From being bullied to falling in love with Judy Garland. Tyler Houchins takes us down the yellow brick road.
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Ireland Rising: Irish Heritage Theatre actors respond to THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
Nine Irish Heritage Theatre actors talk about the Irish roots of Sean O’Casey’s THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS.
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The Last Days of the Society Hill Playhouse
A stalwart of Philadelphia theater since the 1960s, Society Hill Playhouse will close on April 1, 2016. This Spring’s programming marks the final chapter in a long history.
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Reflections on Playwriting: A personal interview with Walt Vail, one of Philadelphia’s most experienced playwrights
Part two of a multi-part interview with one of Philadelphia’s oldest and most prolific playwrights.
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Sixty Years of Philadelphia Theater: Interview with playwright Walt Vail
Tracing 60 years of theater history in Philadelphia through the eyes of one man.
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The Magic of Christmas!: Barbershop Quartet with famous Philly magicians at the Society Hill Playhouse
One real barber and four famous Philadelphia magicians who are going to surprise the audience on Saturday, December 19
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2016 is almost knocking at the gate: Interview with LAFFERTY’S WAKE playwright Susan Turlish
In this, the second of a two-part interview (read part one here), Henrik Eger talks to playwright Susan Turlish about her work.
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“No Irish Wake is considered a success without one mighty, knockdown, knockout fight!”: Interview with LAFFERTY’S WAKE playwright Susan Turlish
Part one of the first-ever interview with Susan Turlish, playwright of Society Hill Playhouse’s smash hit LAFFERTY’S WAKE
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LAFFERTY’S WAKE (Society Hill Playhouse): Putting the fun in funeral
The LAFFERTY’S WAKE ensemble is quick and amiable in Susan Turlish’s gentle comic story,
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LAFFERTY’S WAKE (Society Hill Playhouse): “For God’s sake, you got to laugh a little!”
Society Hill Playhouse celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a seasonal revival of Susan Turlish’s musical-comedy send-up of the Irish,
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Irish Eyes Still Smiling: LAFFERTY’S WAKE back at Society Hill Playhouse 17 years later
In 1997, Inquirer theater critic Douglas J. Keating attended the world premiere of LAFFERTY’S WAKE, an interactive Irish-style play conceived by Susan Turlish and her cast of local actors.
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TIL DIVORCE DO US PART: THE MUSICAL (Society Hill Playhouse): The annoying ex you never wanted to see
This 90-minute cabaret featuring of three bitter divorced women and a newspaper pen pal crams heartless bubble gum jingles and cheap laughs into the plot of a confused Lifetime special.
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[68] EMANCIPATION SWEET, A PLAY WITH MUSIC (Theatre for Transformation): Fringe review
Theatre for Transformation is a Lancaster-based company focused on performing African-American stories for diverse audiences. This active group has toured their original works to over…
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[50] IF I WERE A DRAG QUEEN, I WOULD BE FAMOUS (Shannon Agnew): 2013 Fringe review
Keep an eye (and an ear) out for Shannon Agnew. Her new show, IF I WERE A DRAG QUEEN, I WOULD BE FAMOUS, is a…
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A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT: Three Things We Can All Like
As a lover of theater, beer, and meat-filled pastries, I’ve been excited by the ads and positive buzz about this series from Tiny Dynamite for…
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Philadelphia Theatre Reviews
I’ve never acted, except for a brief cameo in a high school musical on which I was working back stage. I have never studied acting,…
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