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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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  • 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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  • Reviews Theater

    RARE ACCIDENTS: HENRY IV parts I and II abridged (Quintessence): A quick visit to Eastcheap

    We are treated to a rare spectacle in a show that would surely please Shakespeare.

    Kathryn Osenlund February 24, 2026 1 Comment
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  • Reviews Theater

    MACBETH (Lantern): Dancing, singing… and murder

    In opening scenes three Weird Sisters, witches, brew evil in a pot using scarce ingredients like eye of newt. They cherry pick the future for Macbeth with oracular accuracy, giving over the goods while leaving out important elements.

    Kathryn Osenlund November 11, 2025 1 Comment
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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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Museums Reviews Visual Arts

Barbies Before the Fact: A dilettante at large sees new exhibitions at the PMA

Toby Zinman January 8, 2019 No Comments

A dilettante at large considers two exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Features Theater

A Beautiful Portrayal: Alison Whitehurst plays Cynthia Weil

Debra Danese January 8, 2019 No Comments

Debra Danese interviews a star of the touring production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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Features Theater

The Annual Christmas “Cash Cows”: Cultural demands or financial survival for new productions?

Henrik Eger January 5, 2019 No Comments

Is the Christmas period still a financial savior for their theaters and choruses.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar January 2019

Calendar January 1, 2019 No Comments

What’s onstage in Philadelphia theater in January 2019?

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Features

Best of 2018: Phindie articles you loved this year

Christopher Munden December 30, 2018 No Comments

The most-read articles on Phindie in 2018

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Features

An American soldier in bombed-out Germany: The Message of the Christmas Night

Henrik Eger December 25, 2018 No Comments

A true story by Margret Hatting, translated from the German by Henrik Eger

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Music Reviews

Piffaro Presents a 16th-Century French Noel

Margaret Darby December 24, 2018 No Comments

The exquisite program notes took the audience as close to the sixteenth century French Noel midnight mass as possible

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Features Interviews Theater

An exclusive interview with the Grinch who stole Christmas

Debra Danese December 16, 2018 No Comments

You really are a mean one, Mr. Grinch! And your answers prove it.

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Dance Reviews

THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): 50 years of a holiday treat

Eri Yoneda December 16, 2018 No Comments

The Nutcracker is not just a lovely holiday tradition. It’s am ambassador for ballet, gaining fans who have never been to seen ballet before.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: CHARLOTTE’S WEB (Arden)

Chuck Schultz December 16, 2018 No Comments

Anaya Strutz puts on an aerial silk performance to create the miraculous spider web that saves Wilbur.

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Reviews Theater

COMPLETENESS (Theatre Exile): Algorithms and geek romance

Kathryn Osenlund December 9, 2018 No Comments

Seduction by examples of computational intractability

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Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: Jessica Lang Dance Company (NextMove/Annenberg Center Live)

Chuck Schultz December 9, 2018 No Comments

Jessica Lang Dance Company was at the Annenberg Center Live last weekend and it was a full house.

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Reviews Theater

THE AUDIENCE DISTURBS MARCEL’S BATHTIME AND HE’S VERY UPSET WITH YOU ALL (Tiny Dynamite): 60-second review

Christopher Munden December 7, 2018 1 Comment

Tiny Dynamite’s A Play A Pie A Pint makes a welcome return with a smart and silly one-man show

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Arts Museums Reviews Visual Arts

A dilettante at large considers Philly After Dark at the Athenaeum

Toby Zinman December 6, 2018 No Comments

A whimsical and educational show combining images of the city by moonlight, gaslight, electric light, fire and lightning.

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Features Theater

Das Reboot: Chris Davis returns with One-Man Apocalypse Now after an award-winning sojourn to Germany

Christopher Munden December 5, 2018 No Comments

Chris Davis talks to Phindie about his travels and plays.

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Reviews Theater

OLIVER! (Quintessence): Eat gruel, get pickpocketed, and become an orphan

Sarah Paulos December 5, 2018 No Comments

Stepping back to a Victorian workhouse with Quintessence Theatre Group.

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comedy Features

Comedy in Sketch: Eleanor Kerrigan and Dom Irrera at Helium Comedy Club

Chuck Schultz December 1, 2018 No Comments

Chuck Schultz sketches stand-up comedians at Helium Comedy Club.

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Philadelphia theater calendar
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar December 2018

Calendar December 1, 2018 No Comments

The most comprehensive theater calendar in Philadelphia

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Museums Reviews Theater

ONWARDS & UPWARDS (Company Aiello): A story of immigration and acceptance

Christopher Munden November 29, 2018 No Comments

We meet flatulent Italian Spazzolino, a wooden migrant to the New World, step into a barber shop with talking combs, and hear about the struggles of travel from simply constructed dolls.

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Dance Reviews

FALL SERIES 2018 (BalletX): Three varied, compelling world premieres

Christopher Munden November 29, 2018 No Comments

The original works testify to the skills of the BalletX dancers and the abilities of new generations of ballet choreographers.

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