An Evening of Duets: Dance review
Now in its third year, An Evening of Duets featured twelve different companies from Philadelphia to New York City.
View More An Evening of Duets: Dance reviewNORA (DTC): A riveting production of a feminist classic
Ingmar Bergman’s 1981 stage adaptation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is pared-down, focused, and intense. By reducing Ibsen’s original lengthy script by nearly half, Bergman endows the 19th-century feminist milestone with a post-modern clarity and import.qD
View More NORA (DTC): A riveting production of a feminist classicLONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deception
What do art forgers and the theater have in common? Both try to convince you that something is real when it’s not, and both do…
View More LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deceptionPRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with Corella
New artistic director Angel Corella was able to take full advantage of works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and a premiere from resident choreographer Matthew Neenan, to start to show his retooling of the company.
View More PRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with CorellaALWAYS… PATSY CLINE (Bristol Riverside): Sweet dreams of a country superstar
Cline is a natural subject for the theater. Although the sad facts of Patsy’s marriage and difficult personal life are alluded to, ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE is more about a relationship a star was able to form with a fan than a full biography of the singer.
View More ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE (Bristol Riverside): Sweet dreams of a country superstarJ Hernandez: Feeling the Love in Philadelphia!
J Hernandez has been a constant presence on Philadelphia stages his acclaimed portrayal of Iago in a 2013 production of Othello. Phindie spoke to the Texas native about relocating, being a Latino actor, and why he loves Philly theater.
View More J Hernandez: Feeling the Love in Philadelphia!UNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicated
There’s little inherent humor in a guy needing a kidney, but evidently no one told that to Michael Hollinger.
View More UNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicatedClassic Plays, Living Playwrights? Interview with Ian August, author of THE MOOR’S SON (PAC)
Katherine Fritz sat down with Ian August to chat Shakespeare, history, and what it means to be the guy who says, “I think I’d like to write a sequel to Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.”
View More Classic Plays, Living Playwrights? Interview with Ian August, author of THE MOOR’S SON (PAC)Costume Changes and Metamorphoses: Katherine Fritz on costume design, Kafka, and blogging
Interview with award-winning costume designer and star blogger Katherine Fritz on tackling Kafka’s METAMORPHOSIS
View More Costume Changes and Metamorphoses: Katherine Fritz on costume design, Kafka, and bloggingMISALLIANCE (IRC): Swift, honed, talky
in a medium fraught with love stories Shaw gleefully throws dirt into our eyes and says: yours is a sick obsession.
View More MISALLIANCE (IRC): Swift, honed, talkyTemple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly political
Temple’s faculty show featured works by current dance faculty and guest artist Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance
View More Temple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly politicalIntergenerational Theater, part 2: Penelope Reed on working with a young director in ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow)
In this two-part series, Henrik Eger talks to Penelope Reed and Kittson O’Neill about their intergenerational collaboration in Hedgerow Theatre’s ON THE VERGE.
View More Intergenerational Theater, part 2: Penelope Reed on working with a young director in ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow)Intergenerational Theater, part 1: Kittson O’Neill talks about directing the veteran cast of ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow)
In this two-part series, Henrik Eger talks to Penelope Reed and Kittson O’Neill about their intergenerational collaboration in Hedgerow Theatre’s ON THE VERGE.
View More Intergenerational Theater, part 1: Kittson O’Neill talks about directing the veteran cast of ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow)SOMETHING INTANGIBLE (Stagecrafters): Making Mickey Mouse
The golden age of Hollywood. Bruce Graham certainly knew how to choose a snazzy setting when he wrote SOMETHING INTANGIBLE,
View More SOMETHING INTANGIBLE (Stagecrafters): Making Mickey MouseEVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN (Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble/FringeArts): Letting go of expectations and having fun
As a child of the sixties who used to go to “happenings” (our version of Fringe) and a devotee of several self-help modalities, I knew I had to go to EVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN, .
View More EVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN (Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble/FringeArts): Letting go of expectations and having funMENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
A must-see musical about “the change”.
View More MENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewPhiladelphia Theater Calendar: February 2015
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December The Body of an American. By Dan O’Brien. January 7–February 1, 2015. The Wilma Theater, 265 S Broad Street. wilmatheater.org. A Life In…
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar: February 2015Do Not Give This Man Your Money: Sebastian’s hilarious Kickstarter video
Sebastian has created a hilarious faux news Kickstarter video lambasting racism, homophobia, and media vacuity. If the show is going to be this good, it’s worth throwing in a couple bucks.
View More Do Not Give This Man Your Money: Sebastian’s hilarious Kickstarter videoVOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players): This time we have to succeed
VOICES is not just provocative; it is full of infectious hope that this time, united, we really will succeed.
View More VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players): This time we have to succeedTHE GUN SHOW (Passage): Let me tell you some stories about guns
EM Lewis accomplishes two simultaneous intentions—to tell a story theatrically and to spur perspective on guns.
View More THE GUN SHOW (Passage): Let me tell you some stories about guns