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    FRANKLINLAND (Lantern): A visit with Philadelphia’s Founding Father

    The first thing to know about Lantern Theater Company’s Franklinland is that the direction is solid, the actors first-rate, and their back-and-forth conversations are punchy and funny.

    Kathryn Osenlund May 23, 2026 No Comments
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    CLASS C (Azuka): Dystopia close at hand

    Things are not yet as bad as the reality presented in the play. But it urges us to beware, to speak up for ourselves at the ballot box, and not allow the promise of 1776 to continue down the sad road to nightmare. 

    Kathryn Osenlund May 17, 2026 No Comments
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    THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (Quintessence): The silliest possible nonsense

    Outrageous and farcical, this play is not just over the top – it’s left the top so far behind that they’ve forgotten where it left it. The applause at the end was wild.

    Kathryn Osenlund April 30, 2026 No Comments
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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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    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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Excess of imagination and amazing muscle memory in POPCORN FALLS: Interview with multiple-role actors Luke Bradt and Dan Olmstead

Henrik Eger March 9, 2020 2 Comments

“What I like most about POPCORN FALLS is that there is a real heart to it.”

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POPCORN FALLS (Walnut Street): A disservice to small towns and comedy

Joshua Herren March 9, 2020 No Comments

Popcorn Falls is not the town it used to be! The historic waterfall (with some fictional connection to George Washington) has been dammed up. Tourists…

View More POPCORN FALLS (Walnut Street): A disservice to small towns and comedy
Music

Expert Advice on How to Get Rid of Guitar Squeaks

Smalley Bogg March 7, 2020 No Comments

Learn how to get rid of guitar squeaks.

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TURN (Kimmel Center) 60-second review

Joshua Herren March 1, 2020 No Comments

For those that were worried that Turn, a musical exploration of being a black woman in America through the lens of Shakespeare’s Othello, might be…

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THE STEWARD OF CHRISTENDOM (IRT): What went wrong?

Toby Zinman March 1, 2020 No Comments

Sebastian Barry, author of The Steward of Christendom, is a major Irish playwright. I am a major fan of Irish drama. Irish Heritage Theatre, whose…

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar March 2020

Calendar March 1, 2020 No Comments

Theater in Philadelphia in March 2020.

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Features Film

Snacking on Free International Films 24/7—but hurry!

Henrik Eger February 27, 2020 No Comments

Films from around the world are broadcast free of charge in Philadelphia by MHz Worldview on WPPT

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I ♥ ALICE ♥ I (Curio): Feels like home

Joshua Herren February 27, 2020 No Comments

I ♥ ALICE ♥ I at Curio Theatre feels a lot like home to Josh Herren

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EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL (PTC): 60-second review

Joshua Herren February 27, 2020 2 Comments

Philadelphia Theatre Company’s production of Chelsea Marcantel’s emotional and thought-provoking Everything is Wonderful is gorgeous

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HELLO, DOLLY! (touring): Call on Dolly

Joshua Herren February 27, 2020 No Comments

Josh Herren realizes he simply loves HELLO, DOLLY!

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[nyc] THE HEADLANDS (Lincoln Center): Unraveling a family history

Toby Zinman February 25, 2020 No Comments

Families, as we know, have secrets

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[nyc] CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (Signature Theatre): Rocking Off-Broadway

Toby Zinman February 25, 2020 No Comments

Playwright Lauren Yee’s script is really two shows: an old-fashioned rock concert uncomfortably yoked to a somber history drama.

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BABEL (Theatre Exile): Uncertifiable

Joshua Herren February 23, 2020 No Comments

Theatre Exile’s newest offering left Josh Herren cold. He is trying to figure out why.

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HELLO DOLLY! (touring): 60-second review

Toby Zinman February 23, 2020 No Comments

They sure don’t write them like this anymore. 

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Royal Opera House Live Cinema): Authentic classic ballet, onscreen

Eri Yoneda February 23, 2020 No Comments

An enchanted, glorious ballet at Ritz 5

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The History of The Missouri Fox Trotter Horse Breed

Smalley Bogg February 23, 2020 No Comments

If you have ever paid attention when a horse purposely gaits, head down, and tail heightened, the animal will step with confident deliberation, showing off…

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How to Beat the Casino

Smalley Bogg February 21, 2020 No Comments

We’re not sure if there are any gamblers out there who don’t actively want to beat the casino, after all that is pretty much the…

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What’s going on behind the scenes?: Interview with Bernard Havard on working with his creative team at the Walnut Street Theatre

Henrik Eger February 20, 2020 No Comments

Bernard Havard shares his experiences with his creative team for A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde: 

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RACHEL (Quintessence): Screaming from the Past

Joshua Herren February 19, 2020 No Comments

A work of incredible importance to American theatrical history

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Considering Wilma’s Next Chapter: Blanka Zizka is joined by three co-directors

Christopher Munden February 18, 2020 No Comments

Changes are afoot at the Wilma Theater, with Blanka Zizka moving on from her role as sole artistic director after forty years in charge of the company.

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