Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance
This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage
MODIGLIANI UP CLOSE at the Barnes: A dilettante at large reviews
Modigliani at the Barnes Foundation is a ravishing exhibition in a ravishing venue.
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Arden): Revisiting the famed memory play
Tennessee Williams had been writing since he was a teenager, and by the time he was 30 years old he was getting nowhere. His early…
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CINDERELLA (Pennsylvania Ballet): Ben Stevenson’s classic choreography
Philadelphia Ballet opens its 2022-2023 season with Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella. The production is dazzling and powerful, it may ALMOST let you believe in a fairytale. …
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New York Reviews: LEOPOLDSTADT and COST OF LIVING:
Two meditations on misfortune show us what it is to be “laughing wild amid severest woe.”
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Actor Ben Dibble steps into the ring in ROCKY, The Musical
Actor and audience favorite Ben Dibble is set to take the stage in Walnut Street Theatre’s ROCKY, The Musical.
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Little Girls Everywhere: Stefanie Londino in ANNIE
Jersey Girl Stefanie Londino is coming to Philly with the cast of Annie.
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THE CHAIRS (Quintessence): 60-second review
Due to the pandemic, it had been many months since I’d visited the Sedgwick Theater in Germantown. October 1 was opening night for The Chairs…
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Living a Fairytale: Kathryn Manger in Philadelphia Ballet’s CINDERELLA
Philadelphia Ballet will be performing Cinderella at the Academy of Music, for 10
performances only, October 13-23, 2022.
OTELLO (Opera Philadelphia): A dilettante at large reviews
This is one for the life list if you’re an opera fan.
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METAPHOR (Denise McCormack): 2022 Fringe review
Story as Algorithm. In Metaphor, Denise McCormack encourages us to be the hero of our own story and to acknowledge where others are in their story.
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Fringe in Sketch: FAIR TRADE (Jessica Creane & Yannick Trapman-O’Brien)
Is Trust given freely, or earned over time?
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ROMEO AND JULIET (OJ Productions): 2022 Fringe review
It’s a tragedy that more audiences will not have a chance to enjoy the production.
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RECEPTION (Nick Gillette Improv): 2022 Fringe review
Reception manages to be thought-provoking and even heartwarming, a testament to Gillette’s prowess as a performer.
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LATE NIGHT SNACKS FAMILY SHOW (Bearded Ladies): 2022 Fringe review
Okay: A drag queen show for children.
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A Play at the Intersection of Law and Brutality: CORPUS opens this week
How many bodies make a body of law? Corpus is a play at the intersection of legal interpretation and human experience.
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Fringe in Sketch: BIG ASS BITTIES PRESENTS… (Sarah Knittel)
This will be wild. Expect bits. You will see bits.
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TRAVESTIES (Lantern): A play of ideas married to farce
Tom Stoppard’s newest play Leopoldstadt is coming to New York, and once again he is being talked about as if he were the second coming…
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Fringe in Sketch: LUSTER (Junk)
Lust for exposure and success turns… TRAGIC. Set in an underground shopping mall turned nightclub, Junk’s newest experience, Luster, reveals the twisted nature of reality show…
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Watching THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY (OUT-CRY) by Tennessee Williams
This play-within-a-play about a play takes place on the Bluver Theatre’s tiny stage, brightly lit, although called dim by the characters. The audience, up close…
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Romeo & Juliet in a Bar (Shakespeare on Tap): 2022 Fringe review
A little bit naughty at times, semi-Shakespearean lingo is mixed with a good deal of TomFoolery.
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