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Author: Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman is a recently retired professor of English at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a Fulbright professor at Tel Aviv University and a visiting professor in China. She publishes widely and lectures internationally on American drama. Her fifth book, Replay: Classic Modern Drama Reimagined, was published by Methuen, and she published the essay, "Visions of Tragedy in Contemporary American Drama," in 2017. Zinman is also the chief theater critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer where she reviews New York and London as well as Philadelphia. She was named by American Theatre magazine as, “one of the 12 most influential critics in America.” Her travel writing has taken her all over the world, from dogsledding in the Yukon to hiking across England.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Walnut): A trivial comedy for serious people

Toby Zinman March 22, 2017 1 Comment

Walnut Street Theatre’s delectable production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST finds just the right tone and style.

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SHITHEADS (Azuka): Nice ride

Toby Zinman February 27, 2017 No Comments

Azuka’s terrific production of SHITHEADS, a new play by Douglas Williams, details the New York bicycle subculture.

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LIZZIE (11th Hour): Lizzie Borden took an axe

Toby Zinman January 17, 2017 No Comments

This is what “stifled rage” sounds like. Not so stifled, but certainly enraged.

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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Broadway Philadelphia): Put on your dancing shoes, watch your spirits climb

Toby Zinman November 23, 2016 No Comments

If your dancing shoes aren’t quite up to the task, this show will do the trick.

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GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Theatre Exile): Beauty and brutality join hands

Toby Zinman October 27, 2016 No Comments

The debate central to Rajiv Joseph’s absorbing new play isn’t just talk: when you lose this one, you really lose.

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RADIANT VERMIN (Inis Nua): Devilishly good home redecoration

Toby Zinman October 23, 2016 No Comments

An entertaining cautionary tale about the wages of greed and consumerism

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Shakespeare Fringe Roundup: Misadventures among the classics

Toby Zinman September 26, 2016 1 Comment

Toby Zinman gives bullet reviews of nine Shakespeare-ish shows in this year’s Fringe.

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SOUTH PACIFIC (Walnut): A pleasure among the palm trees

Toby Zinman September 15, 2016 No Comments

One of the great Broadway musicals, SOUTH PACIFIC is always a pleasure.

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Joel Guerrero (left) and Jeff Hunsicker in MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS (Photo by John Donges).
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MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS (Quince): The illogical politics of love

Toby Zinman August 15, 2016 No Comments

Political rom-com MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS launches the sixth annual LGBT theater festival, GayFest!

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