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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

1812 Productions presents This Is the Week That Is 2024 by Josh Herren

1812’s popular political satire revue This Is the Week That Is returns to Plays & Players to take on the 2024 election in its 19th edition. But out-of-touch sketches offer mostly limp …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:58PM
Monday, October 7, 2024

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Martin Crimp by Josh Herren

Quintessence kicks off its 15th anniversary season with a bold adaptation of Cyrano, casting the charismatic yet insecure hero as a defiant poet fighting against mediocrity and bourgeois con…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:30PM
Friday, September 20, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Jenn Adams presents An Evening with August Strindberg: Followed by a Perfectly Normal Performance of Miss Julie by Josh Herren

Writer, director, and actor Jenn Adams takes an ambitious leap by portraying the complex and often problematic playwright August Strindberg in her new show for this year’s Fringe. Josh Her…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:25PM
Monday, September 16, 2024

Lantern Theater Company presents Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers by Josh Herren

The Philly premiere of Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers at the Lantern is a compelling yet uneven exploration of marriage, identity, and religion, featuring two Williamsburg couples decades ap…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:32PM
Monday, September 9, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Hum’n’Bards presents The Boy Bands Have Won and Thomas Choinacky presents Forehand Down the Line by Josh Herren

This year, two Philly Fringe shows offered two distinct explorations of performance art made in queer community: The Boy Bands Have Won from Hum’n’bards Theater Troupe, Thomas Choinacky�…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:41PM
Friday, June 14, 2024

EgoPo Classic Theater, Papermoon Puppet Theatre, and Kalanari Theatre Movement present Ramayana by Josh Herren

Philly’s EgoPo Classic Theater builds on a partnership begun in the 1990s with two Indonesian theater companies. They bring Ramayana, a dazzling cross-cultural epic, to the Navy Yard for a…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:21AM
Monday, June 10, 2024

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Abi Morgan’s Lovesong by Josh Herren

Lovesong follows a British couple who comes to live to the US. In exploring memory, love, and the passage of time, the play’s ultimate vagueness makes it hard to empathize with the charact…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:25PM

Power Street Theatre presents Erlina Ortiz and Robi Hager’s Siluetas by Josh Herren

Power Street Theatre presents the world premiere of Erlina Ortiz and Robi Hager’s Siluetas, which brings Tony-winning star KO to Philly. The show could benefit from some more development, …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:42PM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

1812 Productions presents Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song by Josh Herren

The new version of Harvey Fierstein’s classic comedy, revised from the original into a shorter two-act production, gets its regional premiere at 1812 in a show that aptly emphasizes the wr…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:09PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

InterAct Theatre Company presents Deborah Zoe Laufer’s The Last Yiddish Speaker by Josh Herren

Deborah Zoe Laufer’s The Last Yiddish Speaker, getting its world premiere at InterAct, offers a striking glimpse into the specificity of Jewish generational trauma, but it needs something …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:56AM
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Disney’s Frozen by Josh Herren

Disney’s Frozen makes its way to Philadelphia for the first time, landing at the Academy of Music and drawing passionate franchise fans into the magic of live theater. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center presents Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger’s Dreamgirls by Josh Herren

McCarter Theatre Center’s revival of Dreamgirls features an all-star cast, lots of glitz, and dynamic, dazzling hair and costumes. But can it overcome the show’s core flaws? Josh Herren …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:29PM
Monday, March 4, 2024

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Schubert Organization present Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country by Josh Herren

Girl from the North Country, a Bob Dylan jukebox musical set during the Depression by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, defies expectations. It stops in Philly on its North America…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:42PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

People’s Light presents Robert Montano’s Small by Josh Herren

Actor and dancer Robert Montano, of Broadway’s Cats and many other stage and screen roles, reveals his early years as a racing jockey in this one-man show. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:07AM
Monday, October 16, 2023

Bucks County Playhouse presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show by Josh Herren

