Sunday, January 27, 2019
Like its octogenarian protagonist, ‘On Golden Pond,’ now onstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre, shows its age. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:34PMSaturday, January 26, 2019
‘74 Seconds…To Judgment,’ at the Arden Theatre Company, joins the pantheon of political plays that ask tough questions and reject easy answers. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:22PMMonday, January 21, 2019
Two River Theater’s production of ‘Noises Off,’ Michael Frayn’s durable backstage comedy, works too hard and achieves too little. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:22PM‘The Niceties,’ a thrilling new play at McCarter Theatre Center, considers academic freedom across a racial and generational divide. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:17PMThursday, January 17, 2019
Harold Pinter’s ‘Betrayal,’ at Lantern Theater Company, hasn’t aged well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:07PMSaturday, January 12, 2019
Mauckingbird Theatre Company puts a genderfluid spin on ‘Fallen Angels,’ an early Noël Coward hit, with middling results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PMWednesday, January 9, 2019
‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,’ on tour at the Academy of Music, offers a compelling portrait of a music industry trailblazer, but largely ignores the social issues of its time. Ca…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:18PMTuesday, January 1, 2019
Theater critic Cameron Kelsall considers his favorite productions of 2018, and realizes that revivals venturing beyond the canon were worthy tickets.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:16PMThursday, December 13, 2018
Tiny Dynamite opens its season with ‘The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He Is Very Upset with You All’, but the play’s exploration of privacy culture does little to disturb…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:45PMTuesday, December 11, 2018
‘Noura,’ at Playwrights Horizons in New York, uses Ibsen to explore the experiences of resettled Iraqi refugees in America. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:06PMMonday, December 3, 2018
A subtle, surprising production of Lucas Hnath’s ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ at George Street Playhouse warrants a look from Ibsen sequel skeptics. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:19PM11th Hour Theatre Company makes a strong case for the cult musical ‘Children of Eden.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:41PMFriday, November 30, 2018
‘The Spitfire Grill,’ at Hammonton, New Jersey’s Eagle Theatre, offers a charming character study set to folksy music. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PMTuesday, November 20, 2018
Theatre Horizon’s outstanding production of ‘The Color Purple’ breaks new ground with familiar material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:58AMMonday, November 19, 2018
Scott Greer shines in ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ back at the Arden, but the play itself only skims the surface of a difficult topic. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:23PMQuintessence Theatre Group puts a high-concept gloss on ‘Oliver!’, but some of the musical’s more questionable themes remain unexamined. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:27PMThursday, November 15, 2018
Curtis Opera Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ highlights the perils of classical companies adopting the musical theater idiom. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:56PMTuesday, November 13, 2018
In ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2,’ now at the Arden, Lucas Hnath distills the important issues of Ibsen’s great play into facile sound bites. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:04AMTuesday, October 30, 2018
Donald Margulies’s ‘Collected Stories,’ at Act II Playhouse, glibly explores the teacher/student relationship. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42AMMonday, October 22, 2018
'Fireflies,’ a New York premiere by Philadelphia-born playwright Donja R. Love, explores the desires of a black queer woman in the Jim Crow south. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:41PMFriday, October 19, 2018
Philadelphia Theatre Company returns after a season-long absence with Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat,’ but the first fruits of Paige Price’s leadership feel frustratingly familiar. Cameron Ke…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:33AMTuesday, October 16, 2018
Curio Theatre Company’s poignant ‘All My Sons’ smooths some of the rough edges of Arthur Miller’s overly symbolic play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:51PMDominique Morisseau’s ‘Detroit ’67,’ at McCarter Theatre Center, offers a portrait of the Motor City’s past, present, and future. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:35PMMonday, October 15, 2018
Vocal powerhouse Heather Headley chose the Philly POPS to debut her new solo show ‘Broadway My Way.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:18PMFriday, October 12, 2018
‘Broken Biscuits,’ a U.K. import from 1812 Productions, feels like an overly earnest after-school special. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:37AMMonday, October 8, 2018
11th Hour Theatre Company’s concert staging of ‘Grey Gardens’ fails to capture the what makes its subjects so charming, maddening, and fascinating. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:00PMSaturday, October 6, 2018
EgoPo Classic Theater imports a South African ‘Desire Under the Elms’, with mixed results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:20PMMonday, October 1, 2018
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents an uneven staging of ‘Buried Child,’ Sam Shepard’s disturbing domestic drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:06AMThursday, September 27, 2018
'Once,’ at Arden Theatre Company, offers a wistful, musical look at fleeting romance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:10PMFriday, September 21, 2018
‘Shelter,’ a Fringe Festival entry from Drip Symphony, offers an intriguing but ultimately wayward glimpse of artistic life. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:48PMTuesday, September 18, 2018
‘Wolfcrush (a queer werewolf play)’ continues On the Rocks' boundary-pushing tradition with a new take on the teen wolf. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:46PM 
