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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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    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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    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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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3)

Chuck Schultz December 19, 2017 No Comments

The art world can be as small as one makes it, and the codependent relationship in THE BROWNINGS begins to shut out the rest of the world.

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Dance Reviews

POP-UP PERFORMANCE ON EAST PASSYUNK (Megan Flynn Dance Company): By the warmth of two new works

Loren McFalls December 13, 2017 No Comments

Though outside was cold, Megan Flynn Dance Company’s pop-up performance was warm, inviting, and inspiring to all

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Reviews Theater

EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Arden): Scott Greer in an entertaining, painful, life-enhancing play

Henrik Eger December 13, 2017 No Comments

To balance the traumas of life—from a difficult childhood through a challenging adulthood—a man writes down every brilliant thing, every wish he can think of.

View More EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Arden): Scott Greer in an entertaining, painful, life-enhancing play
Music Reviews

HILARY HAHN PLAYS BERNSTEIN (Philadelphia Orchestra): A stunning postlude

Margaret Darby December 12, 2017 1 Comment

The performance was more than the music – it was four friends who find that although they spend their lives practicing, they actually enjoy playing music together.

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Reviews Theater

Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Media Theater): An enchanted musical

Chuck Schultz December 12, 2017 No Comments

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is set in a countryside town near a forest. The musical is based on Linda Woolverton’s screenplay for Disney, which focuses on…

View More Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Media Theater): An enchanted musical
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Features Interviews Theater

Mister in THE COLOR PURPLE: Gavin Gregory talks about the touring production

Debra Danese December 7, 2017 No Comments

Gavin Gregory takes on the gritty role of “Mister” in the current North American tour of THE COLOR PURPLE.

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Music Reviews

SYMPHONY FOR A BROKEN ORCHESTRA (Temple Contemporary): One kid’s trash…

Dorie Byrne December 6, 2017 No Comments

Four hundred musicians gathered at the 23rd Street Armory on Sunday night to perform on a wide array of broken instruments

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: FINDING NEVERLAND (Academy of Music)

Chuck Schultz December 6, 2017 No Comments

Sketch artist Chuck Schultz paints FINDING NEVERLAND

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Dance Reviews

BEAUTIFUL DECAY (BalletX): A timely reprise

Rachel Dukeman December 4, 2017 No Comments

Youth is fleeting; beauty is not.

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Reviews Theater

THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3): Let me count the f%&*ing ways

Christopher Munden December 3, 2017 No Comments

In a heartfelt moment, Elizabeth Barrett Browning tells her poet-husband, “I’m going to dip your cock in laudanum and fuck you til i’m high”

View More THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3): Let me count the f%&*ing ways
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar December 2017

Calendar December 1, 2017 No Comments

December 2017 theater shows!

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Dance Literature Reviews

[book review] A BODY OF WORK by David Hallberg: Dancing to the Edge and Back

Eri Yoneda November 30, 2017 No Comments

This book invites readers into the world of ballet, and reminds us what it takes us to truly live our lives for a love.

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Dance Features Interviews

Dance History Onstage: Pioneering dancers Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck in BEAUTIFUL DECAY

Christopher Munden November 29, 2017 No Comments

Nicolo Fonte’s choreography for Beautiful Decay includes parts for two older dancers, Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.

View More Dance History Onstage: Pioneering dancers Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck in BEAUTIFUL DECAY
Reviews Theater

MY FAIR LADY (Quintessence): A splendid holiday gift

Kathryn Osenlund November 22, 2017 2 Comments

A jubilant mix of beautiful music and songs, dancing, magic, social politics… and elocution

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Beth Henley's CRIMES OF THE HEART Curio Theatre
Reviews Theater

CRIMES OF THE HEART (Curio): Deliciously dark Southern fare

Christopher Munden November 20, 2017 No Comments

Beth Henley’s play remains relevant because its central characters feel so vibrantly human

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Features Theater

Cabaret in Sketch: GET PEGGED (Bearded Ladies)

Chuck Schultz November 20, 2017 No Comments

Sketches of the monthly cabaret show at La Peg.

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Features Interviews Theater

FINDING NEVERLAND with Lael Van Keuren: Interview with star of the touring musical

Debra Danese November 20, 2017 No Comments

Lael Van Keuren and the cast of Finding Neverland fly into Philadelphia over the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: HOLD STILL WHILE I FIGURE THIS OUT (FringeArts)

Chuck Schultz November 20, 2017 No Comments

The three artists in Subcircle transform the FringeArts stage in a never-ending improvisation.

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Dance Features Interviews

Singing VAREKAI: Jamieson Lindenberg on the Cirque du Soleil show

Debra Danese November 20, 2017 No Comments

Jamieson Lindenberg is just one of 50 artists from 19 different countries who will be performing in Cirque du Soleil’s VAREKAI at the Liacouras Center…

View More Singing VAREKAI: Jamieson Lindenberg on the Cirque du Soleil show
Reviews Theater

THE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good story

Christopher Munden November 16, 2017 No Comments

Now in its world premiere from Lantern Theater, the latest play by Philly’s favorite playwright Bruce Graham is based on a true story. It’s a great story.

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