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BIND (Corinna Burns): 2017 Fringe review

Cameron Kelsall September 21, 2017 No Comments

An ambitious, unfinished work by one of Philadelphia’s best.

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LABOR OF LOVE (The Waitstaff): 2017 Fringe review

Christopher Munden September 20, 2017 No Comments

Sketch comedy group The Waitstaff is the longest continuously producing company in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. They must be doing something right.

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Fringe in Sketch: MARX IN SOHO (Iron Age)

Chuck Schultz September 20, 2017 No Comments

MARX IN SOLO by Howard Zinn is directed by John Doyle for Iron Age Theatre.

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut Street Theatre): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall September 18, 2017 1 Comment

The promise of “something for everyone” is both too little and too much.

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HOME (Geoff Sobelle): 2017 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 14, 2017 No Comments

Bringing it all back home

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FISHTOWN: A Hipster Noir (Tribe of Fools): 2017 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 12, 2017 2 Comments

This is what you’re looking for. This is Fringe. Tribe of Fools delivers the goods… again.

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HELLO BLACKOUT (New Paradise Labs): 2017 Fringe review

Julius Ferraro September 10, 2017 No Comments

More engrossing, more alienating, and more disciplined than its predecessor.

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Eugene Ionesco’s THE BALD SOPRANO (IRC): 2017 Fringe Review

Cameron Kelsall September 6, 2017 No Comments

Tina Brock and company make Ionesco’s absurd SOPRANO sing.

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2017 Barrymore nominees: In their own words

Cameron Kelsall August 24, 2017 1 Comment

Phindie asked this year’s crop of Barrymore Award nominees about their experience of being nominated.

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Opera Innovator: An Interview with David Devan ahead of the O17 Festival

Cameron Kelsall August 15, 2017 No Comments

Opera Philadelphia’s innovative general director previews the upcoming O17 Festival.

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Theater in Sketch: CORIOLANUS (Shakespeare in Clark Park)

Chuck Schultz July 30, 2017 No Comments

The audience gather together on two adjacent hill sides and in the middle is a stretch of grass,

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THE NEW & IMPROVED STAGES OF GRIEF (Act II): Laughing through tears

Cameron Kelsall July 12, 2017 No Comments

Philadelphia’s queen of comedy takes on a dark subject with humor and heart.

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THE NERD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall June 29, 2017 No Comments

Larry Shue’s 1979 farce has seen better days.

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Theater in Sketch: THE ROSES IN JUNE (Seagull Productions)

Chuck Schultz June 29, 2017 2 Comments

Chuck Schultz reviews in words and image.

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MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church

Nia Dickens June 22, 2017 No Comments

New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives

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PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer

Cameron Kelsall June 22, 2017 No Comments

A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia.

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Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)

Chuck Schultz June 22, 2017 No Comments

Simpatico Theatre Company’s production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Walnut): Stayin’ Alive

Dorie Byrne June 18, 2017 No Comments

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is a white-washed adaptation of the classic movie, with double the music and none of the soul. Director/choreographer Richard Stafford seems terrified…

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HIR (Simpatico): We are all everything

Cameron Kelsall June 13, 2017 1 Comment

Author’s note: Taylor Mac uses “judy” as a gender pronoun. This review reflects Mac’s preference. Taylor Mac’s work is unwieldy and absurdist, challenging and unsettling.…

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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): Make Ireland Great Again

Cameron Kelsall May 31, 2017 No Comments

Brian Friel the Irish Chekhov.

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