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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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  • Reviews Theater

    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 Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

A RUNAWAY, A SOLDIER AND A SNOWBALL FIGHT (Iron Age Theatre): 2016 Fringe review 71

Lisa Panzer September 19, 2016 No Comments

This fabulous Fringe piece plunges the audience into the dramatic action of the American Revolution.

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Fringe Festival Theater

Fringe in Sketch: Albert Camus’ THE JUST

Chuck Schultz September 19, 2016 No Comments

I made it to a performance of Albert Camus’ THE JUST from Übungsflugzeug at Panorama in West Philly. [5213 Grays Avenue] September 9-24, 2016; fringearts.com/albert-camus-just.…

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HAPPY YUMMY CHICKEN (Love Drunk Life): 2016 Fringe review 70

Joshua Millhouse September 19, 2016 1 Comment

Sincere, amusing, and an absolute treat (and inside joke) for artmakers

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THE UNDERRATED ACT OF TALKING TO ONESELF (femme. collective): 2016 Fringe review 69

Julie Zeglen September 19, 2016 1 Comment

femme. collective has interwoven disparate acts to form a cohesive whole, a gorgeous string of solo, duet and group dances that tackle that, yes, underrated act of talking to oneself

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THE ELEMENTARY SPACETIME SHOW (César Alvarez): 2016 Fringe review 68.1

Julia Taus September 19, 2016 3 Comments

César Alvarez’s unique collaboration with the University of the Arts boasts a youthful cast of energetic performers who create a probing spectacle through the guise…

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BYE BYE LIVER (Happy Hour Live): 2016 Fringe review 67

Dalia Wolfson September 18, 2016 No Comments

Some jokes with your beer?

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SAY NO MORE (Wild Plum Productions): 2016 Fringe review 66

Lauren Ristvet September 18, 2016 No Comments

Wild Plum Production’s reimagining of Strindberg’s The Stronger. Review with sketches by Chuck Schultz.

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Dance Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews

BARRY: MAMALOSHEN IN DANCE (Asya Zlatina): 2016 Fringe review 65

Dalia Wolfson September 18, 2016 No Comments

Featuring young talents and Zlatina’s storytelling choreography, BARRY is a show with heart and love, quick on its feet.

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Dance Fringe Festival

Fringe in Sketch: FORE-IGN/ FORE-OUT

Chuck Schultz September 18, 2016 No Comments

The movement was very inspiring, and the diversity of the show was all encompassing.

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Fringe Festival Theater

Fringe in Sketch: ANTIHERO

Aaron Krolikowski September 18, 2016 No Comments

Comic book nerds turn vigilante against the Philadelphia Parking Authority in Tribe of Fools’ ANTIHERO.

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DOUBT, A PARABLE (Way Off Broad St. Theater Company): 2016 Fringe review 64

Christopher Munden September 18, 2016 No Comments

Way Off Broad St. Theater Company justify the festival inclusion of this modern classic with a site-specific setting in a chapel of the Arch Street United Methodist Church and a solid take on an excellent play.

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MILLENNIA (Brad Ogden): 2016 Fringe review 63

Tyler Horst September 18, 2016 No Comments

Millennia is funny, ambitious, and a little bit confused—just like millennials.

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Fringe Festival Theater

Fringe in Sketch: SHADOW HOUSE

Chuck Schultz September 18, 2016 No Comments

SHADOW HOUSE was an impressive immersive piece

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Nicole Quenelle in The Long Tides. Photo by Hannah van Sciver.
Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

THE LONG TIDES (Nicole Quenelle): 2016 Fringe review 62

Julia Taus September 18, 2016 1 Comment

The layering of story elements, occasional improv, and comedic repetition accompanied with robust sound design breathes life into each new scene

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Reviews Theater

BATHING IN MOONLIGHT (McCarter): In the pale moonlight

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper September 18, 2016 No Comments

While Nilo Cruz broaches some interesting subjects and often provides his characters with profound things to say, his world premiere play never takes off dramatically.

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BODAS DE SANGRE (The Duende Cycle): 2016 Fringe review 61

Lauren Ristvet September 18, 2016 2 Comments

Three years before his assassination during the Spanish civil war, Federico Garcia Lorca elaborated his theory of duende at the Argentinian premier of BODAS DE…

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Dance Features Fringe Festival Theater

International Fringe 2016: A welcome to theater from around the world, including refugees

Henrik Eger September 18, 2016 No Comments

The International Philly Fringe: A welcome to 28 countries

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DUTCH MASTERS (AMH Productions): 2016 Fringe review 60

Christopher Munden September 18, 2016 No Comments

AMH Productions finds the humor and poignancy in Keller’s quietly affecting consideration of race, class, and human connection

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CATCH TAKES BOK (Catch and Thirdbird): 2016 Fringe review 59

Carolyn Wyman September 18, 2016 No Comments

Brooklyn’s CATCH is a showcase for experimental artists in all genres—The Ed Sullivan Show on acid.

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BILLOSOPHY: LIFE, CIRCUS, DEATH (Bill Forchion): 2016 Fringe review 58

Debra Miller September 18, 2016 No Comments

A one-hour existentialist monologue filled with expressive movement, colorful costumes, funny props, apropos music, and audience participation

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