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Music Reviews

OTELLO (Opera Philadelphia): A dilettante at large reviews

Toby Zinman September 26, 2022 1 Comment

This is one for the life list if you’re an opera fan.

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Fringe reviews Reviews

METAPHOR (Denise McCormack): 2022 Fringe review

Michael Kelly September 26, 2022 No Comments

Story as Algorithm. In Metaphor, Denise McCormack encourages us to be the hero of our own story and to acknowledge where others are in their story.

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ROMEO AND JULIET (OJ Productions): 2022 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 26, 2022 No Comments

It’s a tragedy that more audiences will not have a chance to enjoy the production.

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RECEPTION (Nick Gillette Improv): 2022 Fringe review

Keddy Michaels September 26, 2022 No Comments

Reception manages to be thought-provoking and even heartwarming, a testament to Gillette’s prowess as a performer.

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Film Reviews

See How They Run (dir. Tom George): Film review

Jeremy Kibler September 12, 2022 No Comments

Just as the theater company is about to celebrate their 100th stage performance of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” a body turns up backstage.

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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

FOOD (Geoff Sobelle): 2022 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 9, 2022 No Comments

Unless you know Geoff Sobelle’s other works, you’ve never seen anything like this.

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TWO-CHARACTER PLAY (IRC): 2022 Fringe review

Toby Zinman September 9, 2022 1 Comment

Nobody writes crazy, despairing, desperate women like Tennessee Williams

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NOT RIGHT NOW (James Christy): 2022 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 6, 2022 No Comments

There are many, many moments that become stories.

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Reviews Theater

DEAR EVAN HANSEN (National Tour at Forrest Theatre): Return to sender

Joshua Herren August 19, 2022 No Comments

The show’s message is deeply cynical: that social media and community solidarity in the face of tragic events are ultimately self-serving

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Film Reviews

Vengeance (dir. B.J. Novak): Film review

Jeremy Kibler July 29, 2022 No Comments

Vengeance walks a pretty confident tightrope as a crime-focused, West Texas-set black comedy with more substance than a deep-fried Twinkie. It never really comes across as…

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Film Reviews

Flux Gourmet (dir. Peter Strickland): Film review

Jeremy Kibler July 6, 2022 No Comments

Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet is another auteur-flavored oddity all the way. Capturing the senses whether it’s through sound mixing in film production (“Berberian Sound Studio”),…

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Reviews Theater

In Search of the Kitchen Gods (1812 Productions): A recipe for success

Krista Mar June 24, 2022 No Comments

Everyone is welcome in Bi Jean Ngos Vietnamese kitchen

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Film Reviews

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (dir. Sophie Hyde): Film review

Jeremy Kibler June 16, 2022 No Comments

There are plenty of movies about sex, but not enough movies about sexual pleasure involving women of a certain age.

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Reviews Theater

INTO THE WOODS (Arden): A Sondheim show for grown-ups

Toby Zinman June 13, 2022 No Comments

No woods. No cutesy pop-up book set. Just three hours of pure musical theater pleasure: gorgeous melodies, clever lyrics, profound ideas and a dream cast.…

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Reviews Theater

FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE (Lantern): A funny play with a serious agenda

Toby Zinman June 10, 2022 No Comments

Lynn Nottage knows how to “sustain the complexity” so that this funny play with a serious agenda works

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60-Second Review Reviews Theater

FAIRVIEW (Wilma): 60-second review

Christopher Munden June 6, 2022 No Comments

Pulitzer winners aren’t always great theatrical works, but they are often very revealing about the times in which they won

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Film Reviews

Fire Island (dir. Andrew Ahn): Film review

Jeremy Kibler June 2, 2022 No Comments

Pack your poppers, lube, and rainbow bikini briefs — director Andrew Ahn’s Fire Island takes us to the gay mecca off the South Shore of…

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HAIRSPRAY (National Tour at Miller Theater): As fresh as ever

Joshua Herren May 20, 2022 No Comments

I was delighted to find that the charms of Hairspray are still hard to resist.

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Music Reviews

The Musical Legacy of Charles V: Piffaro Founders’ Finale

Margaret Darby May 14, 2022 No Comments

The final concert for Piffaro founders Joan Kimball and Bob Wiemken is far from a somber affair as they celebrate a thriving Renaissance band as their legacy.

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REVERIE (Azuka Theatre): Aiming for a high bar

Toby Zinman May 13, 2022 No Comments

What with James Ijames winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (bravo!) two days ago, the bar was set very high for his newest play

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