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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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  • Reviews Theater

    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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  • Reviews Theater

    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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Features Theater

And the winners are… 2019 Barrymore Award recipients

Christopher Munden October 14, 2019 No Comments

Hey, who won a 2019 Barrymore Award?

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60-Second Review Reviews Theater

FALSETTOS (11th Hour Theatre Company): 60-second review

Joshua Herren October 14, 2019 No Comments

A challenging show, with musically complicated, character-driven songs, that demands performers tell almost the entire story through song.

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MINORITYLAND (Power Street Theatre): The G word

Joshua Herren October 12, 2019 No Comments

MINORITY portrays gentrification and its evils in a complexity lacking from the characters that inhabit the fictional Hope Street.

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Reviews Theater

THE NIGHT ALIVE (Inis Nua): 60-second review

Christopher Munden October 12, 2019 No Comments

A quiet, human look at modern isolation

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Music

The Effect of Social Media on the Music Industry

Smalley Bogg October 9, 2019 1 Comment

How social media affects an ever-changing industry

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culture

Gameplay review of Lucky Leprechaun Slot

Smalley Bogg October 7, 2019 No Comments

Have that devilish little Irishman on your side

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Reviews Theater

PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (Quintessence): Dead dads, tall tales, Irish intrigue

Joshua Herren October 6, 2019 No Comments

When PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD premiered in Philadelphia in 1912, riots broke out. Quintessence’s skillful production features consistently strong performances that manage to surprise and delight.

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Theater

DONNA ORBITS THE MOON (Tiny Dynamite): A long and moving journey

Toby Zinman October 5, 2019 No Comments

At first it seems to be just another mad housewife story: a church-going, cookie-baking, carpet-vacuuming middle-aged empty nester whose husband works until 11 p.m. and…

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Reviews Theater

ORLANDO (Villanova): Blurred lines

Joshua Herren October 5, 2019 No Comments

As Orlando journeys through genders and centuries, the pain and beauty of being a human in a body is explored with a vibrant commitment to the process of theater-making. 

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Film Reviews

JOKER (dir. Todd Phillips): Film review

Dan Scully October 3, 2019 No Comments

Dan Scully narrowly avoided the onslaught of violence that accompanied this EVIL, EVIIIIL movie. Jk.

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Features Music

Minute by Minute with Hugh Jackman: The Man, The Music, The Tour

Joshua Herren October 3, 2019 No Comments

Hugh Jackman is gunning to be the greatest showman.

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Film

2020 Academy Awards: Best Picture Odds and Predictions

Smalley Bogg October 3, 2019 2 Comments

Who will win the little gold statues?

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The Roommate
60-Second Review Reviews Theater

THE ROOMMATE (1812 Productions): 60-second review

Toby Zinman October 3, 2019 1 Comment

Where are Oscar and Felix when you really need them?

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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

AUTOPIA (Hella Fresh): 2019 Fringe review

Chuck Schultz October 1, 2019 No Comments

I’m reminded to look around and appreciate the magic of the theater.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar October 2019

Calendar October 1, 2019 No Comments

Theater shows in Philadelphia in October 2019.

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Party Like It’s 1777 at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival

Smalley Bogg September 30, 2019 No Comments

Northwest Philly’s signature annual event returns to Cliveden and other historic sites on October 5

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Film

Famous Philadelphia Movies You Should’ve Seen

Smalley Bogg September 30, 2019 No Comments

What do you mean you haven’t seen these films?

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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Music Reviews

Let Me Die (Joseph Keckler): 2019 Fringe review

Chuck Schultz September 28, 2019 No Comments

How many times can we witness a dramatic death on TV, in movies, or even opera?

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Features Fringe Festival Interviews Podcasts

Fringe Forecast Podcast: Episode 3

Phindie Podcasts September 26, 2019 No Comments

The 2019 Fringe Festival podcast concludes with interviews with Peter Woolsey of La Peg at FringeArts and John Cambridge

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Features Theater

Neal Zoren’s Shows to See in Philadelphia This October

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper September 26, 2019 No Comments

Preview of Philadelphia theater this October

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