This celebration of all things Philly and silly gets the audience strutting in their seats and laughing as they leave. Shakespeare it’s not, but Ogborn and the producers hope it will be adopted as a Philadelphia staple with a life of its own.
View More THE THREE MARIES (no Attytude productions): Philly Phun on Broad StreetCategory: Reviews
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Mechanical): A clever take on Dickens’ holiday classic
A witty new adaptation of Dickens’ Christmas classic is performed in under an hour by a cast of three in a beautiful historic setting.
View More A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Mechanical): A clever take on Dickens’ holiday classicIT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (BCP): A wonderful holiday show
Bucks County Playhouse tackles this classic (adapted by Joe Landry) and finds a perfect way to ring in the holidays.
View More IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (BCP): A wonderful holiday showPETER RABBIT TALES (Enchantment): Enchanting world-class children’s theater
An original adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s stories is told through expressive movement, music, and voice-over narration, with colorful costumes, masks, and puppetry.
View More PETER RABBIT TALES (Enchantment): Enchanting world-class children’s theaterHANSEL AND GRETEL (Quintessence): Cool contemporary spin on Grimm
You don’t have to be ten years old to thoroughly enjoy this production, you just have to retrace the breadcrumbs and remember how to pretend again.
View More HANSEL AND GRETEL (Quintessence): Cool contemporary spin on GrimmBEHIND THE MUSIC: HOLIDAY TUNES (Act II): 60-second review
Did the holidays somehow sneak up on you? Get in the holiday spirit quickly with the warm, funny, and entertaining cast at Act II Playhouse.
View More BEHIND THE MUSIC: HOLIDAY TUNES (Act II): 60-second reviewTHE BALD SOPRANO (Curio): The absurd banality of everyday conversation
Ionesco offers comically entertaining insight on the careless and constant cacophony that passes for communication but is just platitudinous twaddle.
View More THE BALD SOPRANO (Curio): The absurd banality of everyday conversationTHE BOOK OF MORMON (First National Tour Company): Sincerely funny
This touring production doesn’t make THE BOOK OF MORMON any more savage, but it knits Parker and Stone’s comic ideas together into a moving story more satisfying because it has a human core.
View More THE BOOK OF MORMON (First National Tour Company): Sincerely funnyGENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS (Pig Iron): Psychology, trickery, live foley, everything you want
GENTLEMAN VOLUNTEERS displays charm, psychological interest, and fringe sentiment which planted the roots of Pig Iron’s experimentation.
View More GENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS (Pig Iron): Psychology, trickery, live foley, everything you want[NYC] PERFECT CRIME (Armand Hyatt): A conundrum of a play
New York’s longest running play is a convoluted whodunit, filled with twists and turns that would confuse even the most seasoned detective.
View More [NYC] PERFECT CRIME (Armand Hyatt): A conundrum of a play[NYC] MY BIG GAY ITALIAN MIDLIFE CRISIS (Bianco Productions): The side-splitting saga continues!
The third in Anthony J. Wilkinson’s Off-Broadway trilogy takes a personal look at what it means to be middle-aged, gay, and Italian, with over-the-top humor and heartwarming sensitivity.
View More [NYC] MY BIG GAY ITALIAN MIDLIFE CRISIS (Bianco Productions): The side-splitting saga continues!THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): A beloved holiday tradition
A holiday tradition for many Philadelphians, the Pennsylvania Ballet’s NUTCRACKER returns for another season.
View More THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): A beloved holiday traditionBASKERVILLE (PTC): The adventure of the omnipresent detective
Ken Ludwig’s idea of turning a Sherlock Holmes story into a comedy isn’t groundbreaking, which means the execution of the idea needs to be really good to stand out
View More BASKERVILLE (PTC): The adventure of the omnipresent detectiveX-MAS PHILES (Philadanco): What’s in the box labeled X-mas Philes?
X-MAS PHILES is fun. But fun showed itself as a side-track.
View More X-MAS PHILES (Philadanco): What’s in the box labeled X-mas Philes?ABBOT ADAM: NONE (No Face/ FringeArts): What does it all mean?
The second part of No Face Performance Group’s ABBOT ADAM series begins with the faintly absurd and moves to the thoroughly absurd.
View More ABBOT ADAM: NONE (No Face/ FringeArts): What does it all mean?A KNEE THAT CAN BEND (Orbiter 3): Love and life in a hot country
In Africa as elsewhere, for queers as for everyone, life plays out messily in small tragedies and little loves.
View More A KNEE THAT CAN BEND (Orbiter 3): Love and life in a hot countryHANS BRINKER AND THE SILVER SKATES (Arden): The sweet rewards of hope, understanding, and kindness
A world-premiere stage adaptation of Mary Mapes Dodge’s 19th-century children’s story delivers a clear message about the importance of kindness and understanding.
View More HANS BRINKER AND THE SILVER SKATES (Arden): The sweet rewards of hope, understanding, and kindnessLOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (CTC): A post-modern musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic rom-com
An updated musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic rom-com brings current import to the battle of the sexes and coming of age in post-modern times.
View More LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (CTC): A post-modern musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic rom-comTHIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS (1812): The tenth anniversary of an annual favorite
This year’s installment of the annual politically-incorrect political comedy skewers the presidential candidates and brings some welcome laughs to a troubled week
View More THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS (1812): The tenth anniversary of an annual favoriteBASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (PTC): A wacky spoof on a classic novel
An entertaining spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Victorian classic injects humor and surprises into the well-known mystery.
View More BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY (PTC): A wacky spoof on a classic novel