The stillness in the endings for both Bartok’s BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE and John Adam’s DOCTOR ATOMIC at The Kimmel Center this past weekend left me with a clear image for, “all’s fair in love and war.”
MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives 
PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia. 
Ritchie Valens in THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY: Interview with actor Gilbert Sanchez GILBERT SANCHEZ speaks about his role as Ritchie Valens in the current production. 
GYPSY (Arden Theatre): Mary’s turn Martello shines in an otherwise confused production of this classic musical. 
Marriages of Figaro: Opera Philadelphia stars are partners on and off stage Layla Claire and John Chest appear as Mozart’s unhappily married Count and Countess weeks before their own nuptials. 
“Before we even get to move, the bodies just existing together in space is getting at American politics”
