MUMMENSCHANZ transform the ordinary into extraordinary using everyday objects and silent storytelling.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Arden): An innovative retelling of a favorite fairytale
Director Whit MacLaughlin employs both live actors and shadow puppets to convey both the darkness and magic of the popular story.
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THE SINCERITY PROJECT (Team Sunshine): Real bodies doing real things
THE SINCERITY PROJECT uses honest dialogue and candid storytelling to blend truth and creative license into a deeply resonant piece.
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JAMES JOYCE’S THE DEAD (CTC): An immersive event in an Irish pub setting
The one-act musical adaptation of Joyce’s short story is presented as a memory play, told through narration and re-enactments.
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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS (1812): 60-second review
With references to Throwback Thursday, Snapchat, and that annoying five-second wait to skip a YouTube video, the show focuses our attention on the funny intricacies that make up our times.
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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR (PTC): Land, loss, and love in rural Ireland
John Patrick Shanley’s rom-com charmer is a play about feelings, expressed with an Irish lilt by two generations of neighbors in the Emerald Isle
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Theater, dance, and circus for the price of a sandwich: NICE AND FRESH December
This month features circus heroes Almanac, Philadanco alum Lauren Putty White, a short by SmokeyScout artistic director Josh McIlvain, and the return of prodigal playwright John Rosenberg.
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (Blend Theatrics): A sweet treat for the season
Holiday magic is alive and well at the Laurie Beechman Cabaret Theater.
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Tribe of Fools Gets Naughty with THE REVENGE OF HORNY RUDOLPH: A Holiday Burlesque Preview with Terry Brennan
Tribe of Fools’ popular holiday burlesque is back this year for one night only with its fifth ensemble-devised installment, THE REVENGE OF HORNY RUDOLPH.
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Opens this week, runs through 2028: THE SINCERITY PROJECT (Team Sunshine), a 24-year experiment
Can theater be sincere? What does it mean to reveal personal secrets onstage? Is truth a form of performance? Find out.
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KISS ME, KATE (Renaissance Music Theatre): Tom, Dick, or Harry would all call this a flop
KISS ME, KATE should bring comedy, heart, big production numbers, and a classic big finale. But Renaissance Music Theatre’s production is a few weeks of…
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Dominicana Dreamin’: Erlina Ortiz on Latin American theater and her new play, MORIR SONYANDO
Power Street Theatre was founded in 2012 by two Latina Temple alums to showcase the talents of Latin American theater artists. It’s biggest production to…
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ARTHUR AND THE TALE OF THE RED DRAGON: A MUSICAL PANTO (People’s Light): Coming of age in the Middle Ages
The family friendly holiday panto takes a wacky look at the growing pains of the future King Arthur as he faces the challenges of life, learning, and leadership.
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QED (Lantern) No doctorate in theoretical physics is required to enjoy this production
But you don’t have to be an egghead to enjoy this play. It’s a great show for non-physicists, a category that includes a whole lot of us.
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QED (Lantern): A glowing tribute to a brilliant man
Peter DeLaurier reprises his role as physicist Richard Feynman in Lantern Theater Company’s remount of its 2006 hit.
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Debra Miller: An interview with Philadelphia’s most prolific theater reviewer
Debra Miller sees a LOT of theater. Indeed, she is the most prolific theater writer in town. Henrik Eger talked to Deb about her background and writing.
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THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE (Azuka): Do we all need a Watson in our lives
In a time-bending script that requires each of the actors to play multiple roles across the last century or so, “Watson”, played in all his guises by Griffin Stanton-Ameisen, is the force that ties them all together.
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MARY POPPINS (Walnut): Flying between lightness and gravitas
In doing MARY POPPINS, a director has to decide between approaches: light and fantastical like the movie or darker like the book.
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Making Dreams Happen: The closing of the Shubin Theatre
The much-loved little Shubin Theatre is closing. Rich Rubin shares his memories and thoughts.
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JUG-BABY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Transmissions Theatre): A jar of surprises
There is magic and wonder in the world, and not the cheap kind from childhood fairy tales, but the hard earned kind from adults who speak in their own true voices and dare to tell us how we’re all put together.
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