Thursday, July 21, 2016
Maharaj’s production of Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope opens at Freedom Theatre on Thursday, July 21.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 01:07PMFriday, June 10, 2016
The King and I star and Tony Award winner performs with Seth Rudetsky at the Merriam Theatre on Tuesday, June 14.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 01:12PMThursday, January 21, 2016
Bruce Graham’s behind-the-scenes saga of Bert Lahr in Waiting for Godot is nowhere near as good as the real story.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 02:03PMFriday, January 15, 2016
Eugene O’Neill’s last completed play finds transcendent grandeur in its second half – and Walnut Studio’s intimate production rises to meet it.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 01:23PMMonday, December 21, 2015
Michael Ogborn’s musical is at its best when evoking the quirks and follies of our home city, especially the local accent.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 04:25PMThursday, December 3, 2015
Holiday cheer is in plentiful supply in 1812’s beloved annual revue — and oh boy, do we need it.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 03:09PMFriday, November 20, 2015
A stream of banter chronicles Dr. Ruth’s ups and downs, and the evening passes pleasantly. But only in the last few minutes do we get a glimpse of Westheimer’s deeper side.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 02:02PMA quirky and refreshingly unpredictable take on the much-adored film about Ralphie and his No. 1 Christmas wish: a Red Ryder BB Gun.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 01:58PMThursday, November 19, 2015
Barrymore winner Peter DeLaurier brings to the role the vibrant energy of a young man, coupled with the seasoned, expert timing of an old pro.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 01:01PMTuesday, November 3, 2015
11th Hour Theater Company stage Kander and Ebb’s musical, introducing a powerhouse vocalist from Milwaukee.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 04:33PMFriday, October 23, 2015
An exhilarating two hours, with high-octane performances by Scott Greer and Akeem Davis as Frank Rizzo and Cecil B. Moore.
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 04:41PMTuesday, June 10, 2014
Though I saw the show nearly a week ago, I’m still thinking about it – most of all, about the character of Helen, who is full of comedy and pathos, and absolutely, heartbreakingly believ…
SOURCE: recliningstandards.org at 11:47AMThursday, November 7, 2013
Hats off to Arden Theatre — with Stick Fly following its highly praised production of Parade, and its Hamilton Family Arts Center soon to open down the block, this company is firing on all…
SOURCE: citypaper.net at 08:39AMThursday, October 31, 2013
The ballsy title suggests there will not be much beating around the bush (OK, I'll stop now), but in the end, Cock is surprisingly tame.
SOURCE: citypaper.net at 08:47AMThursday, October 17, 2013
Inis Nua produces the American premiere of Phil Porter's gentle and sweet play, which previously was well-received at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: citypaper.net at 09:18AMThursday, June 6, 2013
Friday, October 19, 2012
May we have a universal moratorium on heaping accolades on new musicals for bravely tackling difficult subject matter? It’s 2012, people. Stephen Sondheim has made an almost 60-year career…
SOURCE: City Paper (Philadelphia) at 05:42AMThursday, September 27, 2012
Blanka Zizka’s production of Angels in America at the Wilma is one of the triumphant events in my 20-plus years of Philadelphia theatergoing.
SOURCE: City Paper (Philadelphia) at 06:23AMThursday, May 3, 2012
The somewhat slight A Behanding in Spokane may not be one of McDonagh's best plays, but it retains his characteristic combination of shock and dark humor.
SOURCE: City Paper (Philadelphia) at 05:59AMThursday, October 13, 2011
Tracy Letts' extraordinary play is the blackest comedy I've seen in years. It's also the funniest.
SOURCE: City Paper (Philadelphia) at 06:13AMThursday, September 29, 2011
In 1990, Aspects of Love was Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway follow-up to Phantom of the Opera. I don't need to tell you it fell short of that juggernaut, and Aspects is rarely revived. So it…
SOURCE: City Paper (Philadelphia) at 06:25AMThursday, August 4, 2011
