I suspect that among the reasons COPENHAGEN has been so successful is that it invites us to believe that we are smarter than we actually are
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Category: Reviews
PASSING STRANGE (Wilma): A worthwhile caricature of art
The performers leave a bright impression in a play that’s a caricature of life and art,
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Theater in Sketch: MORNING’S AT SEVEN (People’s Light)
Paul Osborne’s 1939 comedy gets a new production in Malvern, PA.
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URBAN MEADOW (BodyVox): Keeping Philadelphia weird
Comprised of twelve live pieces and two short films, URBAN MEADOW celebrates BodyVox’s 20th Anniversary and the variety of work they produce.
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VISUAL MUSIC (Network for New Music at the University of the Arts): Art in music
Out of the ordinary, but a delight to experience.
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YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU (Allens Lane): Zany homespun fun
A visit with the eccentric Sycamore family is always a warm adventure in zaniness
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BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (Walnut Street): Ken Ludwig’s version turns the story on its head
An ancestral manor, a family curse, a fiend: Ken Ludwig’s version turns this Sherlock Holmes story on its head.
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[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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