PRIVATE LIVES (Walnut): Who is being mocked?
PRIVATE LIVES, as written by Coward, is funny because it exposes the savagery that exists beneath the polished façade of the English upper class.
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The Koresh Artist Showcase: A Slice For You, A Slice For Me!
On January 18, The Koresh Artist Showcase presented a variety of works that made it easy to remember why we love to watch dance in the first place.
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THE DANGEROUS HOUSE OF PRETTY MBANE (InterAct): 60-second review
A thrilling, thought-provoking, wonderfully heart-wrenching play now receiving its world premiere by InterAct Theatre Company.
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A LIFE IN THE THEATRE (Walnut): 60-second review
David Mamet’s amusing A LIFE IN THE THEATRE uses the simple interplay of two actors backstage at a repertory company, to talk about life outside the theater.
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Sex on Stage in FEST (FringeArts) and KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE (American Realness [NYC])
What occurs in a theater when sex happens? Ivo Dimchev’s FEST and Florentina Holzinger and Vincent Riebeek’s KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE present two very different looks.
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Pretty Mbane and “Corrective Rape”: Traveling around the world with playwright Jen Silverman
Henrik Eger interviews Jen Silverman about her world premiere play THE DANGEROUS HOUSE OF PRETTY MBANE! and the issues it raises.
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CLOSER (Luna): The sex is neither sensual nor dirty, it’s tactical
Campbell’s production allows us to see the raw humanity in these people—or, in many cases, the lack thereof.
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ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow): Self-discovery in the land of the unknown
There are so many layers to uncover in this work. It is a smart and clever piece; more performance art with humor and drama than a traditional comedy.
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HOT ‘n’ COLE: A Cole Porter Celebration! (Mauckingbird): What a swell party it is
Get yourself a glass of wine and enjoy Porter’s musical repartee and stylish insinuation, the swell costumes, and the sophisticated atmosphere.
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THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN (Wilma): War lives in all of us
Did anyone anywhere actually believe that being photographed would take away the soul, or is that the kind of ethnocentric nonsense we need good foreign journalism to counter?
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THE FIFTH ELEMENT: Brian Sanders’ JUNK returns with Its 5th annual SNOWBALL
This year’s SNOWBALL—the annual one-night-only festive winter-wonderland fundraiser for Brian Sanders’ JUNK—will fill the Trocadero (where Sanders produced his first show in 1992) with spectacular…
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Women ON THE VERGE: Kittson O’Neill and Jennifer Summerfield on Hedgerow’s wacky new comedy
Hedgerow fellow Brock Vickers sat down to talk to director Kittson O’Neill and actor Jennifer Summerfield about the theater’s January production.
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Neal Zoren announces his picks for the best in Philadelphia theater, 2014
Each January, local critic Neil Zoren announces his favorite production, direction, and male and female actor and male and female supporting actor for the previous calendar year.
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INTO THE WOODS (dir, Rob Marshall): Movie review
“Into the Woods” goes beyond fairy tale into exploring a basic human dilemma, how to fight a destructive common enemy.
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BIG EYES (dir. Tim Burton): Movie review
Republished by kind permission from NealsPaper.com. Though Tim Burton plays it straight in this movie about a monomaniac who uses his wife’s talent to feed…
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Code of Practice for Theater Critics
the Code of Practice for the International Association of Theatre Critics
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar: January 2015
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Mary Poppins. By Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics), Julian Fellowes (book), and George Stiles and Anthony Drewe…
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STOMP (Merriam): Still going strong
Why has STOMP, with its pedestrian costumes and trash yard set, stood the test of time?
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Phindie in 2014: The most-read articles of the past year
The first complete calendar year of Phindie’s existence is almost at a close. This year Phindie published almost 500 pieces on local theater, dance, and other arts. We look back at the articles which you liked the most in 2014. Here are the top ten in various categories.
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ALICE’s ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (Quintessence): Mystifying appearances and disappearances, levitations and mysterious goings-on at Mount Airy’s Sedgwick Theater
For the latest installment in their tradition of performing literary family classics for the holidays, Quintessence Theatre Group brings ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and its parade of beloved batty characters to Sedgwick Theater.
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