We follow a journey of sex, friendship, beauty, blackness, and love for two young girls in the Bronx.
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Category: Reviews
WITHOUT BORDERS (Uniting Colleges Through Tap): Dance review
Without Borders: A Celebration of World Cultures Through Tap Dance took the audience on an entertaining ride through 11 different countries, performing different tap numbers for each one.
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Graffito Works: Improvisation Leading PROCESSION: THE ART OF NORMAN LEWIS (PAFA)
The first comprehensive museum overview of influential artist Norman Lewis opened at PAFA with an improvisational dance performance.
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25th Anniversary (Koresh): Celebrating an anniversary with new work
While each piece was different in many ways, there was nonetheless a common stylistic approach that tied them all together: rhythmic dramatic strength.
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A GALAXY UNCHERISHED (House of Solitude): 60-second review
A sketch comedy show disguised as a southern drama. Set in space.
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DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet): Love and passion, Spanish style
Based on the beloved novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, DON QUIXOTE has been one of the most popular and challenging ballets for over a century.
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DRIVING MISS DAISY (Act II): A production in the drivers seat
An elderly Jewish lady and a young African American strike up an unexpected and unusual friendship.
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THE WOMEN (EgoPo): An engaging show turns a trifle into a treatise
Clare Boothe Luce saw her 1936 play as a critique of certain malicious denizens of Park Avenue. Director Lane Savadove sees more in it.
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I’D RATHER CHOKE THAN BE A QUITTER (Sam Tower + Ensemble): Grace versus crushing rage
A multimedia collaboration helmed by choreographer Sam Tower, who created last year’s Fringe hit 901 Nowhere Street.
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DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM (Annenberg Center): A deserved world-class reputation
Anyone who appreciates modern dance should see the Dance Theatre of Harlem. They are exquisite.
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TOO MUCH SUN (Isis): The hilarity and horrors of a dysfunctional family
An egomaniacal actress disrupts the lives of her estranged dysfunctional family in Nicky Silver’s sardonic and disturbing absurdist tragicomedy.
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INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MATT & JACQUIE’S SKETCH COMEDY (Good Good Comedy):
The evening satisfyies with steady and smart amusement through short, tightly written and unassumingly delivered sketches.
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LOBBY HERO (Theatre Horizon): A web of unintended consequences
Kenneth Lonergan’s new play explores the many levels of trust.
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RED (Walnut): Talking Rothko
Rothko’s and his young assistant’s dialogue on art reflects the way art is in conversation with itself, but it doesn’t manage to capture Mark Rothko as a fascinating and challenging character.
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WHOLE: WITHOUT ANY PARTS MISSING (Coaction Dance Collective): One to Watch
A showcase by an emerging dance company showed each choreographer’s strengths.
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DANCE AND THE SPIRIT (Ronald K. Brown/Evidence): Dance review
The company showcased their versatility by jumping between different styles, but doing so with the pure talent and artistry of experienced professional dancers.
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LOCAL GIRLS (Azuka): High school rage
In Azuka Theatre’s world premier production of Emma Goidel’s newest play, three young metalheads need to replace the “screamer” in their band before battle of the bands.
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SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling
Kim Davies’s SMOKE is a dangerous experiment in sexual politics In the taboo world of kink parties.
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THE PHILLY FAN (Montgomery): The time is always ripe for a Philly sports story
Though Bruce Graham’s play is set on the eve of a potential Philadelphia sports triumph it chronicles the long-suffering, patiently impatient diehard who supports local professional teams.
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EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (Fringe): Preteens tell a story of universal significance
“This is my house,” she says. She raises the other arm about 45 degrees. “This is that game with the sticks.” The arms stay in the air as she continues.
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