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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    A Summer Day (Wilma): Existential and eccentric

    An existential and eccentric play , it’s not light-hearted theater.

    Kathryn Osenlund June 24, 2025 No Comments
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    Mushnik Reimagined: May Elizabeth Scallen in Little Shop of Horrors

    In Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Elizabeth Scanlon takes on the role of Mushnik, the flower shop owner with a front-row seat to the madness.

    Debra Danese June 24, 2025 No Comments
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    GIOVANNI’S ROOM (Quintessence): Bringing Baldwin to the stage

    Giovanni’s Room, is currently on stage in Philadelphia in world premiere. The James Baldwin Estate granted Quintessence Theatre permission to produce this theatrical adaptation, the…

    Kathryn Osenlund June 9, 2025 No Comments
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    RENT (Arden): Revisiting a 90s La boheme

    Jonathan Larson,  who wrote the book, lyrics, and music in 1994, described Rent as a Rock Opera

    Kathryn Osenlund June 2, 2025 No Comments
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ALIAS ELLIS MACKENZIE (Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental and CINEtica): 2015 Fringe review 50

Kathryn Osenlund September 14, 2015 1 Comment

Eleven skilled performers play crew or actors on the set of a Colombian TV show about 1980s American drug pilot and adventurer Barry Seal.

View More ALIAS ELLIS MACKENZIE (Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental and CINEtica): 2015 Fringe review 50
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UNARMED (Arielle Pina): 2015 Fringe review 49

Brendan Tetsuo September 14, 2015 No Comments

By looking into the cultural divides between white and black Americans, UNARMED confronts a culture which teaches us to kill.

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763 MILES (Annex Dance Company and Drye/Marinaro Dance Company): 2015 Fringe review 48

Eri Yoneda September 14, 2015 No Comments

Two dance companies separated by 763 miles challenge audience to find connections between works created miles away.

View More 763 MILES (Annex Dance Company and Drye/Marinaro Dance Company): 2015 Fringe review 48
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TALE OF THE PHANTOM SHIP (Temple Theater’s Sidestage): 2015 Fringe review 47

Debra Miller September 14, 2015 No Comments

A talented collective of students from Temple University present an original musical inspired by a maritime legend from historic Prince Edward Island.

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THE POP MUSICAL DIARY OF A GAY MAN (Christopher McGinnis): 2015 Fringe review 46

Joshua Millhouse September 14, 2015 No Comments

A fun coming-of-age musical using pop music of today and past decades, including Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Aerosmith, Rihanna, and more.

View More THE POP MUSICAL DIARY OF A GAY MAN (Christopher McGinnis): 2015 Fringe review 46
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PURGATORY (Gunnar Montana): 2015 Fringe review 45

Brendan Tetsuo September 14, 2015 No Comments

With a dynamic set and powerful imagery, Gunnar Montana explores of the influence and power of religion in modern society.

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AMERICAN STANDARD (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): 2015 Fringe review 44

Debra Miller September 13, 2015 1 Comment

Find out what really goes on in the barn in this exciting foray into the country, as Brian Sanders’ JUNK exposes the true “American standard!”

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Features Fringe Festival Theater

Long Live Ionesco Actors: Behind the scenes with the cast of IRC’s EXIT THE KING

Henrik Eger September 13, 2015 No Comments

Philadelphia’s favorite absurdist theater troupe, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, is Fringing all Festival long with Eugene Ionesco’s EXIT THE KING. Henrik Eger talks to the six…

View More Long Live Ionesco Actors: Behind the scenes with the cast of IRC’s EXIT THE KING
Ranger Betty (Lizzie Spellman) leads us into an opening where in the distance an astronaut (Steven Wright) pleads for information
Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Theater

Fringe in Sketch 6: DAMNED DIRTY APES! (Renegade)

Aaron Krolikowski September 13, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

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THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Tony Lawton with Ugly Stepsister): 2015 Fringe review 43

Debra Miller September 13, 2015 1 Comment

This hilarious musical workshop reading of an adapted 19th-century fairytale is a treat for all ages!

View More THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Tony Lawton with Ugly Stepsister): 2015 Fringe review 43
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PUPPETDELPHIA FRINGE SLAM (Leila and Pantea Productions): 2015 Fringe review 42

Christopher Munden September 12, 2015 No Comments

Secret Life of Worms, America’s favorite sex ed teacher, singing sheep, foot-centric King of the Nerds fan fiction, and Jolly the Sperm Eating Horse.

View More PUPPETDELPHIA FRINGE SLAM (Leila and Pantea Productions): 2015 Fringe review 42
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STILL STANDING YOU (Pieter Ampe & Guilherme Garrido / CAMPO): 2015 Fringe review 41

Brendan Tetsuo September 12, 2015 No Comments

This exploration of manhood shows how our cultural boundaries can restrict deep, meaningful connection.

View More STILL STANDING YOU (Pieter Ampe & Guilherme Garrido / CAMPO): 2015 Fringe review 41
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A GREAT WAR (Iron Age): 2015 Fringe review 40

Kathryn Osenlund September 12, 2015 No Comments

This tense, evocative play explores the eternal verities of war, sacrifice, and deceit.

View More A GREAT WAR (Iron Age): 2015 Fringe review 40
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CUZZO (Aleksandra Berczynski, Roza Money and MB): 2015 Fringe review 39

Christopher Munden September 12, 2015 No Comments

With extremely short skirts, unabashed décolletage, and treacherously high heels, two women reminisce over shots at “the dirtiest of dirty dive bars”

View More CUZZO (Aleksandra Berczynski, Roza Money and MB): 2015 Fringe review 39
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BYE BYE LIVER: THE PHILADELPHIA DRINKING PLAY (Happy Hour Live): 2015 Fringe review 38

Joshua Millhouse September 12, 2015 No Comments

This funny and crude bar show blends sketch comedy with popular drinking games.

View More BYE BYE LIVER: THE PHILADELPHIA DRINKING PLAY (Happy Hour Live): 2015 Fringe review 38
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ANDY: A POPERA (Opera Philadelphia & The Bearded Ladies): 2015 Fringe Review 37

Debra Miller September 12, 2015 No Comments

An exciting multi-media collaboration reflects the operatic life and times of Andy Warhol and the Pop Sixties.

View More ANDY: A POPERA (Opera Philadelphia & The Bearded Ladies): 2015 Fringe Review 37
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THE BORDER (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 32.2

Ninni Saajola September 12, 2015 No Comments

THE BORDER delivers on all the essential aspects of Scandinavian life: there’s dry humor, a self-deprecating take on one’s life and, of course, melancholic dance music.

View More THE BORDER (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 32.2
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DAMNED DIRTY APES! (Renegade): 2015 Fringe Review 36

Debra Miller September 12, 2015 No Comments

Wear sturdy shoes for this wild mile-and-a-half theatrical expedition through FDR Park, where humans are pitted against apes and hilarity ensues!

View More DAMNED DIRTY APES! (Renegade): 2015 Fringe Review 36
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THERE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 35

Christopher Munden September 11, 2015 2 Comments

You would be excused for not understanding exactly what is going on in THERE: the dialog is all in a Russianish nonsense language

View More THERE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 35
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THE GIRL’S GUIDE TO NEIGHBORLY CONDUCT (Tangle Movement Arts): 2015 Fringe review 34

Eri Yoneda September 11, 2015 1 Comment

Highly trained and expressive performers introduce viewers to girls’ life, relationships and strength through their acrobatic and astonishing circus arts.

View More THE GIRL’S GUIDE TO NEIGHBORLY CONDUCT (Tangle Movement Arts): 2015 Fringe review 34

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