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SWEAT (PTC): What’s the matter with Reading?

Christopher Munden October 19, 2018 No Comments

Why does SWEAT appeal to us, as aging urban middle-to-upper-to-upper-upper-class theatergoers? Do we hope to understand? Relate? Gawk? What do we applaud?

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Broadway Wants You to Vote

Douglas Cartwright October 17, 2018 No Comments

Mario Lopez and Daphne Rubin-Vega lead a group of Broadway performers lending their voices to a new “Get Out the Vote” music video

Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: Spectrum Dance Theater (Next Move Dance)

Chuck Schultz October 16, 2018 No Comments

A conversation between James Baldwin and Margaret Mead

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Renowned Seattle Circus Troupe Comes to FringeArts

Smalley Bogg October 16, 2018 No Comments

Virtuosio athletic feats are offset with the fragility of humanity and the inevitable risks of passion and love.

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Without Peer: The Cherry Street Pier opening is an unqualified success

Margaret Darby October 13, 2018 No Comments

An anticipated cultural attraction opens along the Delaware River.

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Musical in Sketch: LOVE NEVER DIES (Phantom of the Opera 2)

Chuck Schultz October 13, 2018 No Comments

Sketches of the Phantom of the Opera sequel.

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Theater of the Extreme: Amanda Schoonover looks back on PHAEDRA’S LOVE

Henrik Eger October 13, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger talks to actor Amanda Schoonover about Sarah Kane and her career.

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Mule for Hire: John Rosenberg returns to Philly with some hella fresh theater

Christopher Munden October 10, 2018 3 Comments

Our favorite DIY theatermaker returns to Philadelphia with a new play that probably won’t suck

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Philadelphia meets Maite Uzal in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Debra Danese October 10, 2018 No Comments

Interview with the star of the Broadway tour.

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James Ijames Gets Kesselring Prize

Douglas Cartwright October 10, 2018 No Comments

Philadelphia playwright wins prestigious award.

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PLUNGE (Brian Sanders JUNK): 2018 Fringe review

Yumna Tolaimate October 10, 2018 No Comments

PLUNGE is yet another fruit of Brian Sanders’ creative genius

Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: 10000 GESTURES (Boris Charmatz)

Chuck Schultz October 9, 2018 No Comments

Chuck visits NYC with his sketchbook for the Crossing the Line Festival

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Dance in Sketch: CAEN AMOUR at Fringe Festival and Alliance Francaise

Chuck Schultz October 3, 2018 No Comments

Sketches of Trajal Harrell and CAEN AMOUR.

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FRANKENSTEIN; OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (Quintessence Theatre): It’s Alive!!

Lisa Panzer October 2, 2018 2 Comments

Quintessence Theatre dynamically brings to life Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Frankenstein and his monstrous creation in a fantastic, eerily staged production

Music Reviews

A dilettante at large reviews NE QUITTEZ PAS (Opera Philadelphia)

Toby Zinman October 1, 2018 No Comments

What a complicated evening, filled with gorgeous singing and roiled emotions and puzzling theatrics

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar October 2018

Calendar October 1, 2018 No Comments

What’s onstage in Philadelphia in October 2018?

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GARDENS SPEAK (Tania El Khoury): 2018 Fringe review

Yumna Tolaimate September 28, 2018 1 Comment

GARDENS SPEAK is a metaphysical experience of death and injustice… and a tangible experience of growth and self-expansion.

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Fringe in Sketch: TIAN WEN (Hua Hua Zhang’s Visual Expressions)

Chuck Schultz September 27, 2018 No Comments

Tian Wen: Heavenly Questions for Modern Times uses modern dance and the art of puppetry to thematically combine ancient Chinese art forms with new hybrid movements from classical and contemporary dance.