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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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Features Interviews Previews SoLow Fest 2016 Theater

Rejected Thoughts Emerge at SoLow Fest

Emily Dombrovskaya June 2, 2016 No Comments

A SoLow Fest exploration of what makes us vulnerable, joyous, or angry.

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Reviews Theater

36 VIEWS (Lantern): Using artifice to reveal truths

Christopher Munden June 2, 2016 No Comments

Visually beautiful and compelling in its coherence, 36 VIEWS weaves these intellectual concepts on the uncertainty of art and life with a wholly original style.

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Reviews Theater

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Irish Heritage): Human portraits of a bloody struggle

Emily Kluver May 31, 2016 No Comments

Dives into the lives of Irish tenement dwellers at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising

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Reviews Theater

[NYC] THE TOTAL BENT (Public Theater): In world premiere in NYC, a messy rocking musical has Philadelphia connections

Kathryn Osenlund May 30, 2016 No Comments

The action transpires at the nexus of tradition, belief, protest, crass commercialism, and rock ‘n’ roll, shedding light on differing views of the budding Civil…

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Features Theater

“Nothing about us without us”: The Radicalisation of CHELSEA Manning

Emily Kluver May 29, 2016 1 Comment

When does the subject trump gender identity? Responses to the latest Inis Nua production.

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Previews Theater

Full Schedule: 2016 Philadelphia International Children’s Festival June 2-4

Christopher Munden May 25, 2016 No Comments

An array of circus arts, music, theater and storytelling and an outdoor FUN ZONE

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Features Interviews Theater

Putting the Vulnerable Thing Out There: An interview with Chelsea & Magda

Josh McIlvain May 25, 2016 No Comments

Female friendships, aggression, integrity, Lisa Frank, light-up sneakers, and more.

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Dance Reviews

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM (McCarter): Dance review

Ralph Malachowski May 25, 2016 No Comments

For one night only, the Dance Theatre of Harlem appeared on the Matthews Stage of the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Reviews Theater

THE INVISIBLE HAND (Theatre Exile): A gripping, thinking person’s play about the wages of self-interest

Kathryn Osenlund May 24, 2016 4 Comments

To call THE INVISIBLE HAND dramatic would be an understatement.

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Interviews Podcasts Theater

[podcast] J. Paul Nicholas on THE INVISIBLE HAND

Darnelle Radford for REP Radio May 23, 2016 No Comments

J. Paul Nicholas on the politics and conversations that surround this well-executed production.

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Features Interviews Theater

The Mechanical Theater Discusses its New Site-Specific Take on ROMEO AND JULIET

Debra Miller May 23, 2016 1 Comment

The cast, director, and artistic director of Mechanical’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s classic give a sneak peek at their original site-specific adaptation.

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Reviews Theater

THE BALLAD OF TRAYVON MARTIN (New Freedom): When a play makes you feel something

Trish McFadden May 23, 2016 3 Comments

New Freedom Theatre’s latest teaches us that anger is a valid reaction to any play that depicts racial injustice.

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Features Museums

A Weird History: Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter and his peculiar museum

Christopher Munden May 23, 2016 2 Comments

Within a staid building at 22nd and Ludlow lies one of the most peculiar and enthralling museums in the world.

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Reviews Theater

THE SECRET GARDEN (Arden): Captivating mystery and haunting artistry

Debra Miller May 22, 2016 2 Comments

A superb cast and creative artistic design bring the story of traumatic loss and joyful renewal to life in the haunting musical adaptation of a Victorian classic.

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Reviews Theater

THEY EXTRACT! (Alma’s Engine): Love is a verb

Owen Hamill May 22, 2016 No Comments

In a dystopian future where love is a tangible commodity, Vera and Woolen fight to keep their love for themselves and each other.

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Reviews

FULLY COMMITTED (Horizon): A zany one-man tour-de-force

Debra Miller May 21, 2016 No Comments

One actor plays dozens of roles in a hilarious parody of the mad scramble for reservations at a trendy restaurant in Manhattan.

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Previews Theater

Bringing the arts back to Philadelphia Public Schools with DREAMGIRLS at SPHS

Nicholas Ryan May 19, 2016 1 Comment

South Philadelphia High School and Curtis ArtistYear present Dreamgirls the Musical, May 19 and 20, 2016. 

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Features Interviews Theater

Ireland Rising: Irish Heritage Theatre actors respond to THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS

Henrik Eger May 18, 2016 No Comments

Nine Irish Heritage Theatre actors talk about the Irish roots of Sean O’Casey’s THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS.

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Dance Reviews Visual Arts

LA VERITA (Campagnia Finzi Pasca): Experience the surreal

Eri Yoneda May 18, 2016 No Comments

Choreographer Daniele Finzi Pasca has created an innovative circus-style performance inspired by a Dalí painting.

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Reviews Theater

A SINGLE SHARD (People’s Light): A yarn spun on a potter’s wheel

Scott Wiser May 18, 2016 No Comments

A powerful sensory experience that can be likened to listening to an engaging storyteller while staring at the fire

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