SHREK THE MUSICAL (Ritz): Even ogres can live happily ever after
Fans of the popular 2001 animated film, the 1990 children’s book by William Steig, and the 4-D attraction at Universal Studios can now see their favorite green ogre come to life on stage.
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The Art of the Steal: Director Ivo van Hove creates plays out of film scripts
“In film,” pronounced Ivo van Hove, “the director is the god of his creation.”
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Picks for Best in Theater, 2014/15, by Philly Reviewer Neal Zoren
Each year, Philadelphia-based reviewer Neal Zoren announces his choices for the Helen and Morris Zoren Awards for World Theater. A fair number of the picks on Neal’s list are performers and productions from the Philadelphia area.
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SILHOUETTE (Kim Brandt): Dance review
Like most performing arts supporters, I am used to walking into a theater knowing what to expect. Either via program notes or context clues, the answers have been given to me.
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Tribute to Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for his work in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, died July 10, 2015, at the age of 83. Henrik Eger penned this tribute to him.
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CLOSER THAN EVER (Mazeppa): A charming musical exposé of mid-life angst
All songs and no dialogue is the format Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyrics) and David Shire (score) employ for their popular two-act musical revue now enjoying a top-notch staging by Mazeppa Productions.
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SUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfaction
The program is packed everything from serious to funny: tap, swing and jazz, all thoroughly infused with and supported by the dancers’ strong foundation in classical ballet.
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Vulcan Lyric: New name, new festival
With a new name and a revived sense of purpose, Vulcan Lyric is prepared to bring new works of musical theater to Philadelphia audiences over the summer.
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MOON MAN WALK (Orbiter 3): Interstellar overdrive
James Ijames’s MOON MAN WALK, the first offering by new playwrights’ collective Orbiter 3 presents a fantasy world and a very real story. And a manic pixie girl.
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Many Goodly Creatures: Allen Radway talks THE TEMPEST, Simpatico, and fatherhood
Even a brief encounter with Allen Radway reveals the intelligence, sympathy, and generosity of spirit evident in his theatrical work. We talk to him ahead of his newest, CCTCs THE TEMPEST.
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Dancing through the Dark Nights of the Soul: Belle Alvarez’s FAITH SHIFT
A dark night of the soul is a term used to describe a spiritual crisis or a period of intense doubt and uncertainty.
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What Is the Future of Musical Theater? Thoughts on the Kimmel Center 2015 SEI Residency Program
Is it adaptations of familiar works, or is there another, more intimate kind of musical that can be done without gadgets and effects and superheroes flying across the stage?
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Where Luv Lives: Local director Mikal K. Odom premieres his feature film LUV Don’t Live Here Anymore
On a whim, Mikal K. Odom submitted his thesis project at American University, a film script of LUV Don’t Live Here Anymore, to the Sundance Filmaker’s Lab. To his surprise, the script became a finalist.
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What Do Indie Rock and Contemporary Ballet Have in Common? Musician Chris Kasper tells us ahead of his show with BalletX
Talented indie folk rocker Chris Kasper prepares for a show with Philly’s top contemporary ballet troupe, BalletX.
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TURBINE (Leah Stein/ Mendelssohn Club): Stein’s water-dances power the Water Works
Greek revival structures and riverscape environs inspire an immersive choral-dance work that explores the specific interplay of machinery and nature.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar: July 2015
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Memphis. By Joe DiPietro (book and lyrics), David Bryan (music and lyrics). Based on a concept by George W. George. May 12–July…
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (PA Shakespeare): A comic circumnavigation of Verne’s classic
Director Russell Treyz grants quarter to cogent, cohesive storytelling in his production Mark Brown’s adaptation of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
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ONE WAY RED (Dani Solomon): SoLow review
Dani Solomon’s 40-minute sojourn to Mars is inspired by testimonials from folks who are seriously vying for a one way ticket to go to the red planet.
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HUMAN & AUTISMAN (John Cherney): SoLow review
John Cherney weaves a illuminating narrative reflecting on the validity of feeling alone, isolation, autism and the science and nature of universal connectivity
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Moonwalking on the Moon: Lindsay Smiling on Michael Jackson, Philly theater, and the inaugural production by Orbiter 3
This week marks a landmark in independent theater in Philadelphia: the inaugural production by Orbiter 3, a new producing playwrights collective. Over the next three years,…
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