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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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  • Reviews Theater

    A Summer Day (Wilma): Existential and eccentric

    An existential and eccentric play , it’s not light-hearted theater.

    Kathryn Osenlund June 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Mushnik Reimagined: May Elizabeth Scallen in Little Shop of Horrors

    In Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Elizabeth Scanlon takes on the role of Mushnik, the flower shop owner with a front-row seat to the madness.

    Debra Danese June 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    GIOVANNI’S ROOM (Quintessence): Bringing Baldwin to the stage

    Giovanni’s Room, is currently on stage in Philadelphia in world premiere. The James Baldwin Estate granted Quintessence Theatre permission to produce this theatrical adaptation, the…

    Kathryn Osenlund June 9, 2025 No Comments
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    RENT (Arden): Revisiting a 90s La boheme

    Jonathan Larson,  who wrote the book, lyrics, and music in 1994, described Rent as a Rock Opera

    Kathryn Osenlund June 2, 2025 No Comments
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Fringe Festival Theater

Puppet slams, Faust, and Ghost Stories: Interview with Leila Ghaznavi

FringeArts July 31, 2017 No Comments

Leila Ghaznavi is working on THREE different shows this Fringe Festival.

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Theater in Sketch: CORIOLANUS (Shakespeare in Clark Park)

Chuck Schultz July 30, 2017 No Comments

The audience gather together on two adjacent hill sides and in the middle is a stretch of grass,

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The National Touring Company of WICKED. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Reviews Theater

WICKED (National Tour at Academy of Music): Something wizard this way comes

Toby Zinman July 28, 2017 No Comments

The sets are lavish, the stagecraft is spectacular, and WICKED satisfies every requirement for a Big Broadway Musical.

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Explaining those billion nights: Interview with Thaddeus Phillips

Josh McIlvain July 27, 2017 No Comments

Republished by kind permission from the FringeArts blog. “A Billion Nights on Earth is at the same time an adult work for kids and a…

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Reviews Theater

MOON OVER BUFFALO (People’s Light): A few doors short of a farce

Cameron Kelsall July 26, 2017 2 Comments

Why did People’s Light exhume this largely forgotten play from its well-deserved obscurity?

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Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival Returns August 2–6, 2017

Smalley Bogg July 23, 2017 No Comments

From a fledgling weekend-long event, Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival (PWTF) has become an established part of the city’s theater calendar.

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Dance Features

Rare Opportunity to Take Gaga Workshop and Classes

FringeArts July 21, 2017 No Comments

A three-day Gaga Workshop, which includes a class and repertoire, open to professional dancers and dance students ages 16-and-older, is coming to the Performance Garage

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Features Interviews Theater

Life in Oz: Interview with WICKED star Ginna Claire Mason

Debra Danese July 21, 2017 No Comments

Ginna Claire Mason talks about her dream role as Glinda in the national touring production.

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Dance Reviews

Summer Series 2017 (BalletX): The beauty of human movement

Rachel Dukeman July 16, 2017 No Comments

The viewer is left with an uplifting feeling and sense of togetherness

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Dance Features

Ballet in Sketch: Previewing BalletX’s Summer Program

Chuck Schultz July 12, 2017 No Comments

We get the sense that every brush with every passerby contains remarkable potential.

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Reviews Theater

HAMLET (REV Theatre Company): “For the apparel oft proclaims the man” Fashion-forward styling updates HAMLET

Nia Dickens July 12, 2017 1 Comment

REV Theatre Company creates a powerful rendition of HAMLET through scenery and clothing

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THE NEW & IMPROVED STAGES OF GRIEF (Act II): Laughing through tears

Cameron Kelsall July 12, 2017 No Comments

Philadelphia’s queen of comedy takes on a dark subject with humor and heart.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar July 2017

Calendar July 1, 2017 No Comments

Jerry’s Girls. April 4-July 2, 2017. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street. $35-$40. walnutstreettheatre.org Saturday Night Fever. May 16-July 16, 2017. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street.$20-$95. walnutstreettheatre.org The Gospel According…

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar July 2017

Calendar July 1, 2017 No Comments

What’s onstage in Philadelphia this month?

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60-Second Review Reviews Theater

THE NERD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall June 29, 2017 No Comments

Larry Shue’s 1979 farce has seen better days.

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Theater in Sketch: THE ROSES IN JUNE (Seagull Productions)

Chuck Schultz June 29, 2017 2 Comments

Chuck Schultz reviews in words and image.

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MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church

Nia Dickens June 22, 2017 No Comments

New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives

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PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer

Cameron Kelsall June 22, 2017 No Comments

A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia.

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FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in want

Julie Zeglen June 22, 2017 No Comments

There was a perfection to the timing of FUN HOME’s arrival in Philadelphia: Another take on FUN HOME

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Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)

Chuck Schultz June 22, 2017 No Comments

Simpatico Theatre Company’s production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity

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