Valenica Odeyka Emonni Springer has been stepping since childhood. The Brooklyn native got her start in the dance style through her mom, and is now…
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[NYC] CAMELOT (Lincoln Center): Back to the round table
Sometimes cynical, ultra-cool critical disdain—much in evidence these days— just won’t do. I loved this show; it’s filled with wonderful songs and wonderful singers, an…
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LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL (PTC): A living portrait and an evening of wonderful songs
At 15th & Bainbridge—only a few blocks from Philadelphia Theatre Company’s stage at Broad & Lombard—there stood a legendary dive bar called Emerson’s. Jazz greats—John…
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ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (Walnut Street): A wackadoodle of a show
What a wackadoodle of a show! Part party, part pop musical, the Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Jimmy Buffett’s hit is an enjoyable evening, but…
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RADIO GOLF (Arden): Hearts on one side, heads on the other
A crippling honesty and family ties mark August Wilson’s Radio Golf, a play that flows with humor along with sharply incisive dialogue and a clever story line.
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[NYC] SWEENEY TODD (Lunt-Fontanne): How to review a show that is just about perfect?
I should have such a problem all the time: how to review a show that is just about perfect.
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JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi): A coin-tossing good time
Funny, eye opening, and sometimes maddening in its acknowledgement of how our society worships celebrities.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Theatre Unspeakable): An historical miss
The American Revolution has an intrinsic connection to the city of Philadelphia, and as a story, it has been adapted many times over with successful…
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Five O’Clock Somewhere: Interview with Escape to Margaritaville’s Lisa Stevens
With credits spanning the globe, director Lisa Steven’s latest project brings her to Philadelphia. Lisa was brought in by Walnut Street Theatre’s president and producing…
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SIX (National Tour): The merry wives of Henry VIII
And now, “live in consort,” the six wives of Henry VIII: “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.”
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A Fairytale Tour: Interview with Into the Wood’s Erica Durham
Philadelphia resident Erica Durham is keeping busy on the national tour of Into The Woods.
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[NYC] PARADE (Bernard R. Jacobs Theatre): An all too familiar morality lesson
Well, of course I know they were clapping for the cast and not the characters, but there was something creepy about hundreds of people—some of…
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Divorced, beheaded, died, survived: Interview with Aryn Bohannon of SIX
Aryn Bohannon plays each of the six wives of Henry VIII in the National Tour of SIX, in Philadelphia March 21-April 9
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CATS (National Tour): 60-second review
CATS goes camp!
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THE TEMPEST (Quintessence): Full of magic
There’s magic and mystery as wonderfully costumed characters come alive to dance, sing, cavort, wrestle, draw swords, threaten violence, and show mercy
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THE BEAR & AFTERPLAY (Irish Heritage Theatre): An unbalanced take on Chekov
Two one act plays from playwright Brian Friel, as he takes on some of Anton Chekov’s work
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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (Walnut Street Theatre): A thinking play
Introducing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as “a thinking play,” Tennessee Williams wrote to his audiences: “I want to go on talking to you…
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MEET ME AT DAWN (Inis Nua): Mysteries and satisfaction
Leave it to Inis Nua, the theater company whose name means “New Island” and is dedicated to producing plays from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.…
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New York Theater Report: Reviews of PICTURES FROM HOME, ENDGAME, and CORNELIA STREET
Toby Zinman looks at three plays now New York stages.
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EMPATHITRAX (PTC):What tools can… or, should you use to save a relationship?
How would knowing exactly what another person is feeling change your relationship, for better or for worse?
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