Another take on POPCORN FALLS
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Excess of imagination and amazing muscle memory in POPCORN FALLS: Interview with multiple-role actors Luke Bradt and Dan Olmstead
“What I like most about POPCORN FALLS is that there is a real heart to it.”
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POPCORN FALLS (Walnut Street): A disservice to small towns and comedy
Popcorn Falls is not the town it used to be! The historic waterfall (with some fictional connection to George Washington) has been dammed up. Tourists…
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LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR (Walnut): Funny, morbid, timely, and of a time
Theatergoers who long for the good ol’ days of pre-political correctness will love it. Everyone else, just enjoy the ride.
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THE WIZARD OF OZ (Walnut): Just like you remember it!
There’s no place like home, and this winter you don’t need to drive very far to learn that lesson again at the Walnut Street Theater’s musical THE WIZARD OF OZ.
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HARVEY (Walnut): Burns slow, then hops right along
The story is a little dated, but that is part of its charm, like watching a Norman Rockwell painting come to life.
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A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL (Walnut): Recollections of an unforgettable holiday
The Philadelphia debut of a popular musical is filled with humor, wonderment, and sentimental recollections of a child’s Christmas in 1940 Indiana.
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FIELD HOCKEY HOT (11th Hour): A champion of laughter
One does not know what to expect when walking into a production revolving around sports. Many seem to believe that sports and theater do not…
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MARY POPPINS (Walnut): Flying between lightness and gravitas
In doing MARY POPPINS, a director has to decide between approaches: light and fantastical like the movie or darker like the book.
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9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL (Walnut Street): Performance over plot
Sharp performances keep 9 TO 5 so consistently entertaining it masks a contrived plot and mediocre music and lyrics.
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THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE (Walnut): A 60-Second Review
Some of life’s biggest journeys begin with that one small voice in our heads, telling us to take an unexpected leap of faith. As a painfully shy young girl channeling bold songstresses of the past through her deceased father’s record collection, Ellie Mooney delightfully shows audiences how to find the power within, as the star of THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
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