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Author: Julie Zeglen

Julie Zeglen is a freelance journalist and the editor of Generocity.org, a Philly-based social impact news site. She previously served as managing editor of Star Community Newsweekly, a hyperlocal newspaper focused on the River Wards. The Temple alumna lives in West Philly.
Reviews Theater

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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THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio): Not your high school English class

Julie Zeglen May 8, 2017 No Comments

A meta take on Flaubert’s classic.

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LOST GIRLS (Theatre Exile): We are all capable of redemption

Julie Zeglen March 6, 2017 No Comments

Yes, that was me sobbing on opening night of LOST GIRLS.

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LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR (Walnut): Funny, morbid, timely, and of a time

Julie Zeglen January 28, 2017 No Comments

Theatergoers who long for the good ol’ days of pre-political correctness will love it. Everyone else, just enjoy the ride.

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CONSTELLATIONS (Wilma): Love in the multiverse

Julie Zeglen January 22, 2017 No Comments

“We have all the time we ever had.”

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ANTAGONYMS (Curio): What are any of us but destructive dualities

Julie Zeglen December 4, 2016 No Comments

The messiness in Rachel Gluck’s debut play is what make it most lifelike. In the end, what are any of us but destructive dualities, fighting between our desires and our own self-interest?

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60-Second Review Reviews Theater

A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES (Walnut Street): 60-second review

Julie Zeglen December 4, 2016 No Comments

Written by Welshman Dylan Thomas in the 1950s, A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES is every nostalgic Christmas trope with song thrown in, and it’s totally delightful.

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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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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

THE UNDERRATED ACT OF TALKING TO ONESELF (femme. collective): 2016 Fringe review 69

Julie Zeglen September 19, 2016 1 Comment

femme. collective has interwoven disparate acts to form a cohesive whole, a gorgeous string of solo, duet and group dances that tackle that, yes, underrated act of talking to oneself

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PANDÆMONIUM (Nichole Canuso Dance Company / Early Morning Opera): 2016 Fringe review 42.1

Julie Zeglen September 16, 2016 No Comments

A testament to what Fringe can do: defy genre, defy theme, defy medium, and somehow still manage to be cohesive and emotionally haunting

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THE 7-PERSON CHAIR PYRAMID HIGH WIRE ACT (Der Vorfuhreffekt Theatre): 2016 Fringe review 35

Julie Zeglen September 15, 2016 No Comments

A Smokey Robinson-loving yeti aims to win a dance contest and a randomly chosen audience member delivers a love letter to the electromagnetic spectrum on behalf of a bat.

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