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Reviews Theater

LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR (Walnut): Funny, morbid, timely, and of a time

Julie Zeglen January 28, 2017 No Comments

Theatergoers who long for the good ol’ days of pre-political correctness will love it. Everyone else, just enjoy the ride.

Features Reviews Theater

Two by Tuomanen: MARCUS/EMMA (InterAct) and HELLO! SADNESS (FringeArts)

Christopher Munden January 28, 2017 No Comments

Two shows by Philadelphia writer Mary Tuomanen opened on consecutive nights last week, providing a singular opportunity to assess common threads tying together works by the author.

Dance Reviews

Dance eXchange (BalletX): Handing wings to our future

Eri Yoneda January 28, 2017 No Comments

Through performance, we how to keep our boundaries and respect each other, sharing what we love and cherish

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HAMLET (Bedlam Theater Company): “Shakespeare’s most underrated comedy” is at McCarter in Princeton

Kathryn Osenlund January 27, 2017 No Comments

Bedlam’s imagination and the energy of their acting make their production stand out.

Interviews Music Previews

A Winter in the Life of J.S. Bach

Christopher Munden January 24, 2017 No Comments

This February, Choral Arts Philadelphia presents the Winter segment of the 1734-1735: A Season In The Life of J.S. Bach.

Features Theater

Dance in Sketch: DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS (NextMove)

Chuck Schultz January 24, 2017 No Comments

oug Varone and Dancers presented three different dances

Features Interviews Theater

Matt and Matt: A conversation with one-man comedy duo Matt Holmes

Smalley Bogg January 22, 2017 No Comments

In Matt&, Philly improv comedian Matt Holmes performs with an audience member. The show runs every month at 7pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at the new Good Good Comedy Theatre.

Reviews Theater

CONSTELLATIONS (Wilma): Love in the multiverse

Julie Zeglen January 22, 2017 No Comments

“We have all the time we ever had.”

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INFORMED CONSENT (Lantern): A strange kind of ethics

William Brock January 21, 2017 No Comments

The play has a compelling point to make about the diversity of truth and mutual respect, but in the end, it’s difficult to take the argument seriously.

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (Allens Lane): This production of Agatha Christie’s classic stays close to the original

Dorie Byrne January 17, 2017 No Comments

The real horror of Christie’s original ending sits in discord with the show’s campy beginning.

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LIZZIE (11th Hour): Lizzie Borden took an axe

Toby Zinman January 17, 2017 No Comments

This is what “stifled rage” sounds like. Not so stifled, but certainly enraged.

Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: Chris Davis in ONE-MAN APOCALYPSE NOW

Chuck Schultz January 17, 2017 No Comments

The setting is Vietnam and we are just waking up at the voice of Martin Sheen.

Reviews

THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, PART 2 (Hedgerow): Infinite fun!

Lisa Panzer January 17, 2017 No Comments

Familiarity with the pan-galactic Hitchhikers Guide isn’t necessary to appreciate this cosmic comedy, just a general suspension of time, disbelief and willingness to have infinite fun.

Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: ENTER LAUGHING (Players Club of Swarthmore)

Chuck Schultz January 14, 2017 No Comments

This meta-play within a play is clever and ridiculous.

Dance Features Previews

Circus in Sketch: Previewing CIRQUE ELOIZE

Chuck Schultz January 10, 2017 No Comments

At a sneak peak of he cast of the circus that is coming to Merriam Theater January 13-14, 2017, Cirque Eloize performed for the kids of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and brought some real laughs and smiles for all.