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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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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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Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers

Chuck Schultz November 29, 2018 No Comments

Artist Chuck Schultz recently attended a rehearsal of Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers Fall/Spring season at the Chi Movement Arts Center

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Reviews Theater

WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter

Henrik Eger November 25, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.

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Music Reviews

Heath and More: a British string quartet provides a tour of musical landscapes in a PCMS concert

Margaret Darby November 20, 2018 No Comments

The Heath Quartet plays Tippett, Britten, and Purcell

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Winter Wondrettes Walnut Street Theatre
Features Theater

Wonderette: Rebecca Robbins on the Walnut’s holiday show

Debra Danese November 19, 2018 No Comments

Interview with the star of Winter Wondrettes at Walnut Street Theatre.

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Features Theater

Musical in Sketch: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (touring production)

Chuck Schultz November 19, 2018 No Comments

Sketches of Willy Wonka and more.

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Reviews Theater

COLLECTED STORIES (Act II): Friendship in the real world

Lauren Hartranft November 12, 2018 1 Comment

As we enter the season of unpredictable weather, go to Act II to get their take on the warm and fuzzies mixed with the cold shoulder.

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Reviews Theater

KING KONG (Broadway Theatre): Going ape on Broadway

Kathryn Osenlund November 11, 2018 No Comments

We like our fantasies to be readily identifiable as such and to be realistic in their details.

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Features Interviews Theater

“Mentors and protégés exist everywhere”: Interview with playwright Donald Margulies on COLLECTED STORIES

Henrik Eger November 11, 2018 No Comments

Donald Margulies talks about COLLECTED STORIES and more

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Dance Reviews

PETITE MORT and World Premieres (Pennsylvania Ballet): Lamentation and Revolution

Eri Yoneda November 11, 2018 No Comments

The exuberant choreography was spectacular, the dancers striking, and the dramatic finale stirred the viewers’ imagination.

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Film Reviews

EMPATHY, INC. (dir. Yedidya Gorsetman): Film review

Angela Harmon November 11, 2018 No Comments

The film explores the lengths that someone will go just to save their reputation and/or bank account.

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Features Interviews Theater

Parenting Matilda: Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine on their roles in Roald Dahl’s classic

Debra Danese November 11, 2018 No Comments

Real life parents play onstage parents in MATILDA THE MUSICAL.

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Arts

How to Make Your Art Blog Popular Abroad

Elisa Abbott November 7, 2018 2 Comments

Don’t stop creating interesting and appealing content

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Features Theater

How Big Is That Theater? Seating capacities of Philadelphia theaters

Christopher Munden November 7, 2018 6 Comments

Ranked list of Philadelphia theaters by seating capacity

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Features Interviews Theater

Talking to Willy Wonka: Noah Weisberg brings Roald Dahl’s classic to Philadelphia

Debra Danese November 7, 2018 No Comments

Broadway veteran Noah Weisberg is starring as Willy Wonka in the national tour of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Reviews Theater

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 (Arden): Imagining another Nora

Naomi Orwin November 7, 2018 2 Comments

Naomi Orwin asks: Would a woman have envisioned a different Nora? A different Torvald?

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Reviews Theater

A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT (EgoPo): Illuminating apartheid

Chuck Schultz November 7, 2018 No Comments

A review in words and sketches.

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Film Philadelphia Film Festival Reviews

BODIED (dir. Joseph Kahn): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 7, 2018 No Comments

The film blogosphere has been alight about Joseph Kahn’s latest feature, Bodied, since its explosive debut at TIFF over a year ago.

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