Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.
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Wonderette: Rebecca Robbins on the Walnut’s holiday show
Interview with the star of Winter Wondrettes at Walnut Street Theatre.
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Musical in Sketch: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (touring production)
Sketches of Willy Wonka and more.
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COLLECTED STORIES (Act II): Friendship in the real world
As we enter the season of unpredictable weather, go to Act II to get their take on the warm and fuzzies mixed with the cold shoulder.
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KING KONG (Broadway Theatre): Going ape on Broadway
We like our fantasies to be readily identifiable as such and to be realistic in their details.
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“Mentors and protégés exist everywhere”: Interview with playwright Donald Margulies on COLLECTED STORIES
Donald Margulies talks about COLLECTED STORIES and more
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Parenting Matilda: Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine on their roles in Roald Dahl’s classic
Real life parents play onstage parents in MATILDA THE MUSICAL.
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How Big Is That Theater? Seating capacities of Philadelphia theaters
Ranked list of Philadelphia theaters by seating capacity
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Talking to Willy Wonka: Noah Weisberg brings Roald Dahl’s classic to Philadelphia
Broadway veteran Noah Weisberg is starring as Willy Wonka in the national tour of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): Imagining another Nora
Naomi Orwin asks: Would a woman have envisioned a different Nora? A different Torvald?
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A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT (EgoPo): Illuminating apartheid
A review in words and sketches.
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Winners of the 2018 Barrymore Awards
Full list of 2018 Barrymore Award winners
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WARPLAY (Azuka): A playground at the gates of Troy
Not quite “Sing, oh muse, of the rage of Achilles.”
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Remembering Joel Markowitz, founding editor of DC Metro Theater Arts
An open letter to a theater legend.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): After the slam
Lucas Hnath takes up Nora’s story fifteen years after the events of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play.
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MR BURNS (Wilma): Darkness on the edge of Springfield
Civilization has collapsed but The Simpsons is still going.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar November 2018
What’s onstage in Philadelphia theater in November 2018?
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A Door Slams, A Door Opens: Previewing A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2 at the Arden
Chuck Schultz previews Lucas Hnath’s sequel to Ibsen’s classic.
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Cooking Up Theater and Indian Food: Shreshth Khilani talks Immigrant Kitchen
Traverse a culinary landscape marked by family memories and ancient myth
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America the Beautiful, America the Ugly: An open letter to a German visitor
Henrik Eger considers PTC’s Sweat, Walnut’s Holiday Inn, and the state of American culture.
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