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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Tiny Dynamite’s A Play, A Pie and a Pint presents ‘The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 04:45PM
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Playwrights Horizon presents Heather Raffo’s ‘Noura’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘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 05:06PM
Monday, December 3, 2018

George Street Playhouse presents ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 09:19PM

11th Hour Theatre Company presents ‘Children of Eden’ by Cameron Kelsall

11th Hour Theatre Company makes a strong case for the cult musical ‘Children of Eden.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:41PM
Friday, November 30, 2018

Eagle Theatre presents James Valcq and Fred Alley’s ‘The Spitfire Grill’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘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 03:49PM
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Theatre Horizon presents ‘The Color Purple: An American Musical’ by Cameron Kelsall

Theatre Horizon’s outstanding production of ‘The Color Purple’ breaks new ground with familiar material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:58AM
Monday, November 19, 2018

Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 03:23PM

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver!’ by Cameron Kelsall

Quintessence 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 02:27PM
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Curtis Opera theatre presents Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 04:56PM
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Arden Theatre Company presents Lucas Hnath’s ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ (second review) by Cameron Kelsall

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 10:04AM
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Act II Playhouse presents Donald Margulies’s ‘Collected Stories’ by Cameron Kelsall

Donald Margulies’s ‘Collected Stories,’ at Act II Playhouse, glibly explores the teacher/student relationship. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42AM
Monday, October 22, 2018

Atlantic Theater Company presents Donja R. Love’s ‘Fireflies’ by Cameron Kelsall

'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 10:41PM
Friday, October 19, 2018

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 10:33AM
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Curio Theatre Company presents Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 09:51PM

McCarter Theatre Center presents Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Detroit ‘67’ by Cameron Kelsall

Dominique 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 02:35PM
Monday, October 15, 2018

Philly POPS present Heather Headley’s ‘Broadway My Way’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 05:18PM
Friday, October 12, 2018

1812 Productions presents Tom Wells’s ‘Broken Biscuits’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘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 09:37AM
Monday, October 8, 2018

11th Hour Theatre Company presents ‘Grey Gardens’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 10:00PM
Saturday, October 6, 2018

EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse and Meyer Productions present ‘Desire Under the Elms’ by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater imports a South African ‘Desire Under the Elms’, with mixed results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:20PM
Monday, October 1, 2018

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’ by Cameron Kelsall

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 09:06AM
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Once’ by Cameron Kelsall

'Once,’ at Arden Theatre Company, offers a wistful, musical look at fleeting romance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:10PM
Friday, September 21, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: Drip Symphony presents ‘Shelter’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘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 12:48PM
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: On the Rocks presents Haygen-Brice Walker’s ‘Wolfcrush (a queer werewolf play)’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘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

Two River Theater presents Wendy Wasserstein and Christopher Durang’s ‘Pamela’s First Musical’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘Pamela’s First Musical,’ a long-gestating collaboration between the late Wendy Wasserstein and Cy Coleman, should have stayed in mothballs. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:27AM
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Lantern Theater Company presents Tom Stoppard’s ‘Hapgood’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘Hapgood,’ at Lantern Theater Company, finds Tom Stoppard at his most self-consciously dense. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:18PM
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: Wilma Theater presents James Ijames’s ‘Kill Move Paradise’ by Cameron Kelsall

The power of ‘Kill Move Paradise,’ James Ijames’s bracing new play at the Wilma Theater, lies in its sad ambiguity. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:24PM
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: Trey Lyford’s ‘The Accountant’ (third review) by Cameron Kelsall

Bloated and self-indulgent, Trey Lyford’s ‘The Accountant’ offers little insight on the banality of corporate culture. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:28PM
Monday, September 10, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: maura ampersand doug presents Doug Williams’s ‘Bon Iver Fights a Bear’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘Bon Iver Fights a Bear,’ the latest work from playwright Douglas Williams, explores the hipster folk musician’s origin story. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:46PM
Sunday, September 9, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: Half Key Theatre Company’s ‘Behold Her’ by Cameron Kelsall

The history of Jewish women takes center stage in ‘Behold Her,’ a Fringe Festival entry from Half Key Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:15AM

Philly Fringe 2018: Half Key Theatre Company’s ‘Behold Her’ (first review) by Cameron Kelsall

The history of Jewish women takes center stage in ‘Behold Her,’ a Fringe Festival entry from Half Key Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:15AM
Saturday, September 8, 2018

Philly Fringe 2018: Chris Davis’s ‘The Presented’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘The Presented,’ the latest one-person show from Chris Davis, gives off an old-school Fringe Festival vibe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:53PM