Actor Greg Wood will return to Philly with the national tour of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar July 2022
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View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar July 2022In Search of the Kitchen Gods (1812 Productions): A recipe for success
Everyone is welcome in Bi Jean Ngos Vietnamese kitchen
View More In Search of the Kitchen Gods (1812 Productions): A recipe for successTALLEY’S FOLLY by Lanford Wilson (1980): Chosen by Committee episode 54
Lanford Wilson’s quiet one-act play about an unlikely love between a leftist Jewish immigrant and the daughter of a Missouri garment factory dynasty won the…
View More TALLEY’S FOLLY by Lanford Wilson (1980): Chosen by Committee episode 54INTO THE WOODS (Arden): A Sondheim show for grown-ups
No woods. No cutesy pop-up book set. Just three hours of pure musical theater pleasure: gorgeous melodies, clever lyrics, profound ideas and a dream cast.…
View More INTO THE WOODS (Arden): A Sondheim show for grown-upsFABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE (Lantern): A funny play with a serious agenda
Lynn Nottage knows how to “sustain the complexity” so that this funny play with a serious agenda works
View More FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE (Lantern): A funny play with a serious agendaFAIRVIEW (Wilma): 60-second review
Pulitzer winners aren’t always great theatrical works, but they are often very revealing about the times in which they won
View More FAIRVIEW (Wilma): 60-second reviewCalling on Spirits: Mary Martello on her psychic role as Madame Arcarti in BLITHE SPIRIT
Actress Mary Martello is back on the Walnut stage in the current production of Blithe Spirit.
View More Calling on Spirits: Mary Martello on her psychic role as Madame Arcarti in BLITHE SPIRITPhiladelphia Theater Calendar June 2022
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View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar June 2022BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard (1979): Chosen by Committee episode 53
Sam Shepard’s dark look at the American family won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, so it gets the Chosen by Committee treatment on this episode of the much-loved podcast.
View More BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard (1979): Chosen by Committee episode 53HAIRSPRAY (National Tour at Miller Theater): As fresh as ever
I was delighted to find that the charms of Hairspray are still hard to resist.
View More HAIRSPRAY (National Tour at Miller Theater): As fresh as everThe “Look” Behind Freestyle Love Supreme: Talking with Costume Designer Lisa Zinni
Costume designer Lisa Zinni is heading back to the area as part of Freestyle Love Supreme (FLS). The Philly native found her passion for design…
View More The “Look” Behind Freestyle Love Supreme: Talking with Costume Designer Lisa ZinniREVERIE (Azuka Theatre): Aiming for a high bar
What with James Ijames winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (bravo!) two days ago, the bar was set very high for his newest play
View More REVERIE (Azuka Theatre): Aiming for a high barWinning a Pulitzer, Directing a Pulitzer-winner
2022 Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames directs the 2019 Pulitzer winner Fairview at the Wilma.
View More Winning a Pulitzer, Directing a Pulitzer-winnerCan’t Stop the Beat: Catching up with HAIRSPRAY’s Emmanuelle Zeesman and Helene Britany
Broadways’ Tony Award winning musical Hairspray makes its return to Philadelphia this month. Two of the tours cast members- Emmanuelle Zeesman (Prudy Pingleton/Gym Teacher/Matron) and Helene…
View More Can’t Stop the Beat: Catching up with HAIRSPRAY’s Emmanuelle Zeesman and Helene BritanyRIGOLETTO (Opera Philadelphia): A Dilettante at Large reviews
Dilettante at Large (Toby Zinman) has awakened from her long pandemic slumber, and is once again writing about stuff she knows little about but enjoys, unlike theater which she knows quite a lot about and doesn’t always enjoy.
View More RIGOLETTO (Opera Philadelphia): A Dilettante at Large reviewsPhiladelphia Theater Calendar May 2022
What’s onstage in Philadelphia this month?
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar May 2022WHERE WE BELONG (PTC): A young woman’s earnest and confused identity crisis
An impressively credentialed show from The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in association with the Folger Shakespeare Library is launching its national tour in Philadelphia.
View More WHERE WE BELONG (PTC): A young woman’s earnest and confused identity crisisActress Jenny Lee Stern is Always…Patsy Cline
Bucks County native Jenny Lee Stern is returning to the Walnut to reprise her role as Patsy Cline. The Broadway veteran says she’s found her niche playing the legendary singer. The musical, which follows the unlikely friendship between Cline and Louise Seger, includes 27 of Cline’s best- known classics. Stern talks about why she keeps coming back – both to the role and to the Walnut.
View More Actress Jenny Lee Stern is Always…Patsy ClineApril Roundup featuring Philly Theater Week
We’re welcoming April with the fifth annual Philadelphia Theater Week, and a roundup of other shows happening this month!
View More April Roundup featuring Philly Theater Week