Tuesday, November 9, 2021
In Azuka Theatre’s Young Money, two women from different walks of life learn how much they have in common during a chaotic event. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:54PMOn November 5, Philadelphia audiences had two chances to discover Davóne Tines, recently named Vocalist of the Year by Musical America. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:10AMFriday, November 5, 2021
With the charming, edgy family comedy Extreme Home Makeover, Theatre Exile finally returns to its own South Philly home. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:41PMThursday, October 14, 2021
"There is a value to...approach[ing] unfettered capitalism with a critical eye," writes our critic, but Stefano Massini's play (as adapted by Ben Power) doesn't keep its gaze trained where i…
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:30PMMonday, October 11, 2021
Lantern Theater Company’s chilling adaptation of Camus’s The Plague, a US premiere, holds an uncomfortable theatrical mirror to our own pandemic reality. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:55PMThe Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia returned to live performance with an ambitious program anchored by Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, but the results were somewhat variable. Cameron Kelsal…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:58AMMonday, October 4, 2021
In its first performance before a paying audience at Verizon Hall since March 2020, the Philadelphia Orchestra picked up right where it left off, with a stirring interpretation of Beethoven�…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:35PMThursday, September 30, 2021
EgoPo Classic Theater launches its season with Alice: not your child’s wonderland, but this Lewis Carroll adaptation doesn’t go far enough down the rabbit hole. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:32PMSaturday, September 25, 2021
Alcina REVAMPED, a cheeky, queer spin on Handel from the up-and-coming Alter Ego Chamber Opera, embraces hybridity in form and delivery this Fringe Festival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:46PMThursday, September 23, 2021
In telling the story of a small life that nonetheless contains big emotions, Fringe Festival entry The Holy Ground captures what Irish Heritage Theatre does best. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:27PMMonday, September 13, 2021
Lantern Theater’s Me and the Devil riffs on the classic Faustian bargain but adds little new insight. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:07PMFriday, September 10, 2021
In Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge, the performance-art collective Elevator Repair Service use a historical lens to scrutinize racism and civil rights in contemporary life. Cameron Kelsall …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:09PMMonday, August 23, 2021
As companies in Philadelphia and beyond prepare for a return to in-person performances, theater and music critic Cameron Kelsall knows vaccines are the key to safety, even amidst the Delta s…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:56PMTuesday, July 27, 2021
In and around Philadelphia, several theater companies are expanding or re-envisioning their artistic leadership models as they prepare to resume in-person performances. Cameron Kelsall speak…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:56PMTuesday, July 20, 2021
The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder’s timeless exploration of society’s follies, receives a digital staging from Quintessence Theatre Group that meets our moment. Cameron Kelsall revi…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:31PMFriday, July 16, 2021
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival moves outdoors this season with an ebullient, endearingly goofing staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:12PMMonday, June 21, 2021
Just in time for Pride, the Philadelphia Orchestra concludes the first season of its Our City, Your Orchestra series at the William Way LGBT Community Center. Cameron Kelsall talks with conc…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:47PMJust in time for Pride, the Philadelphia Orchestra concludes the first season of its Our City, Your Orchestra series at the William Way LGBT Community Center. Cameron Kelsall talks with conc…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:47PMTerrence McNally’s Broadway-insider comedy ‘It’s Only a Play,’ from George Street Playhouse, will make theater lovers laugh til they cry. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:02PMTerrence McNally’s Broadway-insider comedy ‘It’s Only a Play,’ from George Street Playhouse, will make theater lovers laugh till they cry. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:02PMTuesday, June 1, 2021
Stalwart Philadelphia performers chronicle their decades-long friendship in 'Sisters!,' a virtual cabaret
produced by Arden Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:03PMMonday, May 3, 2021
In a strong streaming production from Arden Theatre Company, Nilaja Sun’s ‘No Child…’ explores the power of art and compassion. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:12PMTuesday, April 27, 2021
In parts 1 and 2 of our One Year Later series about the pandemic and Philly theater, Cameron Kelsall explored the first closures, and productions in lockdown. Now, the community prepares for…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:09PMFriday, April 16, 2021
George Gershwin and Duke Ellington take their place beside Stravinsky in the latest digital offering from the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:10PMTuesday, April 13, 2021
In part 1 of our One Year Later series, Cameron Kelsall spoke with Philly artists about the moment shutdowns began. Now, he looks at what emerged as the shutdowns lasted for the next 12 mont…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:53PMMonday, April 12, 2021
The streaming regional premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Pipeline’ showcases the pluck and polish of South Camden Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:26AMMonday, April 5, 2021
Through their partnership with Audible, Williamstown Theatre Festival presents the world premiere of Sanaz Toosi's play, a chronicle of female friendship against the backdrop of the Iranian …
SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 02:36PMFriday, April 2, 2021
After a pandemic cancellation last season, pianist Richard Goode returns to Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with a striking program of Bach, Beethoven and Debussy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:14PMTuesday, March 30, 2021
Maulik Pancholy superbly embodies more than 40 characters in George Street Playhouse’s ‘Fully Committed,’ but Becky Mode’s restaurant comedy shows its age in uncomfortable ways. Came…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:09AMTuesday, March 23, 2021
A year after theaters around the country suspended in-person performances due to the pandemic, Cameron Kelsall speaks with Philadelphia theater artists about looking back and moving forward.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:05PMMonday, March 22, 2021
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest program brings together chamber-sized wind compositions by Mozart and Valerie Coleman. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:56PM 
