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Tag: Tony Braithwaite

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WHICH REMINDS ME (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft September 6, 2017 No Comments

Tony Braithwaite did it again with another original show

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TOMFOOLERY (Act II): Rediscovering the satire of Tom Lehrer

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper March 21, 2017 2 Comments

Tom Lehrer is the smartest, most devilish, most perceptive, and most funny of the editorial songwriters

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THIS WONDERFUL LIFE (Act II): Every time a bell rings…

Joshua Millhouse December 12, 2016 No Comments

Tony Braithwaite re-enacts a holiday film classic in Act II Playhouse’s THIS WONDERFUL LIFE.

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MAURITIUS (Act II): Feeling the philatelia

Lauren Hartranft November 8, 2016 No Comments

Act II Playhouse gets all dramatic with Theresa Rebeck’s MAURITIUS

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ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Act II Playhouse): A vote-getter

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper September 15, 2016 No Comments

Puns, pokes, and irreverent portrayals take the place of debating issues

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Summer Club: Swinging on the Shore

Henrik Eger July 22, 2016 No Comments

This weekend, while the cheese-steak crowd is piling into Wildwood, sophisticated Philadelphians go on their annual pilgrimage to Cape May to experience the latest program of The Summer Club.

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DRIVING MISS DAISY (Act II): A production in the drivers seat

Lauren Hartranft March 7, 2016 No Comments

An elderly Jewish lady and a young African American strike up an unexpected and unusual friendship.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft January 25, 2016 No Comments

What better way to celebrate the cluster that is travel but with a charming show all about it in Ambler!

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FOX ON THE FAIRWAY (Act II): Camaraderie of a club

Lauren Hartranft November 6, 2015 No Comments

No golf interest? No problem. This show has tongue-in-cheek humor, love, competition, and the danger of the unexpected.

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ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN (Act II): How to write a script

Lauren Hartranft September 15, 2015 No Comments

Act II opens its new season with a bang with Bruce Graham’s ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN

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FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft May 28, 2015 No Comments

Act II set a new standard for closing out an excellent season. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS by Gerard Allessandrini is hands down hilarious. Tony Braithwaite,…

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MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT (Act II Playhouse): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft December 19, 2014 No Comments

Presented in variety-show style with skits, songs, and improv sessions, this show is downright funny.

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Maria Konstantinidis stars as Aldonza/Dulcinea in Act II Playhouse's production of "Man of La Mancha," now playing through June 8, 2014. Photo by Bill D'Agostino.
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MAN OF LA MANCHA (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft May 5, 2014 No Comments

MAN OF LA MANCHA is a play within a play. The production is the clear result of what happens when a group of professionals pour their talents into a common goal.

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HOTEL SUITE (Act II Playhouse): A 60-Second Review

Lauren Hartranft March 2, 2014 No Comments

HOTEL SUITE highlights the best of Neil Simon’s successful play-turned-movie series including PLAZA, CALIFORNIA, and LONDON SUITES. HOTEL SUITE is a fun, in-your-face, comical view…

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THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS (Act II): My true love came to me?

JB Farley December 22, 2013 No Comments

Overbearing relatives, forced merriness, the same damn songs playing over and over and then over again—Christmas can be a real pain in the toches. Depicting the next year of her life, Lakis plays (almost) all the characters in this 90 minute show, without a single break.

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1812 Productions THE BIG TIME review
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THE BIG TIME: NEW VAUDEVILLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1812): Juggling seasonal laughs

Polly Edelstein December 13, 2013 No Comments

Vaudeville has returned in all its glory with 1812’s THE BIG TIME: NEW VAUDEVILLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Pratfalls, double entendres, and caricatures of people past…

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