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    ZOO MOTEL (Theatre Exile): Checking in to the Zoom room

    Catches perfectly the quarantine vibe of feeling isolated, alone, and somehow simultaneously overexposed

    Scott Wiser April 15, 2021 No Comments
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  • Film Music

    Irina Varina Knows What You Did Last Summer

    In 2020, filmmaker and theater creator Irina Varina had a plan to make a film called I Know What You Did in the Summer of…

    Christopher Munden April 10, 2021 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Enter the ZOO MOTEL with Theatre Exile

    From April 15 through May 2, 2021, South Philadelphia theater company Theatre Exile will present an exclusive, limited engagement of the sensational Zoom production of…

    Smalley Bogg April 2, 2021 No Comments
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  • Film Reviews

    Godzilla vs. Kong (dir. Adam Wingard): Film review

    This clash of the titans is absolutely wonderful to behold

    Dan Scully March 31, 2021 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Take a Sound Break with Lightning Rod Special’s New Audio Series

    Lightning Rod Special launches new series of FREE theatrical audio works,

    Smalley Bogg March 30, 2021 No Comments
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Features

Henrik Eger’s Memorial Service

Christopher Munden January 19, 2021 2 Comments

A virtual memorial service held on Sunday, January 17, 2021, for Dr. Henrik Eger, who died January 3, 2021, at the age of 79.

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Film Reviews

Psycho Goreman (dir. Steven Kostanski): Film review

Dan Scully January 18, 2021 1 Comment

It’s hard to overstate how wonderfully fucked up this movie is.

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Features Interviews

Phindie editor Christopher Munden goes Into the Absurd

Smalley Bogg January 15, 2021 No Comments

IRC producing artistic director Tina Brock interviews Christopher Munden about Kensington Soccer Club, Chosen by Committee, his work as a theater critic and editor, and his hungry cat Walter cat.

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Theater

One Night in Miami (dir. Regina King): Film review

Dan Scully January 15, 2021 4 Comments

A fictionalized meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke, adapted from the play by the same name.

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Podcasts Theater

J.B. by Archibald MacLeish (1959): Chosen by Committee Episode 38

Phindie Podcasts January 14, 2021 No Comments

On this episode of Chosen by Committee, Josh, John, and Chris talk poetry and bible, and wonder why this play didn’t quite work.

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Henrik Eger
Features

Henrik Eger, 1941–2021

Christopher Munden January 11, 2021 10 Comments

The performing arts lost a vocal supporter and the world lost a vibrant presence last weekend. Editor-at-Large Henrik Eger died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, after being admitted to hospital for a heart condition several days earlier. He was 79.

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Podcasts Theater

Look Homeward, Angel by Ketti Frings (1958): Chosen by Committee Episode 36

Phindie Podcasts January 4, 2021 No Comments

In 1958 the Pulitzer Prize for Drama went to Look Homeward, Angel, Ketti Frings’s adaptation of the Thomas Wolfe novel. This week’s episode of Chosen by Committee discusses the award-winning play

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Features

Phindie’s Most Read Articles of 2020

Christopher Munden December 31, 2020 No Comments

What a fucking year that was.

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Music Reviews

Holiday Concerts in Review: 6 shows that went on despite the pandemic

Henrik Eger December 31, 2020 2 Comments

Some of the most beloved choruses and orchestras in the Philadelphia area became creative in entertaining audiences in safe and often unexpected ways via virtual holiday performances. 

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Podcasts Theater

Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill (1957): Chosen by Committee Episode 35

Phindie Podcasts December 28, 2020 No Comments

This week, hosts Josh, John, and Chris take a long day’s journey into night with the 1957 winner by Eugene O’Neill, his fourth.

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Literature

From Doom & Gloom to a New Year’s Resolution: Book review of THE GLOBAL KINDNESS REVOLUTION by Judith Trustone

Tina Gill December 24, 2020 3 Comments

In letting go of my fear of opening up and reaching out, listening and sharing with others, I hope to become more aware and experience the holidays in quiet ways,

View More From Doom & Gloom to a New Year’s Resolution: Book review of THE GLOBAL KINDNESS REVOLUTION by Judith Trustone
Theater

Wonder Woman 1984 (dir. Patty Jenkins): Film review

Dan Scully December 23, 2020 No Comments

Exactly what I needed during this atypical holiday season

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Music

A pandemic, a passel of musicians, and panoply of ideas: Scott Ordway’s digital video project Twenty/Twenty

Margaret Darby December 23, 2020 No Comments

A joint project commissioned by Hamilton College, Swarthmore College, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr.

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Podcasts Theater

The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (1956): Chosen by Committee Episode 34

Phindie Podcasts December 20, 2020 No Comments

Josh, John, and Chris discuss Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s dramatization of The Diary of Anne Frank, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956.

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Theater

Promising Young Woman (dir. Emerald Fennell): Film review

Dan Scully December 20, 2020 No Comments

A stylish, angry feminist thriller/dark comedy with attitude to burn.

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Music Reviews

Girl in the Snow: A new CD by Rutgers-based composer Scott Ordway

Margaret Darby December 20, 2020 No Comments

Ordway’s originality shines through every aspect of this music.

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Film Reviews

News of the World (dir. Paul Greengrass): Film review

Dan Scully December 20, 2020 No Comments

The kind of movie that’s totally worth watching while simultaneously being nothing at all to write home about.

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Film Podcasts

Need A Podcast for Christmas?

Christopher Munden December 18, 2020 1 Comment

Hallmark Christmas movies are a genre of cinema that has received decidedly little critical attention… until now

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Theater

The State of Theater Before the Pandemic

Smalley Bogg December 18, 2020 No Comments

A valuable look at the state of American theater on the eve of the pandemic

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Music

Heaven on Earth premieres new video-music project

Christopher Munden December 16, 2020 No Comments

Heaven on Earth is a creative project by Philly actor and performer, S. Cummings, now based in Mexico City.

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