SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is a white-washed adaptation of the classic movie, with double the music and none of the soul. Director/choreographer Richard Stafford seems terrified of losing audience attention for…
GILBERT SANCHEZ speaks about his role as Ritchie Valens in the current production.
FUN HOME is both a musical and a family drama; it’s also an activist declaration
Good productions of Chekhov remind us of how vital his work still can be. Bad productions feed the narrative that his plays are dated, charmless, and inconsequential.
The InterAct Theater goes behind the scenes of a working kitchen
Author’s note: Taylor Mac uses “judy” as a gender pronoun. This review reflects Mac’s preference. Taylor Mac’s work is unwieldy and absurdist, challenging and unsettling. These elements often work to…
A gripping solo play that asks tough questions and rejects easy answers
The Lantern team transforms an essentially all-talk playscript into an engaging, living piece of theater.
Scene one is hilarious; scene two wipes the smile right off your face.
Brian Friel the Irish Chekhov.
A great play for history buffs and hibernophiles.
Although her name may not sound immediately familiar, Quincy Tyler Bernstine has been a force in theater for nearly two decades.
Martello shines in an otherwise confused production of this classic musical.
2018 is Leonard Bernstein’s centenary, and theaters around the country are programming his greatest works in his honor. Delaware County’s Media Theatre has taken the safe approach of presenting perhaps…
Rebecca Wright brought out the cute and cuddly demeanor of the cast while still driving home a deep dark message
If you like your gay stories trite and tragic, this is the play for you.
It’s been a banner month for local playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger.
The small cast at Curio Theatre play multiple roles in THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY, a dramatization of Gustave Flaubert’s novel (read the Phindie review). Aetna Gallagher, Andrew Blasenak,…
“It doesn’t take a man to play the role of Bottom,” says veteran actor Susan Wefel, who is playing one of Shakespeare’s most ridiculous fools. “It can be a woman.”
Opera Innovator: An Interview with David Devan ahead of the O17 Festival Opera Philadelphia’s innovative general director previews the upcoming O17 Festival. 
No Words for Arielle Pina’s NO INTRODUCTION or A White Viewer’s Guide to Reacting to NO INTRODUCTION Arielle Pina doesn’t have words for it. She can talk about colorism , but there’s not a way to neatly explain how it has affected her. 
We Are All Chelsea Manning: Inis Nua actors on what THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING means to them We asked the actors in this challenging production: Who is Bradley Manning to you? 
In the Swing: A Brief History of Baseball in Philadelphia //
Baseball in Philadelphia is riding on a wave of success by the hometown Phillies, winners of four straight National League East titles and two of the last three National League pennants. No ... 
Octavius Catto and the Pythians of Philadelphia But black baseball in Philadelphia has roots that go back to the end of the Civil War. 
Jerome Bel challenges our ideas of what a performance can be.
