BUZZER (Theatre Exile): We wouldn’t come here if we didn’t live here
A provocative and dismaying story, conveyed through complex characters rather than through statistics and theories
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Inon Barnatan in recital (Philadelphia Chamber Music Society): Variation as the theme
Pianist Inon Barnatan stepped in for an ailing colleague, offering an exquisite and inventive recital that explored musical variations.
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SHUTTLEFISH (Eva Steinmetz): In the middle of the lake
It feels like when I’ve rowed out to the middle of a lake alone on a cloudy-still day and suddenly I realize I’m in the middle of the lake.
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[NYC] MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA (Target Margin Theater): Getting closer to O’Neill
I feel like I know the value of experimental theater thanks to the folks at Target Margin.
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THE WHITE DEVIL (PAC): A bloody good thriller
PAC gives the Jacobin the veneer of a mid-20th century hard-boiler. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.
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THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio): Not your high school English class
A meta take on Flaubert’s classic.
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WHITE (Theatre Horizon): Representation matters
Playwright James Ijames offers a searing examination of the commodification of black experience.
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SPRING SERIES 2017 (BalletX): Intellectual and intriguing
Though different in color and mood, all three pieces are entertaining and intellectual.
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Dance in Sketch: KUN-YANG LIN/ DANCERS
The emotional battle to for the strength to re-experience the trauma took perseverance.
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ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET (NextMove Dance): Flawless and vibrant
For the last program of the 2016-2017 season, NextMove Dance brings in Aspen Santa Fe Ballet to the Prince Theater, May 3-7.
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Anthony Heald in GYPSY: Journeyman actor makes his way to Philadelphia
In a casting coup, Anthony Heald has come to Philadelphia to play Herbie in GYPSY at Arden Theatre.
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Let’s Dance: Talking DIRTY DANCING with star Jennifer Mealani Jones
DIRTY DANCING returns to Philadelphia this month with several new new cast leads, including Jennifer Mealani Jones in the role of Penny Johnson
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SWALLOW (Inis Nua): This Scottish play is a spot on reflection of America right now
A visceral, exquisitely written, three-person anxiety attack
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Fringe in Sketch: SCRATCH NIGHT (FringeArts)
At SCRATCH NIGHT, the change from one artist to another is exciting.
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Many Happy Returns: Trey Lyford wishes you HAPPY BIRTHDAY (1812 Productions)
Three married couples in a romp about infidelity who all have years of stage work and accolades to their names.
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Lighting Up the Kimmel Center: Daniel Alexander “Jomama” Jones talks BLACK LIGHT
2015 Kimmel Center Theater Resident alumnus Daniel Alexander Jones’s fierce alter ego Jomama Jones will make her Kimmel Center debut in BLACK LIGHT
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Opera Philadelphia): Mozart at the Academy of Music
Opera Philadelphia’s new co-production of Mozart’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is fast, lively and a wonderful way to be introduced to opera.
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SANCTUARY (KUN-YANG LIN/DANCERS): Sanctuary for those who know pain
A reality that we need to face, think about, and talk about.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar May 2017
What’s onstage in Philadelphia this month?
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LA RONDINE (Curtis Opera Theatre): Puccini’s elusive swallows flies to Philly
Curtis Opera Theatre fails to make the case for LA RONDINE as a neglected classic.
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