The Philadelphia debut of a popular musical is filled with humor, wonderment, and sentimental recollections of a child’s Christmas in 1940 Indiana.
In doing MARY POPPINS, a director has to decide between approaches: light and fantastical like the movie or darker like the book.
Theater in Sketch: JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM (Val Dunn & Jenna Kuerzi) I was looking forward to catching Val Dunn a... 
Presenting stronger new dramas by overcoming “premieritis” The “one-and-done” premiere problem and filling more theaters through “rolling WORLD premieres” 
THE LION KING (dir. Jon Favreau): Beautiful and utterly pointless A film review of the CGI live action remake 
SUMMER SERIES 2019 (BalletX): BalletX brings The Little Prince to life This contemporary ballet of a classic children’s book is immediately understandable for children, but also poignant and thought-provoking fo... 
Full Cirque: Alix Croop returns to her hometown with AMALUNA Allentown native, Alix Croop, couldn’t imagine how her talents would translate to what she had seen in Cirque du Soleil’s Alegria... Support Phindie operations
Perennial Fringe favorite Brian Sanders and his dare-devil dance company JUNK have created a provocative new offering for this year’s Festival. Described as a journey “through a fantastical titillating abyss,” SUSPENDED exposes the psycho-sexual imagery of a conflicted mind that experiences simultaneous states of being and consciousness, caught between dichotomous sensations and emotions. It promises to be “raw, brash, erotic, extreme,” based in “audacious physicality” and “strong adult content. more…
