What Fringe Festival? The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Phindie writer Kathryn Osenlund visited Scotland to see some shows from the home of Fringe.
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Category: Reviews
LADY MACBETH: UNSEX ME HERE (Company Chordelia and Solar Bear): Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Phindie writer Kathryn Osenlund visited Scotland to see some shows from the home of Fringe.’
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CATHY (Ali Taylor): Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Phindie writer Kathryn Osenlund visited Scotland to see some shows from the home of Fringe.
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Theater in Sketch: TOMMY AND ME (Theatre Exile)
Looking at the past, TOMMY AND ME carries us into the psychological interaction between dreams and reality.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar August 2017
What’s on stage?
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WICKED (National Tour at Academy of Music): Something wizard this way comes
The sets are lavish, the stagecraft is spectacular, and WICKED satisfies every requirement for a Big Broadway Musical.
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MOON OVER BUFFALO (People’s Light): A few doors short of a farce
Why did People’s Light exhume this largely forgotten play from its well-deserved obscurity?
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Summer Series 2017 (BalletX): The beauty of human movement
The viewer is left with an uplifting feeling and sense of togetherness
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HAMLET (REV Theatre Company): “For the apparel oft proclaims the man” Fashion-forward styling updates HAMLET
REV Theatre Company creates a powerful rendition of HAMLET through scenery and clothing
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THE NEW & IMPROVED STAGES OF GRIEF (Act II): Laughing through tears
Philadelphia’s queen of comedy takes on a dark subject with humor and heart.
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THE NERD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
Larry Shue’s 1979 farce has seen better days.
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MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church
New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives
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PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer
A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia.
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FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in want
There was a perfection to the timing of FUN HOME’s arrival in Philadelphia: Another take on FUN HOME
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Revisiting PARROT TALK: A play distilled mid-run
Those fortunate enough to see both renditions of PARROT TALK witnessed in real-time flow the distillation of creative genius.
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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Walnut): Stayin’ Alive
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is a white-washed adaptation of the classic movie, with double the music and none of the soul. Director/choreographer Richard Stafford seems terrified…
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FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): Hiding who you are is likely to be tragic
FUN HOME is both a musical and a family drama; it’s also an activist declaration
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UNCLE VANYA (Quintessence): Tedious boring people
Good productions of Chekhov remind us of how vital his work still can be. Bad productions feed the narrative that his plays are dated, charmless, and inconsequential.
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ANNE-MARIE MULGREW AND DANCERS COMPANY: Marvels in our daily lives
Dance is one of our most natural ways to communicate and express our thoughts.
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HIR (Simpatico): We are all everything
Author’s note: Taylor Mac uses “judy” as a gender pronoun. This review reflects Mac’s preference. Taylor Mac’s work is unwieldy and absurdist, challenging and unsettling.…
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