EgoPo Classic Theatre focuses its 2017/18 series on the work of John Guare with the world premiere of Guare’s Lydie Breeze Trilogy as one fluid theatrical experience.
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2018 Theater Preview: InterAct Theatre Company
Interact Theatre Company continues to produce provocative contemporary plays exploring relevant political issues.
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Rasabox Workshop Coming to the Ethical Society
The Rasabox Workshop is the most recent series of exercises to emerge in the context of New York performance training center The Performance Workshop.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar January 2018
Theater shows in Philadelphia in January 2018.
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Dreamed a Little Dream Come True: Phoenix Best stars in Les Mis
Philadelphia native, Phoenix Best, comes full circle as she prepares to return to the area in the touring production of Les Misérables.
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JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (Casabuena Cultural Productions): The classic Christmas ghost story, retold
Tom Mula’s reimagining of the classic Dickens tale is a good fit for this family friendly company. The slightly anachronistic humor gets laughs, and a…
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Theater in Sketch: THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3)
The art world can be as small as one makes it, and the codependent relationship in THE BROWNINGS begins to shut out the rest of the world.
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Arden): Scott Greer in an entertaining, painful, life-enhancing play
To balance the traumas of life—from a difficult childhood through a challenging adulthood—a man writes down every brilliant thing, every wish he can think of.
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Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Media Theater): An enchanted musical
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is set in a countryside town near a forest. The musical is based on Linda Woolverton’s screenplay for Disney, which focuses on…
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Mister in THE COLOR PURPLE: Gavin Gregory talks about the touring production
Gavin Gregory takes on the gritty role of “Mister” in the current North American tour of THE COLOR PURPLE.
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Theater in Sketch: FINDING NEVERLAND (Academy of Music)
Sketch artist Chuck Schultz paints FINDING NEVERLAND
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THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3): Let me count the f%&*ing ways
In a heartfelt moment, Elizabeth Barrett Browning tells her poet-husband, “I’m going to dip your cock in laudanum and fuck you til i’m high”
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar December 2017
December 2017 theater shows!
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MY FAIR LADY (Quintessence): A splendid holiday gift
A jubilant mix of beautiful music and songs, dancing, magic, social politics… and elocution
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CRIMES OF THE HEART (Curio): Deliciously dark Southern fare
Beth Henley’s play remains relevant because its central characters feel so vibrantly human
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Cabaret in Sketch: GET PEGGED (Bearded Ladies)
Sketches of the monthly cabaret show at La Peg.
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FINDING NEVERLAND with Lael Van Keuren: Interview with star of the touring musical
Lael Van Keuren and the cast of Finding Neverland fly into Philadelphia over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Theater in Sketch: HOLD STILL WHILE I FIGURE THIS OUT (FringeArts)
The three artists in Subcircle transform the FringeArts stage in a never-ending improvisation.
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THE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good story
Now in its world premiere from Lantern Theater, the latest play by Philly’s favorite playwright Bruce Graham is based on a true story. It’s a great story.
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TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (EgoPo): High-spirited and delightfully messy
This musical theater version of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, launches EgoPo’s season as a cabaret/fundraiser.
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