This musical theater version of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, launches EgoPo’s season as a cabaret/fundraiser.
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THE GAP (Azuka): Self-discovery onstage
By revealing the plot through meta layers, Goidel reinforces the idea that we’re watching self-discovery through art.
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[NYC] MUST (The Theater at St. Clements): 60 second review
A desolate memory play
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BROKEN STONES (InterAct): Searching through the meta rubble
What better theatrical vehicle for cynicism than “meta”: how many ways can the playwright fool an audience?
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BLOOD WEDDING (Wilma): Movement in the veins
Lorca’s BLOOD WEDDING makes a fitting vehicle for the Wilma Theater in-house troupe.
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Theater in Sketch: Previewing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
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
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
What’s onstage in Philly this November?
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This Is Not A Theater Review
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
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
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
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
The Mechanical Theater has succeeded in reviving Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
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TOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second review
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
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
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
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
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
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
Innovative London-based company Frantic Assembly is coming to Philadelphia on October 18, 2017, with a Devised Theater Workshop
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