reviewHELLO, DOLLY! (touring): Call on Dolly
Josh Herren realizes he simply loves HELLO, DOLLY!
View More HELLO, DOLLY! (touring): Call on Dolly[nyc] THE HEADLANDS (Lincoln Center): Unraveling a family history
Families, as we know, have secrets
View More [nyc] THE HEADLANDS (Lincoln Center): Unraveling a family history[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.
View More [nyc] CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (Signature Theatre): Rocking Off-BroadwayBABEL (Theatre Exile): Uncertifiable
Theatre Exile’s newest offering left Josh Herren cold. He is trying to figure out why.
View More BABEL (Theatre Exile): UncertifiableHELLO DOLLY! (touring): 60-second review
They sure don’t write them like this anymore.
View More HELLO DOLLY! (touring): 60-second reviewWhat’s going on behind the scenes?: Interview with Bernard Havard on working with his creative team at the Walnut Street Theatre
Bernard Havard shares his experiences with his creative team for A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde:
View More What’s going on behind the scenes?: Interview with Bernard Havard on working with his creative team at the Walnut Street TheatreRACHEL (Quintessence): Screaming from the Past
A work of incredible importance to American theatrical history
View More RACHEL (Quintessence): Screaming from the PastConsidering Wilma’s Next Chapter: Blanka Zizka is joined by three co-directors
Changes are afoot at the Wilma Theater, with Blanka Zizka moving on from her role as sole artistic director after forty years in charge of the company.
View More Considering Wilma’s Next Chapter: Blanka Zizka is joined by three co-directorsAs if Oscar Wilde himself had arrived on the Walnut stage: Interview with Bernard Havard on casting and working with his actors
Part 2 of Henrik Eger’s interview with Walnut Theatre head Bernard Havard
View More As if Oscar Wilde himself had arrived on the Walnut stage: Interview with Bernard Havard on casting and working with his actorsRisks can lead to financial loss: Interview with Bernard Havard on A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at the Walnut Street Theatre
Bernard Havard discusses the risks of running a theater as few producers and directors would be willing to
View More Risks can lead to financial loss: Interview with Bernard Havard on A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at the Walnut Street TheatreOUTSIDE 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
View More OUTSIDE MULLINGAR (DTC): An Irish love storyJOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi + Val Dunn): Pirates of the leisure class
We’re all fucked, enjoy the show.
View More JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi + Val Dunn): Pirates of the leisure classELEANOR: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY (Media Theatre): 60-second review
Pleasant to watch and quite informative, but little seems at stake
View More ELEANOR: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY (Media Theatre): 60-second reviewTHE BED SHOW (Unattended Baggage): 60-second review
A delightfully immersive peek into “bed culture”
View More THE BED SHOW (Unattended Baggage): 60-second reviewFOOL FOR LOVE (EgoPo): Secrets, raw passion, and danger
Sam Shepard can set up a world like nobody else
View More FOOL FOR LOVE (EgoPo): Secrets, raw passion, and danger