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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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  • Theater

    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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Film Reviews

TRIPLE FRONTIER (dir. J.C. Chandor): Film review

Dan Scully March 12, 2019 No Comments

A tale about men with little to lose and everything to gain,

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Features Interviews Theater

Getting to Know LaNeshe Miller of Theatre in the X

John Rosenberg March 11, 2019 No Comments

A long-form interview with actor and theatermaker LaNeshe Miller.

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Features Music

Music in Sketch: UPTOWN NIGHTS (Philly POPS)

Chuck Schultz March 11, 2019 No Comments

The Philly Pops roused the rhythm and blues, and the classical and traditional on the same stage.

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Film Reviews

CAPTAIN MARVEL (dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck): Film review

Dan Scully March 11, 2019 No Comments

What should’ve been a paean to girl power is instead a bland, by-the-numbers product of the Marvel machine.

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Reviews Theater

BOB: A LIFE IN FIVE ACTS (Azuka Theatre): Great things are done by a series of small things brought together

Kathryn Osenlund March 8, 2019 No Comments

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together —Vincent Van Gogh When Bob is born and immediately deserted in a White…

View More BOB: A LIFE IN FIVE ACTS (Azuka Theatre): Great things are done by a series of small things brought together
Reviews Theater

26 PEBBLES (Allen’s Lane): People power

Lisa Panzer March 5, 2019 1 Comment

A play which powerfully purveys distinct, upfront viewpoints and perceptions unlike any other medium.

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Film Reviews

GRETA (dir. Neil Jordan): Film review

Angela Harmon March 5, 2019 No Comments

I say women were “placed” in these roles when what I really mean is “stuffed.”

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Features Music

Music in Sketch: Shaw, Weber, Brahm (Philadelphia Orchestra)

Chuck Schultz March 1, 2019 No Comments

Sketching the orchestra

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culture

Get IT Certification Practice Test Questions and Pass Exams with PrepAway Website

Smalley Bogg March 1, 2019 No Comments

IT sector has many opportunities to offer if you are a person who loves to work on technologies. There are many subdivisions in the IT…

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar March 2019

Calendar March 1, 2019 No Comments

What’s onstage in Philadelphia theater in March 2019?

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Arts

Art Criticism: How to write a powerful critique

Daniela McVicker February 28, 2019 1 Comment

Being an art critic is all about interpreting and reviewing a piece of art so that you can get to the core of what the artist is trying to say.

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Features Interviews Theater

A Fairy Tale Role: Lukas James Miller in CINDERELLA

Debra Danese February 20, 2019 No Comments

Lukas James Miller takes on the role of his dreams as Topher in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

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Dance Features Interviews

The Authenticity and History of Giselle: Interview with Angel Corella of Pennsylvania Ballet

Eri Yoneda February 18, 2019 No Comments

Eri Yoneda speaks with the artistic director of PA Ballet about his new production of Giselle.

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Features Interviews Theater

Yossarian Dies At The End: Getting to know Doug Williams

John Rosenberg February 18, 2019 1 Comment

A long-form interview with playwright Doug Williams.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: DREAM GIRL (IRC)

Chuck Schultz February 18, 2019 No Comments

Chuck Schultz reviews Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s DREAM GIRL in sketch and words.

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Reviews Theater

JOHNNY DEPP (Val Dunn & Jenna Kuerzi): A Valentine date with late-stage capitalism

Henrik Eger February 16, 2019 3 Comments

I didn’t dare to tell anyone what “Depp” means to German-speakers, as I didn’t want to spoil the most unusual Valentine’s date I had in…

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: THREE SISTERS TWO (EgoPo)

Chuck Schultz February 12, 2019 No Comments

Chuck Schultz gives his thoughts in words and sketch

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Music Reviews

What A Lark: The dilettante at large has A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with Opera Philly

Toby Zinman February 12, 2019 1 Comment

Visually, musically, and vocally gorgeous, this is a delectable MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: ROLL PLAY (CSZ Philadelphia)

Aaron Krolikowski February 11, 2019 No Comments

A performance that combines live improv with D&D for a uniquely hilarious fantasy epic

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Music Reviews

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Opera Philadelphia): Fairy magic and flying beds

Margaret Darby February 9, 2019 No Comments

Benjamin Britten’s music still sounds wonderfully imaginative and modern

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