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PASSING STRANGE (Wilma): Youth and rebellion

Thom Nickels March 2, 2018 No Comments

Youth is the time of our lives when the more adventurous among us follow French poet Arthur Rimbaud’s dictum that “everything we are taught is false.”

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PASSING STRANGE (Wilma): A worthwhile caricature of art

Dorie Byrne January 23, 2018 No Comments

The performers leave a bright impression in a play that’s a caricature of life and art,

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TOUCHTONES (Arden): This must be a bad connection

Kathryn Osenlund October 30, 2017 No Comments

Naughty and nice collide in TOUCHTONES, a musical fantasy in world premiere at the Arden.

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TOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall October 26, 2017 No Comments

This treacly throwback neither titillates nor liberates.

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut): A funny thing is happening now at the Walnut

Ralph Malachowski September 30, 2017 No Comments

Sondheim’s classic musical in a new production is directed by Frank Ferrante.

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CABARET (Arden): Glücklich zu sehen?

Cameron Kelsall September 29, 2017 No Comments

CABARET has taken on a new level of relevance, but Matthew Decker’s re-creation of Sam Mendes’ famous production remains stuck in the past.

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut Street Theatre): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall September 18, 2017 1 Comment

The promise of “something for everyone” is both too little and too much.

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MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church

Nia Dickens June 22, 2017 No Comments

New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives

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FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in want

Julie Zeglen June 22, 2017 No Comments

There was a perfection to the timing of FUN HOME’s arrival in Philadelphia: Another take on FUN HOME

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SIDE SHOW (Media Theatre): Coming together on a small stage

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper March 21, 2017 No Comments

SIDE SHOW is a tricky piece, but there was much to savor at Media Theatre’s production

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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL (1812 Productions): Yuugely funny

Julie Zeglen October 25, 2016 No Comments

Ho boy, it’s been quite the election cycle. Thankfully, Philadelphia has 1812 Productions to ease the pain with its annual satirical show.

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Spelling Bee: Interview with Chloe Sierka

Michael Kelly August 20, 2016 No Comments

Feeling altogether out-of-the-loop with regards to this mysterious sleeper gem and Avenue Theater Company I caught up with choreographer and assistant director Chloe Sierka

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[podcast] Jen Childs on I WILL NOT GO GENTLY

Darnelle Radford for REP Radio May 6, 2016 No Comments

Today’s podcast features artistic director, writer, and performer Jen Childs. We talk about the latest 1812 offering, I Will Not Go Gently where a stellar team of creatives breathe life into the faded career of “Sierra Mist”.

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ALWAYS … PATSY CLINE (Walnut): Crazy for this show

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper April 28, 2016 No Comments

Ted Swindley’s blend of a heartwarming bonding of two good ole’ gals and more than two dozen songs associated with singer Patsy Cline.

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THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Villanova): Brecht played louder than the music

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper April 23, 2015 No Comments

Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. Kurt Weill’s insistent tingel-tangel score for THE THREEPENNY OPERA pervades the Vasey Hall stage, with horns and drum pumping…

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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Temple Theater): Parties and excess

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper March 22, 2015 No Comments

The young talent the school is grooming stands out in the Temple Theater production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.

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Jessica Wagner as Patsy Cline. Photo by Mark Garvin.
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ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE (Bristol Riverside): Sweet dreams of a country superstar

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper February 5, 2015 No Comments

Cline is a natural subject for the theater. Although the sad facts of Patsy’s marriage and difficult personal life are alluded to, ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE is more about a relationship a star was able to form with a fan than a full biography of the singer.

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MARY POPPINS (Walnut): Flying between lightness and gravitas

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper November 20, 2014 1 Comment

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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Wednesday (Lauren Cupples) loves to please with her dinner treats. Photo by Chris Jordan.
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Media Theatre): A weird-family musical

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper October 2, 2014 No Comments

THE ADDAMS FAMILY is such a familiar piece, and beloved by many for various reasons

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9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL (Walnut Street): Performance over plot

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper September 14, 2014 No Comments

Sharp performances keep 9 TO 5 so consistently entertaining it masks a contrived plot and mediocre music and lyrics.

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