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Tag: Forrest Theatre

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DEAR EVAN HANSEN (National Tour at Forrest Theatre): Return to sender

Joshua Herren August 19, 2022 No Comments

The show’s message is deeply cynical: that social media and community solidarity in the face of tragic events are ultimately self-serving

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Interviews Theater

A Letter, a Lie, and the Role of a Lifetime: Alaina Anderson in Dear Evan Hansen

Debra Danese August 15, 2022 No Comments

Alaina Anderson is loving her time on the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen.

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Arts Reviews Theater

A Powerful Revival: Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma!

Joshua Herren March 14, 2022 No Comments

Walking into the Forrest Theatre, patrons are assaulted by the glaringly-bright light of the stage. This production of Oklahoma!, the lights seem to say, will hide nothing. In many ways, Daniel Fish’s revival lives up to this promise.

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Interviews Theater

Oh, What a Beautiful Role: Mitch Tebo in OKLAHOMA!

Debra Danese February 26, 2022 No Comments

Starring in the revival of OKLAHOMA!, actor Mitch Tebo brings his 40 years of theater experience to the stage as Andrew Carnes. Tebo originally played…

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Reviews Theater

SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL (Forrest Theatre): An Unlikely Hero

Joshua Herren December 7, 2019 No Comments

Philadelphia gets a visit from Bikini Bottom in Spongebob the Musical.

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Features Interviews Theater

Visiting Bikini Bottom with Tristan McIntyre, star of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

Debra Danese November 22, 2019 No Comments

Among his many other skills, Tristan McIntyre can proudly add “planktonic copepod” to his list of theater roles. McIntyre joins SpongeBob and the proud residents…

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Reviews Theater

FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in want

Julie Zeglen June 22, 2017 No Comments

There was a perfection to the timing of FUN HOME’s arrival in Philadelphia: Another take on FUN HOME

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Reviews Theater

FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): Hiding who you are is likely to be tragic

Toby Zinman June 18, 2017 1 Comment

FUN HOME is both a musical and a family drama; it’s also an activist declaration

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Features Interviews Theater

Sixty Years of Philadelphia Theater: Interview with playwright Walt Vail

Henrik Eger January 2, 2016 3 Comments

Tracing 60 years of theater history in Philadelphia through the eyes of one man.

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Mark Evans THE BOOK OF MORMON First National Tour (c) Joan Marcus, 2013
Reviews Theater

THE BOOK OF MORMON (First National Tour Company): Sincerely funny

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper December 15, 2015 1 Comment

This touring production doesn’t make THE BOOK OF MORMON any more savage, but it knits Parker and Stone’s comic ideas together into a moving story more satisfying because it has a human core.

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Mark Evans THE BOOK OF MORMON First National Tour © Joan Marcus, 2013
Grumpy Professor Reviews Reviews Theater

THE BOOK OF MORMON (Forrest Theatre): Grumpy Professor review

The Grumpy Professor, John T DAlessandro PhD August 7, 2014 No Comments

John “The Grumpy Professor D’Allessandro paid over $100 for a ticket to THE BOOK OF MORMON and thinks it was worth it.

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