Is the Christmas period still a financial savior for their theaters and choruses.
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Tag: Henrik Eger
WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter
Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.
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“Mentors and protégés exist everywhere”: Interview with playwright Donald Margulies on COLLECTED STORIES
Donald Margulies talks about COLLECTED STORIES and more
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Remembering Joel Markowitz, founding editor of DC Metro Theater Arts
An open letter to a theater legend.
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America the Beautiful, America the Ugly: An open letter to a German visitor
Henrik Eger considers PTC’s Sweat, Walnut’s Holiday Inn, and the state of American culture.
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MEDEA, A Woman in Crisis: Interview with Jennifer Summerfield
Henrik Eger interviews the star of Hedgerow’s new production of a classical Greek tragedy.
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Theater of the Extreme: Amanda Schoonover looks back on PHAEDRA’S LOVE
Henrik Eger talks to actor Amanda Schoonover about Sarah Kane and her career.
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Berlin to Broadway, a Musical Voyage with Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill: Cast interview
This Fringe, the Department of Theatre and Dance at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCU) presented Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, a Musical Voyage,with a cast from the Theater and Drama Department.
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Touring Marx in Soho in Britain and the US: Interview with Bob Weick, Celebrating Marx’s 200th Birthday, Part 2
Part 2 of Henrik Eger’s interview with Bob Weick.
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“When I step on the stage as Marx, I directly challenge the system”: Interview with Bob Weick, Part 1
Bob Weick has taken Howard Zinn’s MARX IN SOLO all over the U.S. He’s now taking it to England
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“I Can’t Kiss Myself Alone”: The Wit and Retro Style of Berlin’s Max Raabe and His Palast Orchestra. Interview by Henrik Eger
One of Germany’s most popular singers launches his North American tour this week.
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Remembering TIME REMEMBERED: Interviews with the IRC cast
Henrik Eger talked to the IRC cast about their production of Jean Anouith’s play.
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Why Wait? Director Ken Marini talks about Quintessence Theatre’s brilliant WAITING FOR GODOT
Quintessence Theatre’s production of WAITING FOR GODOT just closed. Henrik Eger spoke to the director about his background and his experiences directing Samuel Beckett’s classic.
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Dinner for One: The greatest cult film you’ve never heard of
A comedy little known in its native Britain has become a cult favorite in Germany.
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Arden): Scott Greer in an entertaining, painful, life-enhancing play
To balance the traumas of life—from a difficult childhood through a challenging adulthood—a man writes down every brilliant thing, every wish he can think of.
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International Fringe 2017: A welcome to theater from around the world coming to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Welcome to Philadelphia, international Fringe artists.
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I Just Wanted To Be Happy: SUICIDE STORIES, a Fringe preview
How would you feel if your entire life was summed up by a single number? A suicide statistic.
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Even Talking about Suicide Is Difficult: Nine playwrights on collaborative playwriting with Elephant Room Productions
The subject of suicide is so taboo that few playwrights tackle the topic, and even fewer theater companies present a whole evening of plays about suicide.
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MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church
New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives
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WHITE: James Ijames on PlayPenn and Playwriting
James talked to Phindie about the genesis of WHITE and its development at PlayPenn, a Philadelphia-based organization for the development of new plays.
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