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Bringing Shakespeare to Life: Interview with director Matt Pfeiffer about SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (People’s Light)

Henrik Eger March 10, 2020 No Comments

Matt Pfeiffer talks love of Shakespeare and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

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MAN OF GOD (InterAct): Worthy of praise

Toby Zinman January 30, 2020 No Comments

Anna Moench’s new, short, fascinating play is not to be missed.

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SNEAKERS (Nichole Canuso Dance): 2019 Fringe review

Lisa Panzer September 8, 2019 No Comments

Nichole Canuso imparts a different way of looking at loss, living, and love.

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ROMEO AND JULIET (Wilma): Wherefore do Romeo and Juliet?

Christopher Munden January 22, 2019 No Comments

What about Shakespeare do we want kids to like?

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PASSAGE (Wilma): Love and death in Country X

Christopher Munden May 1, 2018 No Comments

The way to get an audience to ask itself profound questions about a work is not by asking the audience profound questions about the work.

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Theater in Sketch: PASSAGE (Wilma Theater)

Chuck Schultz April 30, 2018 No Comments

PASSAGE reminds sketch artist Chuck Schultz of a painting at the Philadelphia Museum by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

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CABARET (Arden): Glücklich zu sehen?

Cameron Kelsall September 29, 2017 No Comments

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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2016-2017 Phindie Critics’ Awards

Cameron Kelsall August 26, 2017 3 Comments

Philadelphia theater writers choose their favorite plays of the last season.

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JOHN (Arden): Things that haunt

Christopher Munden February 7, 2017 No Comments

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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Two by Tuomanen: MARCUS/EMMA (InterAct) and HELLO! SADNESS (FringeArts)

Christopher Munden January 28, 2017 No Comments

Two shows by Philadelphia writer Mary Tuomanen opened on consecutive nights last week, providing a singular opportunity to assess common threads tying together works by the author.

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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”

Joshua Millhouse October 21, 2016 No Comments

Dito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.

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FEED (Applied Mechanics): 2016 Fringe review 14

Olivia Jia September 11, 2016 No Comments

Narrative, fiction, performance, and reality collide through the breaking of bread.

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THE STINKY CHEESE MAN (Arden): No cheese smells this good

Nicholas Ryan April 19, 2016 No Comments

It’s hard to know what to expect going into a children’s theater show, but this adult was quite honestly blown away.

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LOBBY HERO (Theatre Horizon): A web of unintended consequences

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper March 2, 2016 No Comments

Kenneth Lonergan’s new play explores the many levels of trust.

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Corruption Then, Corruption Now: Interview with IRC director Tina Brock about Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR

Henrik Eger February 15, 2016 No Comments

IRC director Tina Brock shares her insights and experiences in producing and directing Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR.

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Anthony Crosby and Amanda Schoonover in Simpatico’s THE IT GIRL (Photo credit: Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography)
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THE IT GIRL (Simpatico): Sounds of silence that still resonate

Debra Miller January 30, 2016 1 Comment

A world-premiere fictionalized bio-play on silent-film star Clara Bow captures the era and the lessons of her life and career as seen through a contemporary lens.

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[NYC] MIDWAY AVENUE (Nichole Canuso Dance Company) & ATOMIC ORBITAL (Laura Peterson Choreography) at HERE

Debra Miller August 31, 2015 No Comments

Choreographers Nichole Canuso and Laura Peterson debut their unique new works in a complementary joint program at SoHo’s HERE Arts Center.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK (Arden): Merging morals with make-believe

Debra Miller April 21, 2015 No Comments

Based on British author Rudyard Kipling’s series of exotic children’s stories inspired by his childhood in India, THE JUNGLE BOOK is now an engaging family play, celebrating its world premiere at Arden Children’s Theatre.

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Meta-morphing Kafka’s Gregor: Interview with director Rebecca Wright in THE METAMORPHOSIS, (Quintessence Theatre Group)

Henrik Eger February 23, 2015 2 Comments

Henrik Eger talks to director Rebecca Wright about her work and influences.

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Kristen Bailey (as Gregor). Photo by Shawn May
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THE METAMORPHOSIS (Quintessence): Leave the bug spray at home

Lisa Panzer February 10, 2015 No Comments

A sensational production of Franz Kafka’s story, utilizing sound, movement, color, and light to transport the audience into the eerie world of salesman-turned-cockroach Gregor Samsa .

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