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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of & Juliet by Cameron Kelsall

The musical & Juliet flips the script on Shakespeare in the most delightful way, and it’s easily one of the most enjoyable and important Broadway exports that Philly has seen in years.…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:56PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents pianist Leif Ove Andsnes by Cameron Kelsall

In his debut recital with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes highlighted composers from his home country of Norway. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:42PM
Monday, March 17, 2025

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott by Cameron Kelsall

Inis Nua Theatre transports Greek tragedy to industrial Wales in Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:36PM
Monday, March 10, 2025

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Cameron Kelsall

The balance between humor and anguish feels off-kilter in Irish Heritage Theatre’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane, now onstage at Plays & Players. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:28PM
Monday, March 3, 2025

New Light Theatre presents Thornton Wilder’s Our Town by Cameron Kelsall

An overly busy production of Our Town at New Light Theatre impedes the play’s flawless structure. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:08PM
Thursday, February 27, 2025

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a solo recital by pianist Daniil Trifonov by Cameron Kelsall

Pianist Daniil Trifonov demonstrated his customary brilliance in a solo recital at Marian Anderson Hall, along with a few quirks. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:26PM
Monday, February 24, 2025

People’s Light presents Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin the Sun by Cameron Kelsall

Lorraine Hansberry’s enduring classic A Raisin in the Sun returns to People’s Light in an entertaining but uneven production starring longtime company member Melanye Finister. Cameron Ke…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:57PM
Friday, February 21, 2025

The Walnut Street Theatre presents Noël Coward’s Hay Fever by Cameron Kelsall

Walnut Street Theatre’s revival of Hay Fever lacks the brilliant displays of wit one expects from a Noël Coward comedy of manners. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:58PM
Friday, February 7, 2025

Remembering Carrie Gorn, Philly theater publicist extraordinaire by Cameron Kelsall

For more than 10 years, theater critic Cameron Kelsall heard from publicist Carrie Gorn each week, tirelessly pitching clients’ work with her distinctive joy for the art form. Here at BSR,…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:01PM
Monday, February 3, 2025

EgoPo presents Mae West’s The Drag, adapted by Thomas Choinacky and AZ Espinoza by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater’s Queer Revolutions season opens with a reworking of Mae West’s The Drag that often feels condescending toward its source material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:33PM
Monday, January 27, 2025

Tectonic Theater Project presents Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s Here There Are Blueberries by Cameron Kelsall

Here There Are Blueberries, a touring production of Moisés Kaufman’s Tectonic Theater Project now onstage at McCarter Theatre Center, grapples with how to present the history of the Holoc…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:03PM
Monday, December 16, 2024

Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia, by Peter Schmitz by Cameron Kelsall

Peter Schmitz is a leading expert on the history of our theater scene, and his new book, Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia, takes us from the US premiere of Hamlet to the TLA and b…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:28PM
Monday, December 9, 2024

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Cole Porter and Sam and Bella Spewack’s Kiss Me, Kate by Cameron Kelsall

Quintessence Theatre Group scores a hit with a new production of the Golden Age musical Kiss Me, Kate. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:00PM
Monday, November 25, 2024

The Wilma Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company present Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s The Comeuppance by Cameron Kelsall

The Comeuppance at the Wilma considers every weighty topic under the sun as a quintet of unhappy Millennials gather for their 20th high-school reunion, but too often the stakes feel frustrat…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:24PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

Review: Strategic Love Play at the Minetta Lane Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Miriam Battye's play about dating after thirty falls on clichés and mismatched chemistry between its stars. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Strategic Love Play at the Minetta Lane…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:00PM
Monday, November 4, 2024

Theatre Exile presents John Logan’s Red by Cameron Kelsall

The struggle to make art takes center stage in John Logan’s Red, now revived by Theatre Exile. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:31PM
Monday, October 28, 2024

Review: Left on Tenth at the James Earl Jones Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Our cynical critic is unexpectedly charmed by this classic romcom. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Left on Tenth at the James Earl Jones Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine N…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 05:33PM
Thursday, October 24, 2024

Review: Sunset Blvd. at the St. James Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Director Jamie Lloyd's take on Andrew Lloyd Webber throws Hollywood glitz and glamour aside. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Sunset Blvd. at the St. James Theatre appeared first on…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:06AM
Monday, October 7, 2024

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents August Strindberg’s The [Happy Hour] Dance of Death by Cameron Kelsall

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective continues its history of inventive productions by staging August Strindberg’s Dance of Death at the Franklin Inn Club, with a chance for the audience to …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

The Public Theater presents James Ijames’s Good Bones by Cameron Kelsall

James Ijames takes on the weighty topic of gentrification in Good Bones with this production at New York’s Public Theater, but the play itself is still in need of renovation. Cameron Kelsa…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:53PM
Monday, September 30, 2024

Inis Nua presents Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle’s adaptation of John Millington Synge’s Playboy of the Western World by Cameron Kelsall

Inis Nua opens its season with an ambitious, revitalized adaptation of The Playboy of the Western World. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:17AM
Monday, September 23, 2024

The Arden Theatre presents Selina Fillinger’s POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive by Cameron Kelsall

A lack of laughs and reliance on stereotyping hampers the feminist farce POTUS, now onstage at the Arden. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:50PM
Saturday, September 21, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Liberty City Arts presents Erwartung by Cameron Kelsall

Philadelphia-based soprano Amanda O’Toole makes a memorable impression in a rare performance of Arnold Schönberg’s Erwartung, presented in the Fringe by Liberty City Arts. Cameron Kelsa…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:10PM
Sunday, September 15, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Die-Cast Ensemble presents Tennessee Williams’s Suddenly Last Summer by Cameron Kelsall

Die-Cast Ensemble creates a gripping, immersive production of Suddenly Last Summer, anchored by Ross Beschler’s thrilling performance as an authorial stand-in. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PM
Friday, September 13, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Lightning Rod Special presents Lee Minora and Scott R. Sheppard’s Nosejob by Cameron Kelsall

Football, feminism, and facial mutilation collide in Nosejob, an ambitious but uneven exploration of sexual politics from Lightning Rod Special in this year's Curated Fringe. Cameron Kelsall…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:13PM
Thursday, September 12, 2024

Review: The Roommate at the Booth Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Two megawatt stars only occasionally elevate a small-scale story with a slim script. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: The Roommate at the Booth Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:34PM
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: 100th Meridian presents Jared Michael Delaney’s T.REXTASY by Cameron Kelsall

Damon Bonetti makes a rocking galactic tour guide in T.REXTASY, an entry in the Fringe and Cannonball Festivals from 100th Meridian. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:35PM
Friday, August 30, 2024

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Shubert Organization present Les Misérables by Cameron Kelsall

Despite powerful singing, the national tour of Les Misérables more closely resembles a theme-park attraction than a work of theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:11PM
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Remembering BSR writer Margaret Darby by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall remembers BSR writer Margaret Darby, who died in April. She was a musician, linguist, and librarian; an astute yet generous journalist and critic; and a beloved colleague and…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:31PM
Thursday, June 27, 2024

Review: N/A at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater by Cameron Kelsall

Two avatars of well-known congresswomen square off in a slim, repetitive play by Mario Correa. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: N/A at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater appeared first o…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:30PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

People’s Light presents Joseph Dougherty’s Off By One by Cameron Kelsall

Off By One, a world premiere at People’s Light about a writer and the impact of his work, featuring TV and film star David Strathairn, feels stuck in the draft stage. Cameron Kelsall revie…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:22AM

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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre