PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer
A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia.
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Pantomine in Sketch: SLEEPING BEAUTY (People’s Light)
Sleeping Beauty the Musical Panto by Peter Pryor and Samantha Reading expresses an ageless story. It is an artistic exploration into space, time, and sound.
SLEEPING BEAUTY (People’s Light): Festive wake-up
The Grimmish fairy tale kingdom is transformed to Paoli Shoals, a town depressed by the collapse of a once-thriving recording industry
Six Questions for Six Directors: John O’Hara’s 12 CHAIRS gets a revamped production
Female-centric theater group ReVamp Collective presents 12 CHAIRS.
THE MOUNTAINTOP (People’s Light): An original vision of Martin Luther King
Katori Hall’s creative re-imagining of Martin Luther King’s final night before his assassination in 1968 is delivered through forceful performances and an evocative design.
Barrymore Awards Nominations
Industry insiders vote on their favorite shows and artists in their community from the preceding theater season. The resulting awards recognize the best that Philly stages have to offer, and also musicals.
RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH (People’s Light): Singing the life of the ‘Man in Black’
A new twist on the jukebox musical traces the life and career of country icon Johnny Cash.
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.
THE HARASSMENT OF IRIS MALLOY (People’s Light): A male perspective on the socio-economics of sexual politics
A world-premiere play about sexual misconduct, politics, lies, and opportunism considers the economic hardships on single mothers in a culture of winning at all costs.
