CARMEN (Opera Philadelphia): Color and excitement
nspired by by the resetting of their 2015 production of La Traviata, director Paul Curran and set/costume designer Gary McCann team up again to bring CARMEN to a nearer past, set in a beautiful Havana-esque 1950’s.
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OUR FEW AND EVIL DAYS (Inis Nua): Tantalizing ambiguity
This is difficult review to write since almost anything I’d say would be a spoiler. I can say this much: Go see it.
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Theater in Sketch: PASSAGE (Wilma Theater)
PASSAGE reminds sketch artist Chuck Schultz of a painting at the Philadelphia Museum by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
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SING THE BODY ELECTRIC (Theatre Exile): Electricity sparks and glows brightly, then sputters
Is there more still left in the playwright’s head that didn’t make it to the stage?
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The German Society of Pennsylvania presents their final Delius Society Concert
The Wister Quartet and Choral Arts Philadelphia gave their audience a rare chance to hear the Delius Songs of Sunset.
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ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG (Delaware Theatre Company): Channeling Ella Fitzgerald
Freda Payne does some lovely singing in ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG, a biographical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
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Advice for Theater People Moving to NYC
Thinking of NYC creates a glamorous image in your minds, though you may hear differently from artists and experts who have been living in the city for long.
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BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Resident Theatre Company): Good work from a fledgling theater
Neal Zoren reviews BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
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Art in Sketch: ARTSI at the Sculpture Courtyard
Artsi event on First Friday this April was a chance for audiences to see artists through a different lens.
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Theater in Sketch: LYDIE BREEZE Part 3: MADAKET ROAD (EgoPo)
The EgoPo Classical Theater’s production of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze part III was asking the fundamental question, “what is ‘it’.”
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A Dilettante at Large goes to Penn Museum
Toby Zinman gives her thoughts on the new Middle East galleries at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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Poetry and Film: Alexandra Naughton combines literary and cinematic talents at a film premiere
Author and actor Alexandra Naughton combines her two loves April 29 with a party for the premier of a new movie, CTRL ALT DEL.
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My Favorite Things: Local actor Danielle Lee James appears in THE SOUND OF MUSIC tour
The hills are alive with the sound of Danielle Lee James!
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THE WOMEN OF IRELAND (Irish Heritage Theater): Short Irish classics
From modern to historic, tragic to fantastic, THE WOMEN OF IRELAND views the feminine from many angles, creating a fleshed out sculpture of Irish life.
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An Open Letter to the Struggling Artists
Brad Pontius recently addressed an open motivational letter to all theater artists, especially to those struggling to earn a name in their chosen profession.
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GRACE & GRANDEUR (Pennsylvania Ballet): Ballet, in different eras
Pennsylvania Ballet’s fifth program of the current season is a historically intriguing.
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“I Can’t Kiss Myself Alone”: The Wit and Retro Style of Berlin’s Max Raabe and His Palast Orchestra. Interview by Henrik Eger
One of Germany’s most popular singers launches his North American tour this week.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra pulls in an audience with a surprisingly good Philadelphia Voices
Philadelphia Voices is about a lot more than cheesesteaks!
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Theater in Sketch: THE RAPE OF LUCRECE (PAC at the Rosenbach)
It was interesting to compare last week’s reading of Shakespeare’s THE RAPE OF LUCRECE at the Rosenbach to the original presentation at the Broad Street Ministry in 2016.
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Talkback in Sketch: HUMAN RITES (InterAct)
A recent performance of HUMAN RITES, a world premiere production by InterAct Theatre, featured a talk with cultural psychologist Richard Shweder, whose work inspired playwright Seth Rozin.
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