Martello shines in an otherwise confused production of this classic musical.
In a casting coup, Anthony Heald has come to Philadelphia to play Herbie in GYPSY at Arden Theatre.
PETER RABBIT TALES (Enchantment): Enchanting world-class children’s theater An original adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s stories is told through expressive movement, music, and voice-over narration, with colorful costumes, masks, and puppetry. 
JEFFREY DAHMER (BrainSpunk): A chilling conversation with a serial killer BrainSpunk Theater’s premiere full-stage production will keep you spellbound, stunned, and sickened 
THE GATHERING OF THE MOTHER MOTH PEOPLES (Olivia Jorgensen): Blessed, blessed Beltane The play, like its characters, exists in a dream-world 
Ritchie Valens in THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY: Interview with actor Gilbert Sanchez GILBERT SANCHEZ speaks about his role as Ritchie Valens in the current production. 
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS & COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD (Lantern Theater Company): Locked in limbo with literati The Lantern team transforms an essentially all-talk playscript into an engaging, living piece of theater. 
We here at PPAA are all for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA)–it’s great to have a major springtime performing arts festival in the city. But is it just a little strange in settling itself on a theme of Paris 1910–20, few of the shows and none of the literature seem to mention that there was a little war going on to be known as The Great War (and later World War 1), when more than 1.3 million French soldiers were killed, more than 4.
