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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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  • Reviews Theater

    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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Luce film review
Film Reviews

Luce (dir. Julius Onah): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

Based on a play by J.C. Lee (Warplay, Pookie Goes Grenading), this talky drama positively smolders from beginning to end

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Dance Features Previews

The Grounds Shout: Reggie Wilson and local artists bring performance to sacred spaces

Smalley Bogg April 15, 2019 1 Comment

Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking), explores connections between faith, movement, race, and the body, with a focus on the African American religious experience.

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Funke film review
Film Reviews

Funke (dir. Gabriel Taraboulsy, Alexander Emanuele)

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

I’d still like to know more about pasta

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the farewell film review
Film Reviews

The Farewell (dir. Lulu Wang): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

Based on a story first made popular on an episode of This American Life

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Features Interviews

Dance, Philly Style: Interview with PHILADANCO founder Joan Myers Brown

Debra Danese April 15, 2019 No Comments

“If you really look at dance, look at Soul Train. “

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Features Theater

Aching for Love in South Camden: SCTC puts on David Schulner’s AN INFINITE ACHE

Smalley Bogg April 15, 2019 2 Comments

Raymond Croce, artistic director of South Camden Theatre Company, decided “he wanted to stage a play that would speak to a younger audience from across…

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the art of self defense philadelphia film review
Film Reviews

The Art of Self-Defense (dir. Riley Stearns): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

This is Fight Club by way of Napoleon Dynamite

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Film Philadelphia Film Festival Reviews

Wild Rose (dir. Tom Harper): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 1 Comment

Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give the film is also the one that scares me most: I want to listen to more country.

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Visual Arts

90 Years of Artists Through Academy of Art University

Smalley Bogg April 14, 2019 No Comments

Academy of Art University has been molding and shaping imaginative minds for 90 years.

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PAC Tis Pity
Reviews Theater

’TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE (PAC): 60-second review

Christopher Munden April 12, 2019 No Comments

PAC’s full production of the 17th century play retains the fun and accessibility of its Venture Reading series performances.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE (PAC)

Chuck Schultz April 10, 2019 No Comments

Philadelphia Artist Collective’s’TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE is running March 28-April 14, 2019 at Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choir 1336 Spring Garden street, and I…

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Features Interviews Theater

Tsarina on Tour: Lila Coogan visits Philadelphia in ANASTASIA

Debra Danese April 8, 2019 No Comments

Lila Coogan transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to 1920’s Paris in her role as Anya in the touring production of Anastasia.

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Dance Music Reviews

ALL STRAVINSKY (PA Ballet): What about the music?

Margaret Darby April 8, 2019 No Comments

The Pennsylvania Ballet does their best to ignore their fantastic orchestra

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Film Reviews

SHAZAM! (dir. David Sandberg): Film review

Dan Scully April 8, 2019 No Comments

Unlike a lot of onscreen heroes, Zachary Levi is having fun. So are we.

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Features Interviews Theater

Between chaos and quiet passion: Interview with Robert Jason Jackson as KING LEAR (Quintessence)

Henrik Eger April 8, 2019 No Comments

Henrik Eger interviews the star of Quintessence’s KING LEAR

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Features Music

Music in Sketch: DOT MATRIX

Aaron Krolikowski April 8, 2019 No Comments

The Sketchbook Reporter checked out a musical adventure from Dot Matrix.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar April 2019

Calendar April 1, 2019 No Comments

What’s onstage in Philadelphia theater in April 2019?

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Features Interviews Theater

A Curious Role: Austin Nedrow on playing Christopher in THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Debra Danese March 29, 2019 No Comments

A dog, a mystery and a curious mind! Austin Nedrow steps into the inquisitive mind of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time.

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Features Interviews Theater

“Passionate iconoclast and maverick”: Interview with Robert Smythe, Ahab in Hedgerow’s MOBY-DICK

Henrik Eger March 29, 2019 1 Comment

Henrik Eger thought he knew MOBY-DICK until he saw Robert Smythe as Ahab.

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Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: Kun-Yang Lin and Dancers Open Studio Series

Chuck Schultz March 29, 2019 No Comments

Sketching a preview of KYL/D’s upcoming NextMove Dance performances

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