Emily Zeck brings a wealth of experience to her new role as Philadelphia Theatre Company’s managing director.
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Author: Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall has been writing about theater, classical music and the arts for more than ten years. He currently contributes to several Philadelphia-based publications, including Phindie, Broad Street Review and Talkin' Broadway, and reviews Broadway and Off-Broadway productions for Exeunt Magazine. Cameron also serves as a judge for the Barrymore Awards. You can follow him on Twitter @CameronPKelsall.
TOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second review
This treacly throwback neither titillates nor liberates.
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America’s Diva Comes to Philadelphia: An interview with Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming has been at the forefront of classical music for three decades.
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The Mother of All Roles: E. Ashley Izard plays Mary Tyrone in LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
E. Ashley Izard tackles one of the most daunting roles in the American canon.
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CABARET (Arden): Glücklich zu sehen?
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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THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Leila and Pantea Productions): 2017 Fringe review
An inventive and terrifying take on a classic ghost story
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BIND (Corinna Burns): 2017 Fringe review
An ambitious, unfinished work by one of Philadelphia’s best.
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut Street Theatre): 60-second review
The promise of “something for everyone” is both too little and too much.
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THE GROOM’S A FAG; THE BRIDE’S A CUNT; THE BEST MAN’S A WHORE; AND THE MAIDEN OF HONOR (JUST) HUNG HERSELF IN THE CLOSET (On the Rocks): 2017 Fringe review
On the Rocks proves you can dismantle the master’s house with his tools.
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HELLO BLACKOUT! (New Paradise Laboratories): 2017 Fringe review
How can a radically plotless work communicate a complex and controversial theory?
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I’M OK, ARE YOU OK? (PHIT Comedy): 2017 Fringe review
For Molly Scullion, the only way out is through comedy.
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Eugene Ionesco’s THE BALD SOPRANO (IRC): 2017 Fringe Review
Tina Brock and company make Ionesco’s absurd SOPRANO sing.
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Your guide to Opera Philadelphia’s O17 Festival
Here’s everything you need to know about the musical smorgasbord that awaits.
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2016-2017 Phindie Critics’ Awards
Philadelphia theater writers choose their favorite plays of the last season.
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2017 Barrymore nominees: In their own words
Phindie asked this year’s crop of Barrymore Award nominees about their experience of being nominated.
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2017 Barrymore Awards nominations
On August 21, Theatre Philadelphia announced nominees for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Established companies led the day.
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Opera Innovator: An Interview with David Devan ahead of the O17 Festival
Opera Philadelphia’s innovative general director previews the upcoming O17 Festival.
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A Woman Who Dares: Interview with KC MacMillan
KC MacMillan talks about making the transition from freelance artist to administrative director, what she envisions for the next phase of her career, and what advice she has for young women who aspire to direct in Philadelphia
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MOON OVER BUFFALO (People’s Light): A few doors short of a farce
Why did People’s Light exhume this largely forgotten play from its well-deserved obscurity?
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THE NEW & IMPROVED STAGES OF GRIEF (Act II): Laughing through tears
Philadelphia’s queen of comedy takes on a dark subject with humor and heart.
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