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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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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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