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    FRANKLINLAND (Lantern): A visit with Philadelphia’s Founding Father

    The first thing to know about Lantern Theater Company’s Franklinland is that the direction is solid, the actors first-rate, and their back-and-forth conversations are punchy and funny.

    Kathryn Osenlund May 23, 2026 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    CLASS C (Azuka): Dystopia close at hand

    Things are not yet as bad as the reality presented in the play. But it urges us to beware, to speak up for ourselves at the ballot box, and not allow the promise of 1776 to continue down the sad road to nightmare. 

    Kathryn Osenlund May 17, 2026 No Comments
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    THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (Quintessence): The silliest possible nonsense

    Outrageous and farcical, this play is not just over the top – it’s left the top so far behind that they’ve forgotten where it left it. The applause at the end was wild.

    Kathryn Osenlund April 30, 2026 No Comments
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    ROMEO AND JULIET (Arden): Bounty as boundless as the sea

    It’s quite likely that you’ll never see a finer performance of this Shakespearean warhorse.

    Kathryn Osenlund March 18, 2026 No Comments
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    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

    Smalley Bogg February 26, 2026 No Comments
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Dance Features

Koresh Dance Company Turns 25

Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal January 7, 2016 No Comments

Koresh Dance Company marks its 25th anniversary year with some celebratory programming.

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Features Interviews Theater

Chatting with the Lantern’s Charles McMahon about his new play on Oscar Wilde

Debra Miller January 2, 2016 No Comments

Charles McMahon discusses the inspiration, themes, and format of his new play on Oscar Wilde, prior to its world premiere with Lantern Theater Company.

View More Chatting with the Lantern’s Charles McMahon about his new play on Oscar Wilde
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Sixty Years of Philadelphia Theater: Interview with playwright Walt Vail

Henrik Eger January 2, 2016 3 Comments

Tracing 60 years of theater history in Philadelphia through the eyes of one man.

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Features

Phindie in 2015: The most popular articles of the last twelve months

Christopher Munden December 29, 2015 No Comments

In 2015, Phindie published over 550 pieces on local theater, dance, and other arts. W look back at the pieces which you liked the most.

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Reviews Theater

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (McCarter): One for past and present, but unfortunately not future

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper December 23, 2015 No Comments

After this year, a holiday tradition will be refreshed. Here’s wishing it would remain.

View More A CHRISTMAS CAROL (McCarter): One for past and present, but unfortunately not future
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Santa Colucci and His Merry Philadelphia Theater Elves: Behind the scenes of a holiday video

Henrik Eger December 23, 2015 No Comments

Interview with Christopher Colucci about the making of a holiday

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Reviews Theater

JINGLE BELLES: SNOWED IN (Nightcap Cabaret): A fast and funny dose of musical Christmas cheer

Debra Miller December 22, 2015 No Comments

An original fast and funny holiday cabaret will teach you the true meaning of Christmas and leave you wishing that you were snowed in with this talented team of creators/performers!

View More JINGLE BELLES: SNOWED IN (Nightcap Cabaret): A fast and funny dose of musical Christmas cheer
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THE THREE MARIES (no Attytude productions): Philly Phun on Broad Street

Naomi Orwin December 22, 2015 No Comments

This celebration of all things Philly and silly gets the audience strutting in their seats and laughing as they leave. Shakespeare it’s not, but Ogborn and the producers hope it will be adopted as a Philadelphia staple with a life of its own.

View More THE THREE MARIES (no Attytude productions): Philly Phun on Broad Street
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The Magic of Christmas!: Barbershop Quartet with famous Philly magicians at the Society Hill Playhouse

Henrik Eger December 18, 2015 1 Comment

One real barber and four famous Philadelphia magicians who are going to surprise the audience on Saturday, December 19

View More The Magic of Christmas!: Barbershop Quartet with famous Philly magicians at the Society Hill Playhouse
Reviews Theater

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Mechanical): A clever take on Dickens’ holiday classic

Debra Miller December 18, 2015 No Comments

A witty new adaptation of Dickens’ Christmas classic is performed in under an hour by a cast of three in a beautiful historic setting.

View More A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Mechanical): A clever take on Dickens’ holiday classic
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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (BCP): A wonderful holiday show

Lauren Hartranft December 16, 2015 No Comments

Bucks County Playhouse tackles this classic (adapted by Joe Landry) and finds a perfect way to ring in the holidays.

View More IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (BCP): A wonderful holiday show
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PETER RABBIT TALES (Enchantment): Enchanting world-class children’s theater

Debra Miller December 16, 2015 2 Comments

An original adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s beloved children’s stories is told through expressive movement, music, and voice-over narration, with colorful costumes, masks, and puppetry.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL (Quintessence): Cool contemporary spin on Grimm

Lisa Panzer December 16, 2015 No Comments

You don’t have to be ten years old to thoroughly enjoy this production, you just have to retrace the breadcrumbs and remember how to pretend again.

View More HANSEL AND GRETEL (Quintessence): Cool contemporary spin on Grimm
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BEHIND THE MUSIC: HOLIDAY TUNES (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft December 16, 2015 No Comments

Did the holidays somehow sneak up on you? Get in the holiday spirit quickly with the warm, funny, and entertaining cast at Act II Playhouse.

View More BEHIND THE MUSIC: HOLIDAY TUNES (Act II): 60-second review
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THE BALD SOPRANO (Curio): The absurd banality of everyday conversation

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper December 16, 2015 No Comments

Ionesco offers comically entertaining insight on the careless and constant cacophony that passes for communication but is just platitudinous twaddle.

View More THE BALD SOPRANO (Curio): The absurd banality of everyday conversation
Features Theater

Stoppard in Philadelphia: Video of the playwright’s appearance at the Wilma

Christopher Munden December 15, 2015 No Comments

Theater webmagazine Howlround provide this video of a conversation with the internationally renowned playwright.

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Mark Evans THE BOOK OF MORMON First National Tour (c) Joan Marcus, 2013
Reviews Theater

THE BOOK OF MORMON (First National Tour Company): Sincerely funny

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper December 15, 2015 1 Comment

This touring production doesn’t make THE BOOK OF MORMON any more savage, but it knits Parker and Stone’s comic ideas together into a moving story more satisfying because it has a human core.

View More THE BOOK OF MORMON (First National Tour Company): Sincerely funny
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GENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS (Pig Iron): Psychology, trickery, live foley, everything you want

Julius Ferraro December 15, 2015 No Comments

GENTLEMAN VOLUNTEERS displays charm, psychological interest, and fringe sentiment which planted the roots of Pig Iron’s experimentation.

View More GENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS (Pig Iron): Psychology, trickery, live foley, everything you want
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[NYC] PERFECT CRIME (Armand Hyatt): A conundrum of a play

Debra Miller December 15, 2015 No Comments

New York’s longest running play is a convoluted whodunit, filled with twists and turns that would confuse even the most seasoned detective.

View More [NYC] PERFECT CRIME (Armand Hyatt): A conundrum of a play
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[NYC] MY BIG GAY ITALIAN MIDLIFE CRISIS (Bianco Productions): The side-splitting saga continues!

Debra Miller December 14, 2015 No Comments

The third in Anthony J. Wilkinson’s Off-Broadway trilogy takes a personal look at what it means to be middle-aged, gay, and Italian, with over-the-top humor and heartwarming sensitivity.

View More [NYC] MY BIG GAY ITALIAN MIDLIFE CRISIS (Bianco Productions): The side-splitting saga continues!

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