IN THE BLOOD (Theatre Horizon): Social satire in the service of compassion
Suzan-Lori Parks’ post-modern re-envisioning of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter addresses the theme of destiny, the tragedy of poverty, and the societal need for compassion in a provocative in-your-face production
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GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVUE (ActorsNET): There’s no such thing as a sanity clause
Off stage, David Newhouse looks nothing like Groucho Marx. In makeup, Newhouse’s transformation is astounding.
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WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classic
The iconic three-act, three-hour marathon of marital warfare eviscerates the myth of the American family, revealing the drama and devastation behind the façade of our societal expectations
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TO THE MOON (1812 Productions): An homage to The Great One, who was not so great after all
Whether you were a fan of The Honeymooners, or have never seen more than a clip on YouTube, this homage to The Great One reminds us of what comedy used to be like.
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THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Villanova): Brecht played louder than the music
Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. Kurt Weill’s insistent tingel-tangel score for THE THREEPENNY OPERA pervades the Vasey Hall stage, with horns and drum pumping…
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THE RAPE OF LUCRECE (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 60-second review
Dan Hodge’s one-man performance of Shakespeare’s poem RAPE OF LUCRECE is back! And it is not to be missed (again).
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SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (Irish Heritage Theatre): My great-grandfather—the shadow-less gunman
A tragic play gives this Irish American writer a newfound appreciation for his Irish heritage.
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A Theologian and the Nazis: Interview with Mary Ruth Clarke, playwright of BONHOEFFER’S COST (Beacon Theatre Productions)
We spoke to Mary Ruth Clarke her thought-provoking play based on an extraordinary German theologian who worked for the anti-Nazi resistance.
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THE JUNGLE BOOK (Arden): Merging morals with make-believe
Based on British author Rudyard Kipling’s series of exotic children’s stories inspired by his childhood in India, THE JUNGLE BOOK is now an engaging family play, celebrating its world premiere at Arden Children’s Theatre.
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HAVING OUR SAY… (Philadanco): Five dances resonate
Republished by kind permission from The Dance Journal. Philadanco had a roller-coaster winter when the heating system at their company studios blew out to the…
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TRUE STORY (dir. Rupert Goold): Movie review
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but trying to shove that truth back into a fabricated format (a movie) does not often work on its own.
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Lucrece’s Revenge: A Fringe masterpiece returns for a brief run at the Wilma
Hodge’s one-man adaptation of William Shakespeare’s epic poem returns to Philadelphia in a four-day copresentation with the Wilma Theater.
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Philadelphia Hosts World Dance Day
International Day has grown into a weeklong celebration of dance that commences on April 22 and finishes on April 29,
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BONHOEFFER’S COST (Beacon): 60-second review
A serious drama about the last year and a half of a short, fascinating life.
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UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL (Hedgerow): Following a shaggy dog to the library
One of the funniest and most entertaining of all shaggy dog stories.
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Lecture, Talkback, Slam! Upcoming events at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Philly Shakes is offering audiences a mid-spring series of supplemental events on three Sundays in April and May.
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PENELOPE (Inis Nua): Love and death in a hot country
Enda Walsh’s existential thought-play treads a well-worn path, but it does so with intelligence and poetry.
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Come One Come All: Gathering of Northwest Philadelphia performing arts companies and artists on April 20
With Chestnut Hill’s Stagecrafters Theater, East Falls’ Old Academy Players, and Mount Airy’s Allens Lane Theater, there’s a surprising number of theaters in Northwest Philadelphia.…
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THE GOLDEN COACH (Stagecrafters): Farcical wheels of fortune
In THE GOLDEN COACH, a comedy, author and director Yaga Brady takes the audience back to 1770 in Lima, Peru. We meet the Spanish Viceroy,…
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GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT (CTC): An electrifying production of a timeless punk-rock opera
CTC’s production, directed with full-out intensity by Michael Gray, captures all the rage, love, frustration, and uncertainty of rebellious youth on the verge of adulthood.
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