The Royal Ballet screens a wonderful kickoff to the holiday season.
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Category: Reviews
MEAN GIRLS (national tour): Doesn’t quite clique
“It’s not Ibsen,” I reminded myself, “It doesn’t have to be Sondheim. Just enjoy the show and have fun!”
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THE LAST MATCH (Lantern): Set points
Playwright Anna Ziegler drops us deep into an intricate game of high-stakes tennis
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SHREK THE MUSICAL (Walnut Street): 60-second review
A witty as well as funny musical that brought the happy house game.
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SUNSET BABY (Azuka): A shining lead performance
Victoria Aaliyah Goins shines in a new play by a hot young playwright
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WORLD PREMIERES (PA Ballet): A diverse program of new work
What is contemporary ballet? Where is it heading? Pennsylvania Ballet offer some answers.
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OH MERCY! (orig. “Roubaix, une lumière”) (dir. ARNAUD DESPLECHIN): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival Review
Suspense is just a side effect to this crime-ridden film that’s not a crime film
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EUREKA DAY (InterAct): 60-second review
Another, brief take on InterAct Theatre’s latest production
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THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP (Curio): A comedy of labor
Curio’s The Mystery of Irma Vep requires virtuosity. Watching the production turns out to be more exhausting than fun.
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NEXT TO NORMAL (Bristol Riverside): Rock concert or psycho-drama?
Bristol Riverside Theatre’s snazzy Next to Normal leaves reviewer Josh Herren cold.
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THE REPORT (dir. Scott Z. Burns): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review
THE (TORTURE) REPORT is captivating start to finish — the audience is expected to keep up with all the timeline and key elements changing the…
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BY THE GRACE OF GOD (orig. “Grâce à Dieu”) (dir. François Ozon) 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review
Prepare to be outraged, triggered, maybe cringe a bit, cry a bit, smile a bit, or get up and cheer for justice. At the very…
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EUREKA DAY (InterAct): An infectious satire
No easy answers, no good guys/bad guys; it’s life as we cope with it, only funnier.
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A SMALL FIRE (PTC): 60-second review
Joanie Schultz’s direction centers on masterful and delicate performances by Bebe Neuwirth and John Dossett.
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WOMAN AND SCARECROW (Irish Heritage Theatre): When did this all end in tragedy?
An existential, feminist play of wildly mournful keening, filled with rich Ianguage, intense questions, and rueful comedy
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DANCE NATION (Wilma): What it means to be ferociously pubescent
The constant menace of teenage ambition hums under the entire production.
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THE VAST OF NIGHT (dir. Andrew Patterson): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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BLOW THE MAN DOWN (dir. Bridget Savage Cole + Danielle Krudy): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review
An exciting film from a duo of filmmakers who I will surely be watching out for.
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Neal Zoren’s Shows to See in Philadelphia This November
Rundown of Philadelphia theater shows onstage this November
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MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (Lookingglass Theatre Company at McCarter): Second review
There’s ethereal magic to be found in this stripped and reconstituted Victorian Gothic piece
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