Completed in 1904, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton Chekhov’s final dramatic work, is the most often staged of all Russian plays worldwide, and its production at…
View More THE CHERRY ORCHARD (People’s Light): Capturing the comedy, insight, and pathos of ChekhovCategory: Reviews
STAIRS TO THE ROOF (EgoPo and Rowan): An absurdist take on a fledgling work by Tennessee Williams
This is Tennessee Williams as you’ve never seen him, filled with youthful ardor, idealism, and scorn, and well suited for showcasing a young ensemble of emerging talents.
View More STAIRS TO THE ROOF (EgoPo and Rowan): An absurdist take on a fledgling work by Tennessee WilliamsTHE WHALE (Theatre Exile): Intelligence and transformation moving under the surface
Not many plays have this kind of unmistakable resonance. When you encounter such a play, you know it. With works of consequence you can feel the pull of intelligence and transformation moving under the surface.
View More THE WHALE (Theatre Exile): Intelligence and transformation moving under the surfaceMOTHERS AND SONS (PTC): Closure, revenge, and life after AIDS
Katherine and Cal seem uncomfortable together, and we soon learn why: they are forever connected by the death of Andre.
View More MOTHERS AND SONS (PTC): Closure, revenge, and life after AIDSMICHAEL & EDIE (Villanova Theater): 60-second review
It’s more than the classic boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl is cold to boy tale:. Rachel Bonds’s MICHAEL & EDIE is a whirlwind of realization, emotion, and introspection.
View More MICHAEL & EDIE (Villanova Theater): 60-second reviewINTO THE WOODS (Theatre Horizon): Agony is ecstasy
Theatre Horizon tackles Steven Sondheim’s alternative take on fairy tales.
View More INTO THE WOODS (Theatre Horizon): Agony is ecstasyOSCAR (Opera Philadelphia): High notes and low in the life of Oscar Wilde
We see the tragedy of Oscar Wilde’s life played out creatively and movingly in OSCAR, a thoughtfully crafted opera by Theodore Morrison and John Cox,
View More OSCAR (Opera Philadelphia): High notes and low in the life of Oscar WildeTHE METAMORPHOSIS (Quintessence): Leave the bug spray at home
A sensational production of Franz Kafka’s story, utilizing sound, movement, color, and light to transport the audience into the eerie world of salesman-turned-cockroach Gregor Samsa .
View More THE METAMORPHOSIS (Quintessence): Leave the bug spray at homeNORA (DTC): A riveting production of a feminist classic
Ingmar Bergman’s 1981 stage adaptation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is pared-down, focused, and intense. By reducing Ibsen’s original lengthy script by nearly half, Bergman endows the 19th-century feminist milestone with a post-modern clarity and import.qD
View More NORA (DTC): A riveting production of a feminist classicLONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deception
What do art forgers and the theater have in common? Both try to convince you that something is real when it’s not, and both do…
View More LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deceptionPRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with Corella
New artistic director Angel Corella was able to take full advantage of works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and a premiere from resident choreographer Matthew Neenan, to start to show his retooling of the company.
View More PRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with CorellaALWAYS… PATSY CLINE (Bristol Riverside): Sweet dreams of a country superstar
Cline is a natural subject for the theater. Although the sad facts of Patsy’s marriage and difficult personal life are alluded to, ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE is more about a relationship a star was able to form with a fan than a full biography of the singer.
View More ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE (Bristol Riverside): Sweet dreams of a country superstarUNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicated
There’s little inherent humor in a guy needing a kidney, but evidently no one told that to Michael Hollinger.
View More UNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicatedMISALLIANCE (IRC): Swift, honed, talky
in a medium fraught with love stories Shaw gleefully throws dirt into our eyes and says: yours is a sick obsession.
View More MISALLIANCE (IRC): Swift, honed, talkyTemple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly political
Temple’s faculty show featured works by current dance faculty and guest artist Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance
View More Temple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly politicalSOMETHING INTANGIBLE (Stagecrafters): Making Mickey Mouse
The golden age of Hollywood. Bruce Graham certainly knew how to choose a snazzy setting when he wrote SOMETHING INTANGIBLE,
View More SOMETHING INTANGIBLE (Stagecrafters): Making Mickey MouseEVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN (Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble/FringeArts): Letting go of expectations and having fun
As a child of the sixties who used to go to “happenings” (our version of Fringe) and a devotee of several self-help modalities, I knew I had to go to EVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN, .
View More EVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN (Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble/FringeArts): Letting go of expectations and having funMENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
A must-see musical about “the change”.
View More MENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewVOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players): This time we have to succeed
VOICES is not just provocative; it is full of infectious hope that this time, united, we really will succeed.
View More VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players): This time we have to succeedTHE GUN SHOW (Passage): Let me tell you some stories about guns
EM Lewis accomplishes two simultaneous intentions—to tell a story theatrically and to spur perspective on guns.
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