The Bechdel family has a funeral home (dubbed Fun Home by the kids) and also a not-fun family home.
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News and reviews for the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia.
THE BLUEST EYE (Arden): Bringing Toni Morrison to the stage
In adapting THE BLUEST EYE, Lydia R. Diamond trusts Toni Morrison.
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Back to Prison: Playwright Kash Goins on his reprised play V to X at Arden Theatre
Kash Goins talks to Phindie about the new production of his acclaimed prison drama and the Arden’s coming season.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE (Arden): Ibsen for our times
A timelessly relevant damnation of our human falsehoods is also an au courant commentary on sexism.
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TOUCHTONES (Arden): This must be a bad connection
Naughty and nice collide in TOUCHTONES, a musical fantasy in world premiere at the Arden.
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TOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second review
This treacly throwback neither titillates nor liberates.
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CABARET (Arden): Glücklich zu sehen?
CABARET has taken on a new level of relevance, but Matthew Decker’s re-creation of Sam Mendes’ famous production remains stuck in the past.
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In Judgment of Wrongs: A biting premiere on American injustice launches Kash Goins’s residency at the Arden
In 2016, Philly playwright Kash Goins took a look at the human costs of mass incarceration in his nuanced, intimate original drama V to X…
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2016-2017 Phindie Critics’ Awards
Philadelphia theater writers choose their favorite plays of the last season.
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2017 Barrymore Awards nominations
On August 21, Theatre Philadelphia announced nominees for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Established companies led the day.
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GYPSY (Arden): A self-aware musical
Another take on the Arden’s GYPSY
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GYPSY (Arden Theatre): Mary’s turn
Martello shines in an otherwise confused production of this classic musical.
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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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THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Arden): An elixir of make-believe
The Arden Theatre Company’s world premiere of THE LIGHT PRINCESS mixes up a elixir of make-believe
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Arden): Take pains, be perfect
Shakespeare made simple, and simply fun.
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JOHN (Arden): Things that haunt
There remains something compelling about ghost stories. Annie Baker’s JOHN demonstrates why: our past haunts just as well as any poltergeist.
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A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD (Arden Children’s Theatre): Another year with frog and toad
The simple tricks of the stage awe an audience of CGI-era children, showing that even something as normal as friendship can be magic.
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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”
Dito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.
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STUPID FUCKING BIRD (Arden): A sidesplitting and insightful reinvention of Chekhov
Aaron Posner’s hilarious reinvention of The Seagull captures all of Chekhov’s laughable characters, absurdities of life, and self-references to the theater from a 21st-century perspective.
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Barrymore Awards Nominations
Industry insiders vote on their favorite shows and artists in their community from the preceding theater season. The resulting awards recognize the best that Philly stages have to offer, and also musicals.
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