One Day More/ Part II: Catching up with Les Misérables’ Steve Czarnecki
Philadelphia native Steve Czarnecki returns home this month in the national tour of Les Misérables. In addition to his role in the ensemble, Czarnecki serves…
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Hello Gorgeous: Sean Thompson returns to Philly in FUNNY GIRL
Philly native Sean Thompson returns to the area with the North American Tour of Funny Girl, arriving at the Academy of Music July 16, 2024.
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FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (Qunitessence): A theatrical odyssey
Father Comes Home From The Wars by Suzan-Lori Parks is remarkable in many ways. There’s no denying the appeal that took the audience to its…
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Lantern): Twins, shipwreck, mistaken identity, romance gone awry
One of Shakespeare’s greatest hits, his first comedy, The Comedy of Errors, is playing at the Lantern Theater Company until June 16. Twins, shipwreck, mistaken…
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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (Miller Theater): A sting in the tale
This is a show—not a play, not musical theater—about bodies and the astonishing things this company of 23 dancers can do
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Message in a Bottle: Interview with Lizzie Gough
Dancer Lizzie Gough first worked with choreographer Kate Prince over a decade ago. The two have been joining forces on various projects ever since.
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CHILDREN OF THE SUN (PAC): A knockout contemporary production of a rarely seen classic
Now this is what a collective can do: a huge cast all so attuned to each others’ idiosyncrasies that they might as well be the household they are portraying.
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KILL MOVE PARADISE (South Camden Theatre): 60-second review
South Camden Theatre Company’s latest production of James Ijames’s wildly moving play, Kill Move Paradise, is terrific
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TORCH SONG (1812 Productions): Songs from another time
Although the defense of gay life and the LGBTQ+ community is in a different place now, I imagine for many in the audience, Torch Song still sings.
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MADAME BUTTERFLY (Opera Philly): A dilettante at large review
with so many opportunities to put a political foot wrong, MADAME BUTTERFLY is a minefield. Opera Philadelphia has sidestepped the obvious dangers.
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The Look of Love: Mark Morris’s Tribute to the late Burt Bacharach
Mark Morris and musical collaborator Ethan Iverson pay homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach.
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HADESTOWN (National Tour): To hell and back
What with the solar eclipse and an earthquake, we—sophisticated, scientific, blasé—are in a perfect position to imagine what ancient, primitive people must have thought and felt when the ground shook and the lights went out.
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Intersection (Curtis New Music Ensemble): “New music” from the rebranded ensemble
In what other walks of musical life would a piece composed more than seventy years ago by a composer born more than one hundred years ago constitute new music?
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MACBETH (Quintessence): Onstage magic
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon’s blood, then the charm is firm and good. Macbeth, the…
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THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (Arden): A play in three acts
A tale about cotton, Civil War, commodities, finance, and wealth told through the story of three brothers and the company they found.
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Exploring Self With and Without an Audience: ART HOE: A NEW ERA
If Art is an exploration of self in front of an audience, what is an exploration of self without an audience?
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Whiteout: Interview with Nick Silverio from Disney’s Frozen
Penn grad Nick Silverio returns to Philadelphia in the national tour of Disney’s FROZEN
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Once Upon a Bridge (Inis Nua): 60-second review
Inis Nua has done its best with a story more told than shown, an aftermath.
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OVERWINTER (Azuka): A laboratory for important ideas
Azuka Theatre presents Overwinter, an interesting new play by local playwright Mackenzie Raine Kirkman; it’s about important ideas, making it a welcome change from the…
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2024 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettante at large review
You don’t have to tend your own plot to enjoy the gorgeous colors and scents at the 2024 Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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