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Ten years after its debut, Seth Rozin’s staging of InterAct Theater Company’s marvelous drama still hits home.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:22AMThe Philadelphia Theatre Company is back on sure footing with Seminar, a splendid production of Theresa Rebeck’s accomplished drama about love and literature.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 09:15AMBy far the most interesting scenes in Assassin are when Robson examines the limited shelf life of professional athletes and the toll football takes on its players’ bodies. Despite walking …
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:33PMMary Martello began acting at seven. Fifty years later, she’s just completed what may have been the finest performance of her career: playing the cruel, desperate Mag in Lantern Theater’…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 03:40PMIn a work not for the faint of heart, Simpatico Theatre Project and the Renegade Company are presenting an affecting co-production of The Amish Project, playwright Jessica Dickey’s powerfu…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:32AMNot only is this one of the busiest times on area stages, but history has shown that January and February typically spawn many of the season’s best productions. With that in mind, we’ve …
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 11:40AMLeslye Headland’s comedy Assistance, currently on stage at the Wilma Theater, is not a great play. It is, however, one that will inspire much discussion about the nature of theater and how…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 08:57AMFilm and theater are entirely different mediums, and comparing Les Mis’s current incarnations is difficult—and perhaps unfair. That said, with the possible exception of Hugh Jackman’s …
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 08:46AMIt’s impossible to say precisely what will happen in Philadelphia theater in 2013; after all, one of the art form’s greatest virtues is its unpredictability. No matter how many times a p…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 02:27PMThe weather outside is far from frightful, so thankfully nothing has dampened the spirits of the spunky foursome serving up a feast of holiday songs, with a lively side of snappy patter and …
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 04:31PMWhat’s the best word to sum up Philadelphia’s theater community in 2012? Unpredictable.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 04:25PMIts story covers the battle-ravaged early 1900s, but the National Theatre of Great Britain’s production speaks volumes today.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 08:56AMThe intriguing drama doesn’t offer any easy answers. But the mother of its most interesting character is correct when she tells her daughter that “the world is full of wickedness.”
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 07:02AMThe British-born visionary's 30 years of determined focus and populist programming has created the world’s biggest subscriber theater.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 08:57AMIt’s probably safe to say that never before in theater history have so many award-winning lyricists, composers and playwrights collaborated on a single show as the artists assembled to giv…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 09:36AMIt would be easy for a production to focus solely on Diana and her disease, but director Terrence J. Nolen is equally interested in the impact her behavior has on the entire family.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:09AMAt 34, he has already spent half his life becoming not only one of America’s top lighting designers, but quite possibly the busiest theater artist working in Philadelphia today.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 09:33PMWith grit, imagination and vastly improved performances, the Wilma Theater continues its exploration of Tony Kushner’s epic "Angels in America."
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 11:38AMThe new Adam Rapp play "The Edge of Our Bodies" and a titillating take on Shakespeare dubbed "Othello, Desdemona & Iago Walk Into a Bar" add to the festival's sharp edges.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:35AMDeath. Rock n’ roll. Post-apocalyptic dance. The Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe digs deep in "Some Other Mettle" and "27."
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 05:57AMMost of the big-name national and international artists, as well as prominent Philly companies Pig Iron Theatre Company, New Paradise Laboratories and JUNK, are sure to attract larger crowds…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 07:21AMSeptember is right around the corner, which means it’s time for the annual performing arts extravaganza that is the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:58AMIt’s fair to say that the Arden is probably the only Philadelphia theater that can trace its roots back to Burt Reynolds.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 01:41PMSummer theater in the Philadelphia area is typically dominated by William Shakespeare’s works, and this season, plays by the Bard have been featured on stages from Quakertown to Wilmington…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 11:22AMPhiladelphia’s LGBT community has for years been among the most enthusiastic, devoted supporters of the city’s theater companies. And although the Wilma Theater notably presented two pla…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 09:30AMNeed more proof the Great White Way isn’t the only fertile ground for memorable nights out at the theater? Look no further than Mazeppa Productions’ thrilling staging of the rock musical…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:52AMWhatever the outcome, the Arden’s Writers’ Room provides an exciting alternative to the old model of play development in which scripts were being subjected to years of readings and works…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 05:20PMThe Wilma ends its season with Tony Kushner's masterpiece.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 10:03AMSix of Philly’s most respected theaters are pulling out all the stops this week in a bonanza of season finales that will give local theatergoers a final chance to see some wonderful theate…
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 01:31PMThe Quintessence Theatre Group concludes its season with an inconsistent production of Anton Chekhov’s landmark work The Seagull.
Linked From Philadelphia Weekly at 06:31AMEvery single night, a father demands that he and his two sons re-enact what happened to them during their hasty departure from Ireland.
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