Peripatetic reality star Frankie Grande takes center stage in this new revival of The Rocky Horror Show at Bucks County Playhouse. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:37PM
Monday, August 14, 2023

Bucks County Playhouse presents The Bridges of Madison County by Josh Herren

Bucks County Playhouse presents a star-studded Bridges of Madison County that delivers all the thrill of awakening love. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PM
Monday, June 12, 2023

InterAct Theatre Company presents Kareen Fahmy’s American Fast by Josh Herren

American Fast follows a women’s basketball player who struggles with representation, cultural traditions, legacy, and life in the public eye after announcing her Ramadan fast during the pl…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:52PM
Monday, June 5, 2023

South Camden Theatre Company and the Strides Collective present Diane Son’s Stop Kiss by Josh Herren

South Camden Theatre Company partners with the Strides Collective to produce Diane Son’s 1998 Stop Kiss for Pride month. But why do we need this story in 2023? Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:48AM
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Act II Playhouse presents Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly! by Josh Herren

Act II Playhouse produces the brassy Hello, Dolly! with top-notch local talent, but does the big show suit a small venue? Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:32PM
Monday, May 15, 2023

Quintessence Theatre Group and New Classics Collective present Written by Phillis by Josh Herren

Quintessence marks new ground with a world-premiere production in collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, examining the life of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who gained …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:28PM
Monday, August 22, 2022

Theatre with a View presents Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques’s The Grown-Ups by Josh Herren

The Grown-Ups, a thrilling new play developed in a Brooklyn backyard during the pandemic, gets its Pennsylvania premiere at Pottstown’s Theatre with a View. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:51PM
Friday, August 19, 2022

Theatre in the X presents Dreamgirls by Josh Herren

Theatre in the X brings its immersive, innovative take to the showbiz musical Dreamgirls at Malcolm X Park, celebrating Black artists and audiences. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:12PM
Monday, August 1, 2022

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents August Wilson’s Fences by Josh Herren

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s Fences has been waiting in the wings since 2020. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:25PM
Monday, June 13, 2022

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West by Josh Herren

Quintessences’s Reclamation Repertory continues with Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West, a deeply relevant play for our ongoing conversations about redlining, gentrification, and reparations. …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:51PM

1812 Productions presents Bi Jean Ngo’s In Search of the Kitchen Gods by Josh Herren

Philly creator/performer Bi Jean Ngo’s world-premiere In Search of the Kitchen Gods is an inviting, interdisciplinary exploration of her Vietnamese heritage. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:13PM
Monday, May 16, 2022

Delaware Theatre Company presents Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs by Josh Herren

Delaware Theatre Company’s production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs provides nostalgia and some light laughs. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:18PM
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Lantern Theater Company presents Richard Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons by Josh Herren

Lantern Theater Company’s A Man for All Seasons, starring Frank X and Anthony Lawton, is an old-school historical drama that still proves its worth. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:02AM
Monday, February 14, 2022

Theatre Exile and The Brothers’ Network present Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Josh Herren

Theatre Exile’s Motherf**cker with the Hat moves the setting of the hit play from New York to Philadelphia, with mixed results. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:29PM
Monday, November 8, 2021

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew by Josh Herren

Bristol Riverside Theatre returns to live theater with this powerfully acted production of Dominique Mourisseu’s workplace drama Skeleton Crew. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:00PM
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Inis Nua Theatre presents Janet Moran’s A Holy Show by Josh Herren

Inis Nua’s A Holy Show gives a surprising warm and fuzzy feeling despite its grim subject matter: the 1981 hijacking of Aer Lingus Flight 164. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:48PM
Friday, September 24, 2021

Philly Fringe 2021: $7 Girl, Motel Montana, and Dr. Livingston Presents RUB HARDER by Josh Herren

Josh Herren reviews three movement-based works that explore sexual connection in this year's Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:35AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic