Madwoman or mystic? See for yourself…
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SCHOOL PLAY (Tribe of Fools): SoLow review
A hilarious and heart wrenching ode to that little trouble-making anti-hero.
View More SCHOOL PLAY (Tribe of Fools): SoLow reviewDREAM SEQUENCE (Noah Levine): SoLow review
I will NOT get distracted by anything — not any of my hobbies, or my sleep deprivation, or this tasty looking banana. What is this banana doing here anyway?
View More DREAM SEQUENCE (Noah Levine): SoLow reviewTHE HARASSMENT OF IRIS MALLOY (People’s Light): A male perspective on the socio-economics of sexual politics
A world-premiere play about sexual misconduct, politics, lies, and opportunism considers the economic hardships on single mothers in a culture of winning at all costs.
View More THE HARASSMENT OF IRIS MALLOY (People’s Light): A male perspective on the socio-economics of sexual politicsJAMAICA (New Freedom): A great big musical full of vibrant colors, delectable lyrics, high spirits, and island vibes
New Freedom Theatre in North Philadelphia is dedicated to presenting productions that illuminate the multifaceted African American experience. Their current production, JAMAICA, is based on…
View More JAMAICA (New Freedom): A great big musical full of vibrant colors, delectable lyrics, high spirits, and island vibesTABLAO PHILLY (Pasión y Arte): Serving Up Tasty Morsals
Each of the three flamenco dancers executed the same movement vocabulary in an entirely distinctive manner.
View More TABLAO PHILLY (Pasión y Arte): Serving Up Tasty MorsalsRIVERDANCE (20th Anniversary World Tour): Dance review
HATCH (Birds on a Wire): The expressiveness and diversity of contemporary dance
A contemporary dance program of seven world-premiere short pieces by emerging women choreographers highlighted their stylistic and thematic diversity and expressiveness.
View More HATCH (Birds on a Wire): The expressiveness and diversity of contemporary danceBALANCHINE & BEYOND (PA Ballet): Experiment and challenge our comfort zone
For the last program of Pennsylvania Ballet’s 2015-2016 season, Angel Corella challenges both the dancers and the audience with the four experimental dances
View More BALANCHINE & BEYOND (PA Ballet): Experiment and challenge our comfort zoneTIME IS ON OUR SIDE (Simpatico): Philadelphia’s living history of gay pride and social progress
A world-premiere commission filled with humor and heart considers the history and progress of gay rights in Philadelphia through the lens of a local podcast and the discovery of a revealing artifact.
View More TIME IS ON OUR SIDE (Simpatico): Philadelphia’s living history of gay pride and social progressURBAN SCUBA: RETRO DIVE (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): A fresh take on old JUNK
Without being gratuitous Sanders’ doesn’t shy away from sexual explicitness on the dance stage, but he’s got the artistic goods (and humor) to back it up.
View More URBAN SCUBA: RETRO DIVE (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): A fresh take on old JUNKSTRAIGHT WHITE MEN (InterAct): Rattling cages…
Young Jean Lee’s brave societal exploration brings out the issues of privilege among, you guessed it—straight white men.
View More STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (InterAct): Rattling cages…36 VIEWS (Lantern): Using artifice to reveal truths
Visually beautiful and compelling in its coherence, 36 VIEWS weaves these intellectual concepts on the uncertainty of art and life with a wholly original style.
View More 36 VIEWS (Lantern): Using artifice to reveal truthsTHE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Irish Heritage): Human portraits of a bloody struggle
Dives into the lives of Irish tenement dwellers at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising
View More THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Irish Heritage): Human portraits of a bloody struggle[NYC] THE TOTAL BENT (Public Theater): In world premiere in NYC, a messy rocking musical has Philadelphia connections
The action transpires at the nexus of tradition, belief, protest, crass commercialism, and rock ‘n’ roll, shedding light on differing views of the budding Civil…
View More [NYC] THE TOTAL BENT (Public Theater): In world premiere in NYC, a messy rocking musical has Philadelphia connectionsDANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM (McCarter): Dance review
For one night only, the Dance Theatre of Harlem appeared on the Matthews Stage of the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey.
View More DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM (McCarter): Dance reviewTHE INVISIBLE HAND (Theatre Exile): A gripping, thinking person’s play about the wages of self-interest
To call THE INVISIBLE HAND dramatic would be an understatement.
View More THE INVISIBLE HAND (Theatre Exile): A gripping, thinking person’s play about the wages of self-interestTHE BALLAD OF TRAYVON MARTIN (New Freedom): When a play makes you feel something
New Freedom Theatre’s latest teaches us that anger is a valid reaction to any play that depicts racial injustice.
View More THE BALLAD OF TRAYVON MARTIN (New Freedom): When a play makes you feel somethingTHE SECRET GARDEN (Arden): Captivating mystery and haunting artistry
A superb cast and creative artistic design bring the story of traumatic loss and joyful renewal to life in the haunting musical adaptation of a Victorian classic.
View More THE SECRET GARDEN (Arden): Captivating mystery and haunting artistryTHEY EXTRACT! (Alma’s Engine): Love is a verb
In a dystopian future where love is a tangible commodity, Vera and Woolen fight to keep their love for themselves and each other.
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