Revisiting Philly theater history through the eyes of one of its finest critics.
View More Philadelphia theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 2: 2004
Tag: prince music theater
WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter
Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.
View More WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter
Sustainability and the Artist
Lately I’ve been thinking about that “worthwhile strategy” in regards to making a living as a theatre artist. Too many of my colleagues can’t afford to get sick, and certainly can’t afford to start a family. An interview with Charlotte Ford (revealing she’s stepping away from theater to go back to school for speech pathology) seems to have sparked a vigorous public debate about how difficult it is to make a living as an artist, and what can be done about it.
View More Sustainability and the Artist
I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF (Prince): Intimacy, Song, and Rage in Weimar Germany
I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF, created and performed by Mark Nadler and directed by David Schweizer, is both a lament and a celebration of Weimar Germany and the bohemian lifestyle celebrated by the young during this time. Incredibly impoverished, pincered by a swiftly inflating currency, stabbed by the growth of hate and, underneath that hate, a creeping fascism; yet this impossible position also gave rise to an incredibly fertile undergrowth and the arts mecca which Berlin became.
View More I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF (Prince): Intimacy, Song, and Rage in Weimar Germany
THE SUIT (Prince): Balancing cruelty and kindness in pre-apartheid South Africa
If Philadelphia is a tightly wound city wearing a permanent scowl, Sophiatown is tightly wound with a broad smile. Sophiatown was a cultural hub for…
View More THE SUIT (Prince): Balancing cruelty and kindness in pre-apartheid South Africa