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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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  • Theater

    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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  • Reviews Theater

    RARE ACCIDENTS: HENRY IV parts I and II abridged (Quintessence): A quick visit to Eastcheap

    We are treated to a rare spectacle in a show that would surely please Shakespeare.

    Kathryn Osenlund February 24, 2026 1 Comment
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  • Reviews Theater

    MACBETH (Lantern): Dancing, singing… and murder

    In opening scenes three Weird Sisters, witches, brew evil in a pot using scarce ingredients like eye of newt. They cherry pick the future for Macbeth with oracular accuracy, giving over the goods while leaving out important elements.

    Kathryn Osenlund November 11, 2025 1 Comment
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  • Features Interviews

    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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Previews Theater

Teaching Broadway: Drexel students produce FREE staged musical by Broadway alums

Christopher Munden May 28, 2015 No Comments

Students develop a new musical by NYC writer David Reiser inspired by his relationship with Broadway veteran Caissie Levy.

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60-Second Review Reviews Theater

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft May 28, 2015 No Comments

Act II set a new standard for closing out an excellent season. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS by Gerard Allessandrini is hands down hilarious. Tony Braithwaite,…

View More FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS (Act II): 60-second review
Reviews Theater

I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER (Pig Iron): 60-second review

Ninni Saajola May 28, 2015 No Comments

An absurd sci-fi epic with countless phallic symbols and absolutely no sense of “too much”. What more could you ask for?

View More I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER (Pig Iron): 60-second review
Previews Theater

Renegade’s STORIES AND SPIRITS settles down with a drink and a good book

Christopher Munden May 27, 2015 No Comments

Novels and cocktails are two of the best things in life. STORIES AND SPIRITS combines them in a one-off evening of drinks and performances.

View More Renegade’s STORIES AND SPIRITS settles down with a drink and a good book
Dance Features Theater

Striptease Fundraiser: A true story

Henrik Eger May 25, 2015 No Comments

Henrik Eger tried to go to a fundraiser for Hidden River Arts… and ended up at a burlesque show instead.

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Dance Previews Theater

Undercover Circus in a West Philly Park: Tangle Movement Arts at Clark Park Farmers Market

Christopher Munden May 25, 2015 1 Comment

The show will feature acrobats disguised as normal visitors to the popular Clark Park Farmers Market,

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The Letter of Last Resort by David Greig. Directed by Claire Moyer, with Adam Rzepka and Susan Giddings. October 2nd, 3rd, 5th 2014.
Reviews Theater

THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Inis Nua): Tastefully staged pub theater

Lisa Panzer May 24, 2015 No Comments

Inis Nua brings pub theater to Philly with it’s delectable production of David Greig’s THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT

View More THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Inis Nua): Tastefully staged pub theater
Previews Theater

Borges and the Future of Philadelphia Theater: Pig Iron APT first year show

Christopher Munden May 24, 2015 No Comments

Pig Iron APT Class of 2016 show May 27 & 28, 2015.

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Features Interviews Theater

How to Live Faster: Interview with Dito van Reigersberg of Pig Iron

Josh McIlvain May 21, 2015 No Comments

Pig Iron’s latest wild theatrical creation opens this week at FringeArts. I Promised Myself to Live Faster is an absurdist sci-fi epic and wild allegory about gayness in 2015,

View More How to Live Faster: Interview with Dito van Reigersberg of Pig Iron
Trent Blanton (background left), Andy Phelan, and Jessica DalCanton in Passage Theatre Company’s THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE (Photo credit: Michael Goldstein)
Reviews Theater

THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE (Passage): A cosmic consideration of post-modern parenthood

Debra Miller May 19, 2015 1 Comment

In Passage Theatre Company’s world-premiere production, the conditions needed for a post-modern couple to create life are no longer as limited as they once were

View More THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE (Passage): A cosmic consideration of post-modern parenthood
Reviews Theater

. . . BARRY SEAL (Thaddeus Phillips/FringeArts): Smile and a wink

Julius Ferraro May 19, 2015 No Comments

Thaddeus Phillips plays Barry Seal, a real-life, infamous drug smuggler-turned-DEA-informant who eventually gained the ire of both smugglers and government agents.

View More . . . BARRY SEAL (Thaddeus Phillips/FringeArts): Smile and a wink
Reviews Theater

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (BRT): Pollution and politics

Lisa Panzer May 19, 2015 No Comments

Henrik Ibsen’s classic gets a beautiful production at Bristol Riverside Theatre.

View More AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (BRT): Pollution and politics
Reviews Theater

I LOVE A PIANO (Walnut): A Berlin marathon

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper May 18, 2015 No Comments

Conceived with a book by Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley, I LOVE A PIANO is a valentine to Irving Berlin music through the ages

View More I LOVE A PIANO (Walnut): A Berlin marathon
Reviews Theater

LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT (Lightning Rod Special): A conceptual look at humans looking at animals

Debra Miller May 17, 2015 No Comments

The experimental work is a three-part meditation on the life and death of animals under the domination of the human gaze.

View More LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT (Lightning Rod Special): A conceptual look at humans looking at animals
Dance Features Interviews Previews Theater

There’s No Bizness like SHOWBIZ: Sebastian has a new show

Josh McIlvain May 16, 2015 No Comments

Sebastian describes SHOWBIZ as “part theater, part concert special, part social commentary extravaganza.”

View More There’s No Bizness like SHOWBIZ: Sebastian has a new show
Reviews Theater

DON QUIXOTE (Hedgerow): Cervantes’ knight errant rides anew

Lisa Panzer May 13, 2015 No Comments

The fanciful adventures of knight errant Don Quixote and loyal his sidekick Sancho Panza are refreshingly revived.

View More DON QUIXOTE (Hedgerow): Cervantes’ knight errant rides anew
60-Second Review Reviews Theater

SPEECH AND DEBATE (Azuka): 60-second review

Christopher Munden May 11, 2015 No Comments

Azuka Theatre found a theatrical goldmine in the world of high school misfits with its 2012 production of J.C. Lee’s Pookie Goes Grenading, and finds rich…

View More SPEECH AND DEBATE (Azuka): 60-second review
Kyra Baker, Newton Buchanan, Andrew J. Carroll, Aetna Gallagher, and Doug Greene in NOISES OFF. Photo by Kyle Cassidy.
Reviews Theater

NOISES OFF (Curio): Utter nonsense, superbly structured and out of control

Kathryn Osenlund May 11, 2015 No Comments

Michael Frayn’s enormously popular 1980s play is a zany farce about doors and sardines, relationships, and mistakes.

View More NOISES OFF (Curio): Utter nonsense, superbly structured and out of control
Reviews Theater

THE GATHERING OF THE MOTHER MOTH PEOPLES (Olivia Jorgensen): Blessed, blessed Beltane

Julius Ferraro May 11, 2015 No Comments

The play, like its characters, exists in a dream-world

View More THE GATHERING OF THE MOTHER MOTH PEOPLES (Olivia Jorgensen): Blessed, blessed Beltane
Reviews Theater

BROWNSVILLE SONG (B-SIDE FOR TRAY) (PTC/Long Wharf): Telling an urban tragedy

Ninni Saajola May 11, 2015 No Comments

An admirable attempt to address the contemporary and timely tragedy of urban violence that doesn’t quite manage to ring true.

View More BROWNSVILLE SONG (B-SIDE FOR TRAY) (PTC/Long Wharf): Telling an urban tragedy

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