What a brave return to live theater this production is! Lantern Theater Company gives us old-time drama and powerful theater, full of big ideas and complex language, rather than a bit of fluff to amuse or console us. With a top-notch cast and clever direction by Peter DeLaurier, it’s a heady three hours.
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Jessica Bedford is shining brightly in Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower.
View More Shining Star: Jessica Bedford talks about METEOR SHOWER at the Walnut
Steve Martin was once funny and smart.
View More METEOR SHOWER (Walnut Street): The sparks don’t fly
Quintessence Theatre dynamically brings to life Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Frankenstein and his monstrous creation in a fantastic, eerily staged production
View More FRANKENSTEIN; OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (Quintessence Theatre): It’s Alive!!
Neal Zoren chose his favorite productions, directors, and actors from the last year.
View More Neal Zoren’s BEST OF PHILADELPHIA THEATER, 2016
Act II Playhouse gets all dramatic with Theresa Rebeck’s MAURITIUS
View More MAURITIUS (Act II): Feeling the philatelia
“Gay PIRATES OF PENZANCE? Isn’t that redundant?” It’s more like Gilbert and Sullivan’s zany comedy is finally fully realized.
View More THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Mauckingbird): Uncovering a gay treasure
The production, though occasionally troubled, can still put a finger on the pulse of Shakespeare at its best.
View More THE TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA (Shakespeare in Clark Park): A nice night in the park
Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE receives a bravura production from Megan Nicole O’Brien and 11th Hour. But show…
View More SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE (11th Hour): 60-second review
A cross-temporal interpretation of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan classic injects passages of current expressions and gestures, slapstick, and original music into the well-known pastoral rom-com.
View More AS YOU LIKE IT (Lantern): As you’ve never seen it!
Each January, local theater critic Neal Zoren announces his picks for the best in Philadelphia theater over the previous calendar year.
View More The Best in Philadelphia Theater, 2015
This tense, evocative play explores the eternal verities of war, sacrifice, and deceit.
View More A GREAT WAR (Iron Age): 2015 Fringe review 40
Local theater writers vote for their favorites in twelve categories!
View More 2014/15 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theater
Each year, Philadelphia-based reviewer Neal Zoren announces his choices for the Helen and Morris Zoren Awards for World Theater. A fair number of the picks on Neal’s list are performers and productions from the Philadelphia area.
View More Picks for Best in Theater, 2014/15, by Philly Reviewer Neal Zoren
The iconic three-act, three-hour marathon of marital warfare eviscerates the myth of the American family, revealing the drama and devastation behind the façade of our societal expectations
View More WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classic
The theater community contains a wealth of multi-talented artists who are not only gifted actors, but also highly skilled singers, musicians, and composers.
View More Theater Artists Making Beautiful Music in NY and Philly
A stakeout goes awry with hilarious consequences in UNNECESSARY FARCE at Act II Playhouse.
View More UNNECESSARY FARCE (Act II): 60-second review
The family friendly holiday panto takes a wacky look at the growing pains of the future King Arthur as he faces the challenges of life, learning, and leadership.
View More ARTHUR AND THE TALE OF THE RED DRAGON: A MUSICAL PANTO (People’s Light): Coming of age in the Middle Ages
MAN OF LA MANCHA is a play within a play. The production is the clear result of what happens when a group of professionals pour their talents into a common goal.
View More MAN OF LA MANCHA (Act II): 60-second review
In September of 1900 Anton Chekhov confessed in a letter to his actress-wife Olga Knipper: “I find it very difficult to write THREE SISTERS, much more…
View More Conversations on Chekhov: What gimmicks? The Arden’s THREE SISTERS has a lasting effect