Pleasant to watch and quite informative, but little seems at stake
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Talking to the Roosevelts: Interview with Eleanor, Franklin, and Sara from the cast of ELEANOR at Media Theatre
Henrik Eger spoke to the actors about their roles and the real-life characters behind them.
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Remembering Philadelphia’s Beloved Broadway Star: Ann Crumb, the down-to-earth diva from Media
Media Theatre hosts a memorial service for Ann Crumb, December 29
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ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE (Media Theatre): 60-second review
Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. Vocally, Jenny Lee Stern channels Patsy Cline. The clean, heartfelt sounds register. Physically, I kept seeing Judy Garland and…
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NEXT TO NORMAL (Media Theatre): Powerful and poignant
Krissy Fraelich’s riveting central performance blends with the perfection of Geoffrey Goldberg’s direction to make this production not only powerful and poignant.
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WEST SIDE STORY (Media Theatre): 60-second review
2018 is Leonard Bernstein’s centenary, and theaters around the country are programming his greatest works in his honor. Delaware County’s Media Theatre has taken the…
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SIDE SHOW (Media Theatre): Coming together on a small stage
SIDE SHOW is a tricky piece, but there was much to savor at Media Theatre’s production
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Neal Zoren’s BEST OF PHILADELPHIA THEATER, 2016
Neal Zoren chose his favorite productions, directors, and actors from the last year.
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ROMEO & JULIET (Media): A Rose of any other name
The lights show a bare stage; the set is two dilapidated buildings with scaffolding. The curtains intermittently change from day to night with a transient…
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Working with the First National Congress in 1776: Interview with director-choreographer Jennie Eisenhower, part 2
In this, the second of a two-part interview, we talk to Eisenhower about the history behind 1776: The Musical
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1776 And All That: Interview with director-choreographer Jennie Eisenhower
In this, the first of a two-part interview, we talk to Eisenhower about her background and work on the production.
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1776: THE MUSICAL (Media): Not your textbook history production
1776 will make you laugh, might even make you cry, and will most certainly be more enjoyable than the lectures of your middle school history teachers.
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1776 THE MUSICAL (Media): Rollicking romp through history
A rocking, irreverent look at the birth of our nation wrought with lively, believable characters.
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Putting the fight in DOGFIGHT: Interview with JP Dunphy, multitalented actor, singer, and dancer
Part two of our interview with JP Dunphy details his preparations as an actor for a wide range of demanding roles
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DOGFIGHT (Media): Love and war
Jesse Cline’s production is solid and holds dramatic intensity throughout, but ‘Victoria Mayo elevates a fine staging into one worth remembering.
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Theater from the Inside Out: Interview with JP Dunphy, multitalented DOGFIGHT actor, singer, and dancer
The son of the Temple basketball coach talks about life as an actor.
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Q&A with Jesse Cline of Media Music Theatre
Jesse Cline, the artistic director of Media Music Theatre opened the doors of the theater to answer questions about his life, his career as an actor, singer, and director
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TO 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.
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BILLY ELLIOT (Media Theatre): Dance Billy, dance
As usual with 2007 musical version of the 2000 movie, the personal scenes are the strength of this production
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GHOST (Media Theatre): Animating a corpse
Director Jesse Cline doesn’t let GHOST’s musical or lyrical deficiencies stand in his way of making involving theater.
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