This is a show—not a play, not musical theater—about bodies and the astonishing things this company of 23 dancers can do The post MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (Miller Theater): A sting in the ta…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:22PMNow this is what a collective can do: a huge cast all so attuned to each others’ idiosyncrasies that they might as well be the household they are portraying. The post CHILDREN OF THE SUN (…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 05:57PMSouth Camden Theatre Company's latest production of James Ijames’s wildly moving play, Kill Move Paradise, is terrific The post KILL MOVE PARADISE (South Camden Theatre): 60-second review…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 05:57PMAlthough the defense of gay life and the LGBTQ+ community is in a different place now, I imagine for many in the audience, Torch Song still sings. The post TORCH SONG (1812 Productions):…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:52AMwith so many opportunities to put a political foot wrong, MADAME BUTTERFLY is a minefield. Opera Philadelphia has sidestepped the obvious dangers. The post MADAME BUTTERFLY (Opera Philly): …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 03:48PMWhat with the solar eclipse and an earthquake, we—sophisticated, scientific, blasé—are in a perfect position to imagine what ancient, primitive people must have thought and felt when th…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:10AMAzuka Theatre presents Overwinter, an interesting new play by local playwright Mackenzie Raine Kirkman; it’s about important ideas, making it a welcome change from the… The post OVERWIN…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:29AMYou don’t have to tend your own plot to enjoy the gorgeous colors and scents at the 2024 Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The post 2024 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilett…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:06AMDAL continues her musical education with this stunning chamber opera at the Academy of Vocal Arts. The post THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Academy of Vocal Arts): A dilettante at large review appeare…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:59AMThe Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated the Chinese new year with some fascinating special events on Sunday The post LUNAR NEW YEAR AT PMA: A dilettante at large review appeared first on p…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:19PMDiminished or not, it’s worth seeing for the understanding of people living with disabilities and the people who care for them. The post COST OF LIVING (PTC): A compelling new play, dimini…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:00PMReal-life married couple Scott Greer and Jennifer Childs play a fictitious couple in Bruce Graham’s newest play. The post THE FLATLANDERS (1812 Productions): Couples theater can be coupl…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:27PMThis is Motown, and this cast is up to the task: good voices, great moves. The post AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS (National Tour): Songs, fun, and nostalgia appear…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 05:34PMSondheim’s genius makes ambivalence gorgeously musical, but his ironic, subtle sophistication is in short supply in this production The post COMPANY (Forrest Theater): Gorgeously musical i…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 03:15PMMadame Ovary is a staged memoir about a young woman who survived cancer; it is the fourth female solo show opening just this week: The post MADAME OVARY (Inis Nua): Theater or therapy? appea…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 04:52PMThe danger with a Brian Friel play is charm. No stage Irishmen here at Irish Rep’s production, no comical drunkenness. Another danger, especially in a… The post [NYC] TRANSLATIONS (Iris…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 04:22PMIn a world full of rooms which are full of elephants, a lot of sidestepping is required of us all. The post THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (Azuka): Impassioned and interesting sidestepping appea…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:31PMEven the most hallowed document is no match for a teenage girl, as Heidi Schreck reveals in her play, What the Constitutions Means to Me.… The post WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (Arde…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:12PMThis is vintage Sondheim, the unimaginable flop now on Broadway again, restored to its dazzling, heart-wrenching brilliance. Merrily We Roll Along has been called his most personal,… Th…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 03:16PMOssie Davis’s brilliant and hilarious play is part vaudeville, part sermon. And if preaching is theater, theater is preaching. And the lesson is that “faith… The post [NYC] PURLIE VIC…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:46AM“Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines every where.” Leaving Copernicus aside, the Fool’s wry remark is an apt description… The post TWELFTH NIGHT (Wilma): F…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:13PM“Shall we set about some revels?” Yes! The battle begins: Lantern Theater Company opened its excellent and enjoyable production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; soon to… The post T…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:57AMThe DAL is having quite a week! First the Orchestra and then the Museum: Philadelphia’s finest institutions providing much enjoyment. Philadelphia Museum of Art has… The post OF GOD AND…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 07:11PMDAL is pleased to report that this gala was more fun than glam. Oh, there was the occasional gown and a sprinkling of black ties,… The post THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA’S GREAT STAGES GAL…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 03:05PMJames Ijames won the Pulitzer Prize for Fat Ham, which is now running on Broadway; his even newer play, Abandon, has just opened at Theatre Exile. The post FAT HAM + ABANDON: Considering J…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:32AMA small town’s main business—tourism— dries up and bit by bit small businesses follow. The post GALILEE (Azuka): A tale from down under appeared first on phindie.
SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:11PMThis is not the admiring smirk or a contemptuous Ha-ha!, but fall-off-your-chair, eye-mopping hilarity. The post THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (1812): Fall-off-your-chair hilarity appeared first …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:47PMMozart’s Don Giovanni is the greatest opera ever written. Don’t take my word for it—what do I know, I’m a dilettante—but that was the opinion… The post DON GIOVANNI (AVA): A dil…
SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:07AMTake the trigger warnings seriously: This is ordeal by theater. The post [NYC] PRIMA FACIE (John Golden Theater): Ordeal by theater appeared first on phindie.
SOURCE: phindie.com at 06:56PMThis remarkable adaptation of a century-old novel concludes EgoPo’s Harlem Renaissance season The post PLUM BUN (EgoPo): Passing on history appeared first on phindie.
SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:45AMSometimes cynical, ultra-cool critical disdain—much in evidence these days— just won’t do. I loved this show; it’s filled with wonderful songs and wonderful singers, an… The pos…
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