KILL MOVE PARADISE (South Camden Theatre): 60-second review
South Camden Theatre Company’s latest production of James Ijames’s wildly moving play, Kill Move Paradise, is terrific
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TORCH SONG (1812 Productions): Songs from another time
Although the defense of gay life and the LGBTQ+ community is in a different place now, I imagine for many in the audience, Torch Song still sings.
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MADAME BUTTERFLY (Opera Philly): A dilettante at large review
with so many opportunities to put a political foot wrong, MADAME BUTTERFLY is a minefield. Opera Philadelphia has sidestepped the obvious dangers.
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The Look of Love: Mark Morris’s Tribute to the late Burt Bacharach
Mark Morris and musical collaborator Ethan Iverson pay homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach.
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HADESTOWN (National Tour): To hell and back
What with the solar eclipse and an earthquake, we—sophisticated, scientific, blasé—are in a perfect position to imagine what ancient, primitive people must have thought and felt when the ground shook and the lights went out.
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Intersection (Curtis New Music Ensemble): “New music” from the rebranded ensemble
In what other walks of musical life would a piece composed more than seventy years ago by a composer born more than one hundred years ago constitute new music?
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MACBETH (Quintessence): Onstage magic
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon’s blood, then the charm is firm and good. Macbeth, the…
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THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (Arden): A play in three acts
A tale about cotton, Civil War, commodities, finance, and wealth told through the story of three brothers and the company they found.
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Exploring Self With and Without an Audience: ART HOE: A NEW ERA
If Art is an exploration of self in front of an audience, what is an exploration of self without an audience?
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Whiteout: Interview with Nick Silverio from Disney’s Frozen
Penn grad Nick Silverio returns to Philadelphia in the national tour of Disney’s FROZEN
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Once Upon a Bridge (Inis Nua): 60-second review
Inis Nua has done its best with a story more told than shown, an aftermath.
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OVERWINTER (Azuka): A laboratory for important ideas
Azuka Theatre presents Overwinter, an interesting new play by local playwright Mackenzie Raine Kirkman; it’s about important ideas, making it a welcome change from the…
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2024 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettante at large review
You don’t have to tend your own plot to enjoy the gorgeous colors and scents at the 2024 Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Academy of Vocal Arts): A dilettante at large review
DAL continues her musical education with this stunning chamber opera at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
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Girl from the North Country: Interview with Actress Chiara Trentalange
The critically acclaimed Girl from the North Country is making its way to the Forrest Theatre this month with local actor Chiara Trentalange.
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Dancing with Ailey: Interview with Michael Jackson, Jr.
Dancer Michael Jackson Jr credits a video of Revelations as the start of his journey with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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LUNAR NEW YEAR AT PMA: A dilettante at large review
The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated the Chinese new year with some fascinating special events on Sunday
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FAITH HEALER (Lantern): Powerful storytelling
The Lantern Theater’s performance of Faith Healer, by Brian Friel is presented as four monologues that represent three points of view, those of Frank Hardy…
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COST OF LIVING (PTC): A compelling new play, diminished
Diminished or not, it’s worth seeing for the understanding of people living with disabilities and the people who care for them.
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A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Bristol Riverside): An old fashioned play, carefully executed
Lorraine Hansberry wrote Raisin in the Sun in 1959, a bold play for its time. It takes a dark view of the progress of integration,…
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