EgoPo’s presentation of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze continues with a look at a New England utopia.
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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (People’s Light): An intense retelling of a familiar story
David Bradley’s production of this classic is a sterling example of a strong scripts coupled with a great ensemble.
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MARIE ANTOINETTE (Curio): You say you want a revolution?
Danton, Marat, Robespierre, and their ilk have mostly been forgotten, while the guillotined Marie retains fame.
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AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
Frank Ferrante can turn into his boyhood and current idol, Groucho Marx, on a dime.
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NEXT TO NORMAL (Media Theatre): Powerful and poignant
Krissy Fraelich’s riveting central performance blends with the perfection of Geoffrey Goldberg’s direction to make this production not only powerful and poignant.
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HEISENBERG (Delaware Theatre Co.): 60-second review
What? Him again? Yes and no.
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MORNING’S AT SEVEN (People’s Light): A sorority of acting talent
A delightful comedy that shows an evening and morning in the lives of four sisters
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TOMFOOLERY (Act II): Rediscovering the satire of Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer is the smartest, most devilish, most perceptive, and most funny of the editorial songwriters
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SIDE SHOW (Media Theatre): Coming together on a small stage
SIDE SHOW is a tricky piece, but there was much to savor at Media Theatre’s production
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Neal Zoren’s BEST OF PHILADELPHIA THEATER, 2016
Neal Zoren chose his favorite productions, directors, and actors from the last year.
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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
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DISGRACED (McCarter): No disgrace here
A divinely thorough production of an honest, far reaching play.
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A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE (BRT): Fall to pieces over Patsy
Someone should sit down and write a dozen Country tunes for Jessica Wagner to record in the style of Patsy Cline.
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ELECTRA (Villanova): Sophocles gets electrified
Review of Sophocles’ Electra at Villanova Theatre
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BREAKING THE WAVES (Opera Philadelphia): A Lars von Trier opera makes a splash
An operatic version of a Lars von Trier movie? Yes.
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MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION (Lantern): Thought-provoking amusement
In a Philadelphia theater season with an auspicious beginning, this production of MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION might be the most auspicious of all.
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BATHING IN MOONLIGHT (McCarter): In the pale moonlight
While Nilo Cruz broaches some interesting subjects and often provides his characters with profound things to say, his world premiere play never takes off dramatically.
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THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (Media Theatre): Atmospherically moody production
Loveliness and tenderness that breaks through the surface coldness are the hallmarks of the Media’s production of this delicate but sweepingly romantic musical.
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ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Act II Playhouse): A vote-getter
Puns, pokes, and irreverent portrayals take the place of debating issues
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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (Hedgerow): Finding Sherlock
Thank goodness for Brock D. Vickers. In adapting one of Conan Doyle’s most popular Sherlock Holmes mysteries, he kept the intense tone of the original.
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