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Theater in Sketch: Previewing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Chuck Schultz November 3, 2017 No Comments

Chuck Schultz sketches a preview talk from the Phantom.

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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (Walnut): A bell rings

Toby Zinman November 3, 2017 No Comments

If you’re in the mood for a misty-eyed, life-affirming moment, It’s a Wonderful Life is the show for you.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar November 2017

Calendar November 1, 2017 1 Comment

What’s onstage in Philly this November?

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This Is Not A Theater Review

Christopher Munden October 30, 2017 3 Comments

Thoughts on Destiny Estimate, the American Theater Critics Association, and theater criticism.

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Phindie will be Live Tweeting the 2017 Barrymore Awards

Christopher Munden October 30, 2017 No Comments

Tonight is the ceremony for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater, and Phindie will be there, holding a cell phone and live tweeting about…

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TOUCHTONES (Arden): This must be a bad connection

Kathryn Osenlund October 30, 2017 No Comments

Naughty and nice collide in TOUCHTONES, a musical fantasy in world premiere at the Arden.

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The Voice Which Calls To Me: Abigail Mentzer returns to Philly with THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Debra Danese October 29, 2017 No Comments

Abigail Mentzer makes her return to Philadelphia as a ballerina in the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera.

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DRACULA: A GOTHIC MYSTERY (Mechanical Theater): Magnificently mesmerizing at Laurel Hill Cemetery

Lisa Panzer October 29, 2017 No Comments

The Mechanical Theater has succeeded in reviving Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

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TOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall October 26, 2017 No Comments

This treacly throwback neither titillates nor liberates.

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BUT NEXT NOT THIS (Hella Fresh Theater & Hum’n’bards): A bi-coastal experiment

Kathryn Osenlund October 24, 2017 6 Comments

A great idea for an experiment, but I’m not convinced that the reality plays out as well as the concept.

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Devil May Care: Acrobatic comedian Nick Gillette gives demon summoning a go

Christopher Munden October 23, 2017 No Comments

Storyteller and acrobat Nick Gillette is best known for his work with Almanac Dance Circus Theater, which he cofounded in 2013. But he also dabbles…

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One More Thing to Keep your Eyes Away from the Stage

Smalley Bogg October 23, 2017 No Comments

cell-phoneThere should be a federal law to keep smartphones out of entertainment venues.

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IDEATION (Theatre Exile): How to succeed in business

Christopher Munden October 19, 2017 No Comments

The sterile corporate-speak of modern business pervades Aaron Loeb’s darkly comic contemporary play

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BUYER & CELLAR (1812 Productions): The way we are

Toby Zinman October 11, 2017 1 Comment

This is one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction moments. BUYER AND CELLAR is about Barbra Streisand’s basement.

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Devised Theater Workshop with Leading UK Practitioner Frantic Assembly

Smalley Bogg October 11, 2017 1 Comment

Innovative London-based company Frantic Assembly is coming to Philadelphia on October 18, 2017, with a Devised Theater Workshop

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Philly Actors Who Are Better Than You (at acting) and Deserve to be Seen

John Rosenberg October 10, 2017 No Comments

Casting actors you don’t know is like getting a dog from the animal shelter. Shit is cool for a while but then they flip the fuck out and bite you or run away.