A gripping solo play that asks tough questions and rejects easy answers
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS & COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD (Lantern Theater Company): Locked in limbo with literati
The Lantern team transforms an essentially all-talk playscript into an engaging, living piece of theater.
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Jerry’s Girls. April 4-July 2, 2017. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street. $35-$40. walnutstreettheatre.org The Light Princess by Tony Lawton and Alex Bechtel. April 5-June 2, 2017. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N.…
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HOW TO USE A KNIFE (InterAct): A sharp new play
Scene one is hilarious; scene two wipes the smile right off your face.
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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): Make Ireland Great Again
Brian Friel the Irish Chekhov.
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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): A very human Irish history play
A great play for history buffs and hibernophiles.
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GYPSY (Arden): A self-aware musical
Another take on the Arden’s GYPSY
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GYPSY (Arden Theatre): Mary’s turn
Martello shines in an otherwise confused production of this classic musical.
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WEST SIDE STORY (Media Theatre): 60-second review
2018 is Leonard Bernstein’s centenary, and theaters around the country are programming his greatest works in his honor. Delaware County’s Media Theatre has taken the…
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Utopias on the Outskirts: Celia Reisman’s suburban landscapes at Gross McCleaf Gallery
Celia Reisman transforms American suburbs into landscapes of the mind in four stages.
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BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (Act II Playhouse): The same old schtick
A play for people who need to be told how to feel.
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THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY (PTC): Just another queer tragedy
If you like your gay stories trite and tragic, this is the play for you.
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Soloists of the Metropolitan Opera (Philadelphia Chamber Music Society): The cream of the crop
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society imported a deep bench of talent from New York for its final Sunday afternoon recital of the season.
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FRONTERAS (Almanac): An Homage to Whatshername and A Door in the Desert
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre ceaselessly invigorates audiences’ minds through their strength and ability to shape space using acrobatic feats and movement.
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RE/ACTION (Pennsylvania Ballet): Brilliant ballet by divine dancers
The company has gone through drastic changes since last season, some of which may have come with sorrow. Still they never stopped their devotion to ballet and to the Philadelphia art community.
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PEACEABLE KINGDOM (Orbiter 3): Can we live in peace?
A remarkable play navigating the deep waters of philosophy and the shallow waters of adults wearing animal costumes.
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BUZZER (Theatre Exile): We wouldn’t come here if we didn’t live here
A provocative and dismaying story, conveyed through complex characters rather than through statistics and theories
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Inon Barnatan in recital (Philadelphia Chamber Music Society): Variation as the theme
Pianist Inon Barnatan stepped in for an ailing colleague, offering an exquisite and inventive recital that explored musical variations.
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SHUTTLEFISH (Eva Steinmetz): In the middle of the lake
It feels like when I’ve rowed out to the middle of a lake alone on a cloudy-still day and suddenly I realize I’m in the middle of the lake.
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[NYC] MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA (Target Margin Theater): Getting closer to O’Neill
I feel like I know the value of experimental theater thanks to the folks at Target Margin.
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