JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK (IHT): A tragi-comic call for personal responsibility and peace in troubled times
The second installment in playwright Sean O’Casey’s tragi-comic “Dublin Trilogy” traces the misfortunes of a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.
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RIZZO (Theatre Exile): A big hit on the “Big Bambino”
A world-premiere production on former Mayor Frank Rizzo portrays the good and the bad of the controversial Philadelphia icon.
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THE MANDRAKE (Quintessence): A Machiavellian sex satire
What could be so funny in a play written nearly 500 years ago? There is something for everyone to either laugh or balk at in this bawdy production of a play by Machiavelli.
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Opera Is Now Open: Opera Philadelphia Unveils its Plans for O17
Opera Philadelphia announces its new cutting-edge direction with a twelve-day urban opera festival that will debut in September 2017.
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ANIMAL FARM (Luna): From pig to (wo)man, and from (wo)man to pig
Impressive theatricality in an imperfect production of Orwell’s allegory of the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s real-life dystopia.
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DANCO ON DANCO (Philadanco): Hits, Misses, and Slam Dunks!
Boasting a youth ensemble, an apprentice company and a main performing company, The Philadelphia Dance Company is committed to celebrating and preserving African American traditions in dance.
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Wine, Tapas, Flamenco! Pasión y Arte presents a contemporary take on a classic tablao
Pasión y Arte, an all-female flamenco dance company based in Philadelphia presents the first of a quarterly performance series.
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Chopin As He Was Meant To Be Heard: Without the piano
Frédéric François Chopin’s expressive and technically demanding piano concertos are among the finest in the classical music canon. So naturally, Polish actor Barbara Wysocka and director Michael Zadara…
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CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO (South Camden): Turbulence ahead
You are advised, before the show takes off, to secure your seatbelt. DO IT!
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BEGINNINGS… (Mendelssohn Club): Beginnings of a new tradition
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia opens its 142nd season welcoming artistic director Paul Rardin with three psalms by Mendelssohn, a world premiere, and Mozart’s Mass in C.
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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): A woman moved
In her amusing staging of Shakespeare, director Carmen Khan focuses on the compromise, interplay, and transformative power of love which make up a mature relationship.
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DISGRACED (PTC): Talking politics, religion, and culture
Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer-winning play is a conversational piece with a high-paced ending and plenty of thought-provoking ideas.
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AUCTIONING THE AINSLEYS (People’s Light): Familial dysfunction, memory, and the significance of objects
Laura Schellhardt’s foray into the Pop psychology of familial dysfunction and the significance of personal possessions is given its regional premiere.
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A COMEDY OF TENORS (McCarter): More adventures in opera
Ken Ludwig brings four of the outstanding characters from Lend Me A Tenor from Cleveland to Paris for more rollicking escapades.
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Art Exhibit Celebrates Trisha Brown’s Creative Milieu
New exhibit focuses on the choreographic works and also the lesser-known drawings created by dance maker Trisha Brown.
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ANTIGONE (Wilma): Spectacular, but a spectacular failure
The man behind the 2013 Fringe Festival hit AJAX, The Madness directs his version of ANTIGONE for the Wilma Theater.
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Dancing around the glass closet, Part 2: Gay identities in dance
Part 2 of Lew Whittington’s series on gay identities in dance
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SHIPWRECKED! (Walnut): A delight of theater
SHIPWRECKED! goes to the heart of storytelling. It doesn’t matter whether a tale is true or false as long as it engages and even thrills.
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ALTAR CALL (Melissa McBain): “Theologically speaking, have you ever considered going to hell?”
ALTAR CALL begins and ends with hymns, not only setting the mood but, through carefully chosen songs, it sends out thought-provoking messages
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COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET (Dance Affiliates): Spectacular opening of company’s BEYOND 20 campaign
As an opening performance of the NextMove series by Dance Affiliates at the Prince Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet showcases four premieres-three world premiers and one…
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