An ancestral manor, a family curse, a fiend: Ken Ludwig’s version turns this Sherlock Holmes story on its head.
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Category: Reviews
[music review] Mélomanie at Saint Clements with soprano Clara Rottsolk
The eclectic chamber group Mélomanie presented some of their characteristic “provocative pairings of early & contemporary works” in Saint Clement’s Church on Saturday
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LES MISERABLES (National Tour at Academy of Music): A vibrant retelling of the classic Victor Hugo novel
Thirty-two years ago, the other popular Broadway shows were A Chorus Line, Footloose, and Little Shop of Horrors. Unlike these musicals, LES MISERABLES has never really left the public conscience.
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ALL THE DEAD BIDDLES (Underbite Theatre Company): Looks at life after death through lens of dark humor
Underbite Theatre Company handles a tough topic wiith searing insight and sensitivity.
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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS (1812 Productions): New year same targets
Thom Nickels asks why the same people always get satirized.
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JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (Casabuena Cultural Productions): The classic Christmas ghost story, retold
Tom Mula’s reimagining of the classic Dickens tale is a good fit for this family friendly company. The slightly anachronistic humor gets laughs, and a…
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George Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER (PA BALLET): A spectacle of dancers, magic, and color
Pennsylvania Ballet invites you to a spectacle of dancers, dancing children, dancing toys, snowflakes, candy canes, and beverages, magic, and color.
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POP-UP PERFORMANCE ON EAST PASSYUNK (Megan Flynn Dance Company): By the warmth of two new works
Though outside was cold, Megan Flynn Dance Company’s pop-up performance was warm, inviting, and inspiring to all
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Arden): Scott Greer in an entertaining, painful, life-enhancing play
To balance the traumas of life—from a difficult childhood through a challenging adulthood—a man writes down every brilliant thing, every wish he can think of.
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HILARY HAHN PLAYS BERNSTEIN (Philadelphia Orchestra): A stunning postlude
The performance was more than the music – it was four friends who find that although they spend their lives practicing, they actually enjoy playing music together.
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Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Media Theater): An enchanted musical
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is set in a countryside town near a forest. The musical is based on Linda Woolverton’s screenplay for Disney, which focuses on…
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SYMPHONY FOR A BROKEN ORCHESTRA (Temple Contemporary): One kid’s trash…
Four hundred musicians gathered at the 23rd Street Armory on Sunday night to perform on a wide array of broken instruments
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BEAUTIFUL DECAY (BalletX): A timely reprise
Youth is fleeting; beauty is not.
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THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3): Let me count the f%&*ing ways
In a heartfelt moment, Elizabeth Barrett Browning tells her poet-husband, “I’m going to dip your cock in laudanum and fuck you til i’m high”
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[book review] A BODY OF WORK by David Hallberg: Dancing to the Edge and Back
This book invites readers into the world of ballet, and reminds us what it takes us to truly live our lives for a love.
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MY FAIR LADY (Quintessence): A splendid holiday gift
A jubilant mix of beautiful music and songs, dancing, magic, social politics… and elocution
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CRIMES OF THE HEART (Curio): Deliciously dark Southern fare
Beth Henley’s play remains relevant because its central characters feel so vibrantly human
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THE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good story
Now in its world premiere from Lantern Theater, the latest play by Philly’s favorite playwright Bruce Graham is based on a true story. It’s a great story.
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ON EDGE (PA Ballet): Cutting-edge ballet by three striking choreographers
What is normal or abnormal? What is black or white? What is right or wrong? Or are those ideas all meaningless in this chaotic world?
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Cowell, Cage, and Crumb: An avant-garde piano show at the Barnes
The Barnes Foundation is sponsoring a very high-level series of musical performances, which connect visual arts and music. Robert Whalen and his wife, Katherine Skovira,…
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