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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…

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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…

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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…

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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
Monday, June 10, 2024

The Wilma Theater and New Georges present Kate Scelsa and Robert M. Johanson’s Hilma by Cameron Kelsall

Hilma, a contemporary opera receiving its world premiere at the Wilma Theater, fails to capture the artistry or mystical charisma of its subject, the painter Hilma af Klint. Cameron Kelsall …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:19PM

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Suzan-Lori Parks’s Father Comes Home From the Wars by Cameron Kelsall

Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Father Comes Home From the Wars: Parts I, II & III only intermittently captures the grandeur of the text. Cameron Kelsal…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:24AM
Monday, May 27, 2024

The Arden Theatre Company presents Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’s Once on This Island by Cameron Kelsall

A thoughtfully reimagined production of Once on This Island smartly overcomes elements of the 1990 musical that haven’t aged well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:13AM
Monday, May 20, 2024

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents Dinnerstein Plays Mozart by Cameron Kelsall

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’s season-ending concert welcomed star pianist Simone Dinnerstein and saw the end of Dirk Brossé’s tenure as music director. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:55PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Review: Suffs at the Music Box Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Shaina Taub's likable suffragist musical could use some of its own advice. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Suffs at the Music Box Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:24AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Review: Uncle Vanya at the Vivian Beaumont Theater by Cameron Kelsall

Heidi Schreck's crisp new adaptation of Chekhov's play takes the stage at Lincoln Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Uncle Vanya at the Vivian Beaumont Theater appeared first …

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Orchestra After 5: Haydn and Mozart by Cameron Kelsall

The Philadelphia Orchestra experiments with a new, casual concert format in its Orchestra After 5 series. Cameron Kelsall previews their latest event.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:09PM
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Review: The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

A new musical adaptation of the weepy Nicholas Sparks novel leaves our critic with dry eyes. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre appeared …

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 02:34PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Curtis Opera Theatre presents Les Mamelles de Tirésias and The Seven Deadly Sins by Cameron Kelsall

Curtis Opera Theatre inventively pairs two works from the 20th century that consider the struggles of women in society: Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brech…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:06PM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Ibsen’s Ghost at 59E59 Theaters by Cameron Kelsall

Charles Busch returns with a new play that gets lost in its own point of view. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Ibsen’s Ghost at 59E59 Theaters appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2024

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Sonya Kelly’s Once Upon a Bridge by Cameron Kelsall

Inis Nua’s Once Upon a Bridge dramatizes a random act of violence with empathy and suspense. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:51PM
Monday, February 12, 2024

Lantern Theater Company presents Brian Friel’s Faith Healer by Cameron Kelsall

The line between truth and memory blurs in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, given a riveting revival by Lantern Theater Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:23PM
Monday, February 5, 2024

1812 Productions and Delaware Theatre Company present Bruce Graham’s Flatlanders by Cameron Kelsall

The Flatlanders, a new play by Bruce Graham from 1812 Productions, is an unfunny throwback to the heyday of boulevard comedy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:27PM

The Wilma Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company present Sasha Denisova’s My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion by Cameron Kelsall

Playwright Sasha Denisova channels the strength and resilience of her Ukrainian mother in My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, on stage at the Wilma Theater in a co-production with DC’s Wo…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:15AM

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 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic