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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Review: What We’re Up Against at WP Theater (McGinn/Cazale) by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall reviews Theresa Rebeck’s trenchant workplace comedy. The post Review: What We’re Up Against at WP Theater (McGinn/Cazale) appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:03AM
Monday, November 6, 2017

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Ronald Harwood’s ‘Quartet’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of Ronald Harwood’s classical music comedy ‘Quartet’ plays painfully out of tune. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:31PM
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Wilma Theater presents Federico García Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’ by Cameron Kelsall

Federico García Lorca becomes an afterthought in the Wilma’s unfocused ‘Blood Wedding.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:45PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Annenberg Center Live presents Haruki Murakami’s ‘Sleep’ by Cameron Kelsall

Ripe Time’s convoluted take on Haruki Murakami's short story 'Sleep' shows the perils of adaptation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:04PM

Act II Playhouse presents Michael Hollinger’s ‘Red Herring’ by Cameron Kelsall

Act II Playhouse’s revival of Michael Hollinger's ‘Red Herring’ will win you over hook, line, and sinker. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:32PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Review: After the Blast at Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall reviews Zoe Kazan's futuristic domestic drama. The post Review: After the Blast at Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:03PM

Review: Lonely Planet at Clurman Theatre (at Theatre Row) by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall reviews Keen Company's revival of Steven Dietz's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The post Review: Lonely Planet at Clurman Theatre (at Theatre Row) appeared first on Exeun…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:03PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

MJ Kaufman presents ‘Destiny Estimate’ by Cameron Kelsall

At long last, MJ Kaufman's "no review" world premiere 'Destiny Estimate' gets its review; Cameron Kelsall is glad he had the opportunity to weigh in.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:39AM
Sunday, October 15, 2017

Hedgerow Theatre presents Noël Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ by Cameron Kelsall

Hedgerow Theatre’s take on Noël Coward’s supernatural comedy 'Blithe Spirit' remains earthbound. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:20PM
Friday, October 13, 2017

Theatre Horizon presents Lisa Kron’s ‘2.5. Minute Ride’ by Cameron Kelsall

Lisa Kron skillfully explores her father’s past in a funny and poignant solo play at Theatre Horizon. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:49PM
Monday, October 2, 2017

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bristol Riverside Theatre spells success with its production of ‘The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:12PM

Media Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Carousel’ by Cameron Kelsall

Media Theater's maddeningly inconsistent ‘Carousel’ can be chiefly characterized by what it lacks. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:18PM
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Peccadillo Theater Company presents George Kelly’s ‘The Show-Off’ by Cameron Kelsall

Philadelphia playwright George Kelly once dominated Broadway. A rare revival of his 1924 comedy ‘The Show-Off’ suggests why. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:48AM
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Review: The Treasurer at Playwrights Horizons by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall calls bullshit at the hell Max Posner reserves for an over-burdened son. The post Review: The Treasurer at Playwrights Horizons appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:09PM
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Walnut Street Theater presents Stephen Temperley’s ‘Souvenir’ by Cameron Kelsall

More often than not, the Walnut Street Theater's production of ‘Souvenir’ turns Florence Foster Jenkins into an object of ridicule. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:34PM
Saturday, September 2, 2017

Act II Playhouse presents Tony Braithwaite’s ‘Which Reminds Me’ by Cameron Kelsall

At Act II Playhouse, Tony Braithwaite offers a sterile paean to life behind the curtain. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:32PM
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Bucks County Playhouse presents Jon Robin Baitz’s ‘Other Desert Cities’ (first review) by Cameron Kelsall

Jon Robin Baitz’s attempt at a theatrical dark night of the soul merely scratches the surface of the fractious American family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:39AM
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Bucks County Playhouse presents ‘Guys and Dolls’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bucks County Playhouse’s refreshingly traditional production of 'Guys and Dolls' doesn’t rock the boat. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:39PM
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Review: Pipeline at Lincoln Center – Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater by Cameron Kelsall

Dominique Morisseau takes on the school-to-prison paradigm in her newest play. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Pipeline at Lincoln Center – Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater appeare…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:57PM
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Arden Cabaret Series presents ‘Alex Keiper & the Next Generation’ by Cameron Kelsall

Alex Keiper advocates for the next generation of Philadelphia performers in an intelligent, wide-ranging, gender non-conforming cabaret. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:17PM
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Chicago’s critical condition: On the Sun-Times’ Hedy Weiss by Cameron Kelsall

The Chicago Sun-Times' chief theater critic, Hedy Weiss, sets off another firestorm after a Steppenwolf review. Philly critic Cameron Kelsall considers.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:18PM
Thursday, March 23, 2017

"Murder on the Orient Express" Premieres in Princeton NJ by Cameron Kelsall

Ken Ludwig's serviceable but toothless stage adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express at Princeton's McCarter Theatre Company owes more to Sidney Lumet than Agatha Christie.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:33PM
Monday, July 11, 2016

NJ Rep World Premiere "Struck" by Cameron Kelsall

New Jersey Repertory Company, in the shore town of Long Branch, has admirably bucked this trend for close to twenty years, focusing almost exclusively on world premieres. Many of the works t…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Transport Group "I Remember Mama" Now in New Jersey by Cameron Kelsall

But anyone who's sat through a slavishly literal production of a kitchen-sink play can tell you that it's not always a pleasant experience. How wonderful, then, to watch I Remember Mama and …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:44AM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Philadelphia Premiere "An Octoroon" by Cameron Kelsall

The awareness of definition and categorization established in the first moments of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' acclaimed An Octoroon, currently receiving its area premiere at Wilma Theater under…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:12AM
Friday, March 4, 2016

Madama Butterfly by Cameron Kelsall

The extraordinary American soprano Latonia Moore sang only her second complete operatic performance at the Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday night. Like her company debut -- as Aida, in 2012 -…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 04:38PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

Familiar by Cameron Kelsall

Familiar, by the in-demand playwright and actress Danai Gurira (Eclipsed, The Walking Dead), is a kitchen sink comedy-drama with an African twist. It focuses on the Chinyamwira family, a Zim…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 03:52PM
Sunday, February 21, 2016

She Loves Me by Cameron Kelsall

She Loves Me is my favorite musical, hands down. The book is funny and drum-tight; the score is comprised of one sparkling number after another. It has no fewer than eight knockout roles. Sa…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 02:05PM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews - "The Hard Problem" - 1/14/16 by Cameron Kelsall

Philadelphians are urged to get themselves down to Broad Street, so they can be among the first to see a brilliant new play by a true living master.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:27AM
Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015 On Stage by Cameron Kelsall

It may be redundant at this point, but I want to echo my colleagues and reiterate that it's really just gob-smacking to be able to live in a time of such bounteous creation, and to have the …

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 03:30PM
Sunday, December 13, 2015

Delaware Theatre Company Takes on "Diner" by Cameron Kelsall

Clocking in at nearly three hours, Diner tries to both romanticize and deconstruct a simpler time in the American past. Unfortunately, it fails on both counts.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:56AM