A holiday tradition for many Philadelphians, the Pennsylvania Ballet’s NUTCRACKER returns for another season.
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Category: Reviews
BASKERVILLE (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
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X-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.
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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.
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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.
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HANS 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.
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LOVE’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.
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THIS 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
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BASKERVILLE: 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.
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LAFFERTY’S WAKE (Society Hill Playhouse): Putting the fun in funeral
The LAFFERTY’S WAKE ensemble is quick and amiable in Susan Turlish’s gentle comic story,
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OF MICE AND MEN (Stagecrafters): Tell me about the Great Depression
Based on the classic, insightful novel by John Steinbeck, the play delves into the hardship of two migrant workers during the Great Depression and a time when each man was for himself and there was little forgiveness.
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THE SECOND MRS. WILSON (George Street); Behind every great man
Joe DiPietro’s thought-provoking piece is set in Woodrow Wilson’s second term, but it rekindles a period in the mid-20th century of sweeping biographical plays about historical figures.
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HOME/S. 9TH ST. (Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers): Home is where the dance is
Addressing the issues of immigration and acceptance, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers utilize dance and theatrics to explore the meaning of home.
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MATILDA: THE MUSICAL (RSC): Dahl on tour
Roald Dahl is wildly popular, and this musical version of MATILDA benefits from the author’s lionization.
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THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL (Montgomery Theater): Treasure amid the chintz
The clock is ticking down to tinsel time at Armadillo Acres in Starke, Florida, where the residents intend to blind the heavens with bargain store…
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BILLY ELLIOT (Media Theatre): Dance Billy, dance
As usual with 2007 musical version of the 2000 movie, the personal scenes are the strength of this production
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THE THREE MUSKETEERS (THE LATER YEARS): A MUSICAL PANTO (People’s Light): The triumphant return of a holiday favorite
The annual panto returns with a wacky take on Alexandre Dumas’ beloved adventure story of 17th-century France.
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BECOMING DR. RUTH (Walnut): 60-second review
Jane Ridley is consistently engaging in Mark St. Germain’s chatty play about the woman who became Dr. Ruth.
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BLACK NATIVITY (Theatre Horizon): A celebration of human spirit
Ozzie Jones’s production of this updated Langston Hughes play dazzles in just about every way a theater piece can.
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A FREE MAN OF COLOR (Temple): Outrageous but haphazard vaudeville
John Guare’s play about race relations in early 19th century New Orleans is sprawling and convoluted under the best of circumstances.
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