Most things are destined to be average, even musicals that have managed to stay on Broadway for a couple of years.
In doing MARY POPPINS, a director has to decide between approaches: light and fantastical like the movie or darker like the book.
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MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT (Act II Playhouse): 60-second review Presented in variety-show style with skits, songs, and improv sessions, this show is downright funny. 
Theater in Sketch: DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER (Lantern) Lantern Theater presented Don't Dress For Dinner to close the 2017-18 season. 
Does It All Add Up? Trey Lyford takes account of his upcoming Fringe show The Accountant fuses physical theater, humor, and illusion to create a “dreamscape of memory and loss.” 
Meeting the TWO WALKENS: Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan on their new work For their debut production, Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan looked to one of the most iconic actors of contemporary cinema: Christopher Wa... 
ELF (Walnut): A family-friendly feel-good musical for the holidays Based on the 2003 hit film of the same name, ELF, this year’s annual Christmas-time extravaganza at the Walnut Street Theatre, offers popula... 
What makes film different from theater is that film is fixed forever, performances and lines repeating endlessly year after year, while theater has the ability to surprise us. And what makes theater different from life is that theater is scripted and life is random, unexpected, not planned out ahead of time. And what makes Philadelphia’s FringeArts Festival fun is that it delights in performances that confound expectations. more…
