Visually, musically, and vocally gorgeous, this is a delectable MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Opera Philadelphia): Fairy magic and flying beds
Benjamin Britten’s music still sounds wonderfully imaginative and modern
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BOX CLEVER (Inis Nua): 60-second review
With BOX CLEVER, Inis Nua has done the impossible: make bureaucracy theatrical.
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HYPE MAN: A BREAK-BEAT PLAY (InterAct): Compromise and dialog can work
Idris Goodwin’s play shows how compromise and dialog work better than insults and labels
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In an unlikely coincidence of scheduling, Philadelphia sees the performances of three adaptations of Chekov’s Three Sisters, each helmed by a female director. Directed by…
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UNTOGETHER (dir. Emma Forrest): Film review
Angela Harmon reviews the new movie by director Emma Forrest.
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OLEANNA (Walnut Street): 2019, meet Mamet
You can see why Walnut Street Theatre included OLEANNA in its current season.
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THE NICETIES (McCarter Theatre): What revolution?
Eleanor Burgess’s play addresses current debates with careful but sweeping intelligence.
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Xavier Foley makes the double bass sing at PCMS
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents a Musical Fund Society Series with Xavier Foley, Sejoon Park, and Eunice Kim
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ROMEO AND JULIET (Wilma): Wherefore do Romeo and Juliet?
What about Shakespeare do we want kids to like?
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Revisiting Pinter’s BETRAYAL: A commentary
An attempt to detangle this nine-scene play that’s designed to move backwards
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BETRAYAL (Lantern): Reversal of fortunes
Pinter’s use of reverse chronology highlights depths beyond the quiet drama and sedate setting.
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BONNIE AND CLYDE (11th Hour Theatre Company): Crime spree sung right off the page!
A new musical reintroduces the famous crime duo.
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Barbies Before the Fact: A dilettante at large sees new exhibitions at the PMA
A dilettante at large considers two exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Piffaro Presents a 16th-Century French Noel
The exquisite program notes took the audience as close to the sixteenth century French Noel midnight mass as possible
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THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): 50 years of a holiday treat
The Nutcracker is not just a lovely holiday tradition. It’s am ambassador for ballet, gaining fans who have never been to seen ballet before.
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COMPLETENESS (Theatre Exile): Algorithms and geek romance
Seduction by examples of computational intractability
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THE AUDIENCE DISTURBS MARCEL’S BATHTIME AND HE’S VERY UPSET WITH YOU ALL (Tiny Dynamite): 60-second review
Tiny Dynamite’s A Play A Pie A Pint makes a welcome return with a smart and silly one-man show
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A dilettante at large considers Philly After Dark at the Athenaeum
A whimsical and educational show combining images of the city by moonlight, gaslight, electric light, fire and lightning.
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OLIVER! (Quintessence): Eat gruel, get pickpocketed, and become an orphan
Stepping back to a Victorian workhouse with Quintessence Theatre Group.
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