Monday, May 16, 2022
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 12:18PMTuesday, March 22, 2022
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 11:02AMMonday, February 14, 2022
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 03:29PMMonday, November 8, 2021
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 03:00PMTuesday, October 12, 2021
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 12:48PMFriday, September 24, 2021
Josh Herren reviews three movement-based works that explore sexual connection in this year's Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:35AMTuesday, June 15, 2021
Quintessence Theatre Group presents ‘The Seven Deadly Sins,’ a rare cycle of Thornton Wilder one-acts, in a radio drama production. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:28PMMonday, May 17, 2021
America’s most-produced playwright, Lauren Gunderson, wrote a play about her famous virologist husband during the pandemic. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:44PMSunday, April 18, 2021
Inis Nua’s virtual presentation of ‘How to be Brave’ reminds us of the power of a small story well told. Joshua Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:54AMMonday, February 15, 2021
The Wilma kicks off its 2021 offerings with a new series of streaming shorts from its HotHouse Company, ‘Code Black Planet’ and ‘Clay.’ Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PMMonday, December 14, 2020
We’re not going to make it through the rest of 2020 if we can’t process what’s happened through laughs, and 1812’s ‘This Is The Week That Is’ delivers. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:59PMTuesday, December 1, 2020
In ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber,’ part of the virtual Adrienne Kennedy festival from McCarter and Round House Theatre, a decades-old play gets new life in the painfully perfect moment. Jos…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:21PMMonday, November 16, 2020
An audio production of ‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been,’ from the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players, sheds light on the moment poet Langston Hughes faced the senate…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:07PMMonday, November 9, 2020
Quintessence Theatre finished up its Shout into the Void Virtual Play Reading Festival and celebrated Election Day with Georg Büchner’s political masterpiece ‘Danton’s Death.’ Josh …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:44PMMonday, October 12, 2020
In ‘Zoo Motel,’ the latest theatrical presentation for the pandemic age, Thaddeus Phillips brings his magic to the Zoom screen. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:13PMTuesday, September 29, 2020
For this year’s Free Fringe, Greg T. Nanni offers a one-man show about the weight we carry. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:07PMTuesday, September 15, 2020
For this year's Fringe, Case de Duende presents an international video showcase exploring the legacy of gay porn icon Tom of Finland. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:19AMMonday, July 6, 2020
Stay-at-home orders could be an excuse to become even more set in our ways, but when Joshua Herren decided to do the opposite, he surprised himself.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:31PMTuesday, April 28, 2020
Longtime ACT UP Philadelphia member Jose de Marco talks with Joshua Herren about what we should learn from AIDS organizers in the COVID pandemic.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:44PMTuesday, March 3, 2020
With the help of its Young Professionals cohort, Azuka’s ‘Ship’ delivers a funny story with a lot of heart. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:33PMMonday, February 10, 2020
'Abigail/1702 A Twice Told Tale' imagines what happens to Abigail Williams 10 years after 'The Crucible.' Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:33PMHella Fresh Theater premieres ‘Osceola,’ a new play imagining a moment in the life of writer/director John Rosenberg’s grandmother. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:07PMSunday, February 9, 2020
With ‘A Hundred Words for Snow,’ Inis Nua mounts a gorgeous production of a flawed play. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:56PMFriday, January 17, 2020
Lantern Theatre Company’s ‘The Vertical Hour’ makes for uncomfortable viewing in 2020. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:02PMMonday, January 6, 2020
If you’re going to watch ‘Cats’ onscreen or onstage, there’s just certain things you have to accept. Josh Herren comes out as a ‘Cats’ person.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:15PMSaturday, November 23, 2019
When is theater-making activism? Philly’s Teacher Action Group and Simpatico Theatre teamed up to devise ‘Philly Education Stories,’ a performance co-created by teachers and students. …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:25PMMonday, November 18, 2019
Theatre Horizon’s revival of Philadelphia favorite ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ provides lots of laughs, sharp acting, and clever design. Josh Herren reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:26PM 
