One actor plays dozens of roles in a hilarious parody of the mad scramble for reservations at a trendy restaurant in Manhattan.
View More FULLY COMMITTED (Horizon): A zany one-man tour-de-forceCategory: Reviews
LA VERITA (Campagnia Finzi Pasca): Experience the surreal
Choreographer Daniele Finzi Pasca has created an innovative circus-style performance inspired by a Dalí painting.
View More LA VERITA (Campagnia Finzi Pasca): Experience the surrealA SINGLE SHARD (People’s Light): A yarn spun on a potter’s wheel
A powerful sensory experience that can be likened to listening to an engaging storyteller while staring at the fire
View More A SINGLE SHARD (People’s Light): A yarn spun on a potter’s wheelPATCHWORKS (Darcy Lyons and Collaborators): Dance review
An appealing evening of solo performances, Patchworks provided fresh evidence of how working collaboratively can produce dances that showcase the individuality of the dancers.
View More PATCHWORKS (Darcy Lyons and Collaborators): Dance reviewALL THE DAYS (McCarter): An interesting failure
It takes a while for playwright Sharyn Rothstein to show you where she’s going in ALL THE DAYS. Rothstein writes sitcoms, and the formula shows.
View More ALL THE DAYS (McCarter): An interesting failureThe 28th Inhale Performance Series (KYL/D): Dance review
Whether you are a dance aficionado or a first time attendee, Inhale Performance Series presents a wide variety of dance artists in a showcase fanyone can enjoy.
View More The 28th Inhale Performance Series (KYL/D): Dance reviewA PROGRAM OF FIRSTS (PA Ballet): Remembering the start-line
It would not be too much to say that this has been one of the most exciting and accomplished seasons in Pennsylvania Ballet’s history.
View More A PROGRAM OF FIRSTS (PA Ballet): Remembering the start-lineUNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME (FringeArts/ Lightning Rod Special): The safe word is “Sojourner”
The most talked-about play from the 2015 Fringe is revived in an equally stellar production at FringeArts.
View More UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME (FringeArts/ Lightning Rod Special): The safe word is “Sojourner”OPUS CACTUS by MOMIX (Dance Affiliates): Feel nature and the universe
Moses Pendleton’s concept is grandiose and its realization is magnificent.
View More OPUS CACTUS by MOMIX (Dance Affiliates): Feel nature and the universeOVO (Cirque du Soleil): Acrobatic insects and a life-affirming egg
Cirque du Soleil’s current touring show considers the world of insects in its signature combination of breathtaking acrobatics, original live music, and colorful design.
View More OVO (Cirque du Soleil): Acrobatic insects and a life-affirming eggSEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE (11th Hour): 60-second review
Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE receives a bravura production from Megan Nicole O’Brien and 11th Hour. But show…
View More SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE (11th Hour): 60-second reviewWHITE GUY ON THE BUS (Passage): 60-second review
Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. Bruce Graham is having the most magnificent year of his playwriting career. His new works so far in…
View More WHITE GUY ON THE BUS (Passage): 60-second review217 BOXES OF DR. HENRY ANONYMOUS (HSP/PUPCos/Painted Bride): Archival gold
An extraordinary story of conviction and courage among a cleverly conceived catacumbal graduation of gray archival boxes.
View More 217 BOXES OF DR. HENRY ANONYMOUS (HSP/PUPCos/Painted Bride): Archival goldSAAYUJA (THE MERGING) (Annenberg): A celebratory blend of Bharatanatyam and carnatic music
Part storytelling and part culture sharing, Saayuja was more than the merging of art forms, it was the intermingling of cultures and politics
View More SAAYUJA (THE MERGING) (Annenberg): A celebratory blend of Bharatanatyam and carnatic musicMOTH (Azuka): Another teen angst drama
While its opening moments certainly intrigue and amuse, MOTH loses steam as it chugs along.
View More MOTH (Azuka): Another teen angst dramaLITTLE WOMEN (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): A sincere and sentimental view of female life in Victorian times
An intimate site-specific adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Victorian novel captures the humor and pathos of the book and the look and feel of the era.
View More LITTLE WOMEN (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): A sincere and sentimental view of female life in Victorian timesTHE ELIXIR OF LOVE (Opera Philadelphia): Ever may the fruit be plucked
A uniformly wonderful cast provide bright, sunshiny fun in this lively, fast-moving, exuberant staging of Gaetano Donizetti’s romantic comedy.
View More THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (Opera Philadelphia): Ever may the fruit be pluckedKRISSY FRAELICH (Arden Cabaret): 60-second review
Fraelich proves her mettle as a singer who can move as much as impress you.
View More KRISSY FRAELICH (Arden Cabaret): 60-second reviewTHE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN (Curio): A light surface has a dark pull
Something funny across the surface with dark issues riding just under it.
View More THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN (Curio): A light surface has a dark pullNOTHING TO SEE HERE (Found Theater Company): Experience the chaos
At times, the play feels like a bad dream, at others like an epiphany; at times confusion seems the primary sensation clouding the experience.
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