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Looking Back: I Am My Own Wife at the Wilma and Theatre Horizon

Kathryn Osenlund October 5, 2020 No Comments

Kathryn Osenlund remembers two productions of I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright. 

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MINORITYLAND (Power Street Theatre): The G word

Joshua Herren October 12, 2019 No Comments

MINORITY portrays gentrification and its evils in a complexity lacking from the characters that inhabit the fictional Hope Street.

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WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter

Henrik Eger November 25, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.

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MARIE ANTOINETTE (Curio): You say you want a revolution?

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper March 3, 2018 No Comments

Danton, Marat, Robespierre, and their ilk have mostly been forgotten, while the guillotined Marie retains fame.

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Arts Features Theater

2017 Barrymore Awards nominations

Cameron Kelsall August 22, 2017 No Comments

On August 21, Theatre Philadelphia announced nominees for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Established companies led the day.

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Features Interviews Theater

A Woman Who Dares: Interview with KC MacMillan

Cameron Kelsall August 7, 2017 No Comments

KC MacMillan talks about making the transition from freelance artist to administrative director, what she envisions for the next phase of her career, and what advice she has for young women who aspire to direct in Philadelphia

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WHITE (Theatre Horizon): Representation matters

Cameron Kelsall May 8, 2017 2 Comments

Playwright James Ijames offers a searing examination of the commodification of black experience.

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James Ijames
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WHITE: James Ijames on PlayPenn and Playwriting

Henrik Eger April 7, 2017 No Comments

James talked to Phindie about the genesis of WHITE and its development at PlayPenn, a Philadelphia-based organization for the development of new plays.

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Reviews Theater

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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A NEW BRAIN (Horizon): Getting a new lease on life

Debra Miller October 22, 2016 2 Comments

Theatre Horizon’s production of William Finn’s autobiographical musical comedy is filled with off-beat humor, powerhouse vocals, and a life-affirming message.

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Barrymore Awards Nominations

Christopher Munden August 30, 2016 No Comments

Industry insiders vote on their favorite shows and artists in their community from the preceding theater season. The resulting awards recognize the best that Philly stages have to offer, and also musicals.

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Reviews

FULLY COMMITTED (Horizon): A zany one-man tour-de-force

Debra Miller May 21, 2016 No Comments

One actor plays dozens of roles in a hilarious parody of the mad scramble for reservations at a trendy restaurant in Manhattan.

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Interviews Podcasts

[podcast] Lobby “Hero”?

Darnelle Radford for REP Radio March 2, 2016 No Comments

On today’s podcast, Akeem Davis and Brian Radcliffe are joined by Mark Bookman and Dana Cook of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation to dig deep into the matter of LOBBY HERO by: Kenneth Lonergan.

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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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Santa Colucci and His Merry Philadelphia Theater Elves: Behind the scenes of a holiday video

Henrik Eger December 23, 2015 No Comments

Interview with Christopher Colucci about the making of a holiday

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Reviews Theater

BLACK NATIVITY (Theatre Horizon): A celebration of human spirit

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper November 24, 2015 No Comments

Ozzie Jones’s production of this updated Langston Hughes play dazzles in just about every way a theater piece can.

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Liz (Kate Czajkowski) and Charlie (Scott Greer) in Theatre Exile's THE WHALE by Samuel D. Hunter. Photo credit: Paola Nogueras.
Features Theater

And the Winners Are… 2015 Barrymore Award winners

Christopher Munden November 2, 2015 No Comments

2015 Barrymore Awards recipients by award category

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Features Fringe Festival Interviews Theater

Fringe Preview: THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Tony Lawton with Ugly Stepsister)

Debra Miller August 14, 2015 1 Comment

The creators/performers of THE LIGHT PRINCESS discuss the development of their adaptation of the 19th-century Scottish fairytale before its workshop production in the Fringe.

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IN THE BLOOD (Theatre Horizon): Social satire in the service of compassion

Debra Miller April 25, 2015 3 Comments

Suzan-Lori Parks’ post-modern re-envisioning of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter addresses the theme of destiny, the tragedy of poverty, and the societal need for compassion in a provocative in-your-face production

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Leigha Kato, who plays Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood in Theatre Horizon's INTO THE WOODS.
Reviews Theater

INTO THE WOODS (Theatre Horizon): Agony is ecstasy

Kaitlyn Foti February 13, 2015 No Comments

Theatre Horizon tackles Steven Sondheim’s alternative take on fairy tales.

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