In adapting THE BLUEST EYE, Lydia R. Diamond trusts Toni Morrison.
View More THE BLUEST EYE (Arden): Bringing Toni Morrison to the stageTag: drama
The Mother of All Roles: E. Ashley Izard plays Mary Tyrone in LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
E. Ashley Izard tackles one of the most daunting roles in the American canon.
View More The Mother of All Roles: E. Ashley Izard plays Mary Tyrone in LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHTFUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in want
There was a perfection to the timing of FUN HOME’s arrival in Philadelphia: Another take on FUN HOME
View More FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in wantTheater in Sketch: THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio)
The small cast at Curio Theatre play multiple roles in THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY, a dramatization of Gustave Flaubert’s novel (read the Phindie…
View More Theater in Sketch: THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio)THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio): Not your high school English class
A meta take on Flaubert’s classic.
View More THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio): Not your high school English classFLY (Crossroads): Fighting for the skies
From dancing to dogfights, FLY tells the story of the Tuskagee Airmen.
View More FLY (Crossroads): Fighting for the skiesTO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Media): Killing Lee’s mockingbird
In directing Christopher Sergel’s dramatic adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Jesse Cline is uncharacteristically too reverential about the material.
View More TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Media): Killing Lee’s mockingbirdTHE PIANO LESSON (McCarter): A fine tune
Baikida Carroll’s PIANO LESSON is August Wilson as it’s meant to be seen.
View More THE PIANO LESSON (McCarter): A fine tuneALL MY SONS (People’s Light): A treat from the golden age of American theater
Seeing a naturalistic play by one of the masters of the form, Arthur Miller, with a cast and set that are as realistic and as authentically moving as the text, is a rarity and a treat.
View More ALL MY SONS (People’s Light): A treat from the golden age of American theaterHENRY V (PA Shakespeare): The king is but a man
While HENRY V contains two of Shakespeare’s most stirring speeches, smaller, less rhetorical moments are the more engrossing in Matt Pfeiffer’s staging for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
View More HENRY V (PA Shakespeare): The king is but a manLITTLE ROCK (Passage Theatre): Integrating history into theater
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj’s poignant play about nine children who integrate Little Rock’s Central High School creates a lasting impression.
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