Remembering Philadelphia theater history through the eyes of a venerable theater reviewer.
View More Philadelphia Theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 1: 2002–2003
Tag: Jorge Cousineau
A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): Imagining another Nora
Naomi Orwin asks: Would a woman have envisioned a different Nora? A different Torvald?
View More A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): Imagining another Nora
A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): After the slam
Lucas Hnath takes up Nora’s story fifteen years after the events of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play.
View More A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): After the slam
A DOLL’S HOUSE (Arden): Ibsen for our times
A timelessly relevant damnation of our human falsehoods is also an au courant commentary on sexism.
View More A DOLL’S HOUSE (Arden): Ibsen for our times
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED (Opera Philly): 2017 Fringe review
Relevant themes and ideas rarely seen on an opera stage
View More WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED (Opera Philly): 2017 Fringe review
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD (Arden Children’s Theatre): Another year with frog and toad
The simple tricks of the stage awe an audience of CGI-era children, showing that even something as normal as friendship can be magic.
View More A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD (Arden Children’s Theatre): Another year with frog and toad
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”
Dito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.
View More THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”
Summer Club: Swinging on the Shore
This weekend, while the cheese-steak crowd is piling into Wildwood, sophisticated Philadelphians go on their annual pilgrimage to Cape May to experience the latest program of The Summer Club.
View More Summer Club: Swinging on the Shore
36 VIEWS (Lantern): Using artifice to reveal truths
Visually beautiful and compelling in its coherence, 36 VIEWS weaves these intellectual concepts on the uncertainty of art and life with a wholly original style.
View More 36 VIEWS (Lantern): Using artifice to reveal truths
THE SECRET GARDEN (Arden): Captivating mystery and haunting artistry
A superb cast and creative artistic design bring the story of traumatic loss and joyful renewal to life in the haunting musical adaptation of a Victorian classic.
View More THE SECRET GARDEN (Arden): Captivating mystery and haunting artistry
I WILL NOT GO GENTLY (1812): Rage, rage against the dying of the light
The production keeps audience members of all ages laughing with outrageous and suggestive songs by Jennifer Childs and Christopher Colucci.
View More I WILL NOT GO GENTLY (1812): Rage, rage against the dying of the light
Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac team up for (In)Visible
It’s been a meeting of dancer-choreographer minds, bodies and private worlds of dancer-choreographers Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac.
View More Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac team up for (In)Visible
RICHARD III (People’s Light): Smile heaven upon this fair conjunction
A dichotomy of delight and disgust makes this production such a treat—a feast with many courses, each richly flavored and deeply textured.
View More RICHARD III (People’s Light): Smile heaven upon this fair conjunction
FUNNYMAN (Arden): Comedy on the brink of tragedy
A new play by Bruce Graham considers the sadness that often underlies comedy and the need to adapt to changing styles and the struggles of life.
View More FUNNYMAN (Arden): Comedy on the brink of tragedy
Santa Colucci and His Merry Philadelphia Theater Elves: Behind the scenes of a holiday video
Interview with Christopher Colucci about the making of a holiday
View More Santa Colucci and His Merry Philadelphia Theater Elves: Behind the scenes of a holiday video
THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS (1812): The tenth anniversary of an annual favorite
This year’s installment of the annual politically-incorrect political comedy skewers the presidential candidates and brings some welcome laughs to a troubled week
View More THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS (1812): The tenth anniversary of an annual favorite
ANDY: A POPERA (Opera Philadelphia & The Bearded Ladies): 2015 Fringe Review 37
An exciting multi-media collaboration reflects the operatic life and times of Andy Warhol and the Pop Sixties.
View More ANDY: A POPERA (Opera Philadelphia & The Bearded Ladies): 2015 Fringe Review 37
PASSION (Arden): Pretty anticlimactic
Excerpted from NealsPaper.com by kind permission. Stephen Sondheim’s musical PASSION comes to a pivotal point at which a young soldier, Giorgio (Ben Michael), suddenly becomes deeply…
View More PASSION (Arden): Pretty anticlimactic
UNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicated
There’s little inherent humor in a guy needing a kidney, but evidently no one told that to Michael Hollinger.
View More UNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicated
BACH AT LEIPZIG (People’s Light): 60-second review
People’s Light & Theatre Company pairs Itamar Moses’s uber-witty historical farce BACH AT LEIPZIG with the zaniness of director Pete Pryor in a hilarious, intelligent production.
View More BACH AT LEIPZIG (People’s Light): 60-second review