Holiday Concerts in Review: 6 shows that went on despite the pandemic by Henrik Eger

Some of the most beloved choruses and orchestras in the Philadelphia area became creative in entertaining audiences in safe and often unexpected ways via virtual holiday performances.  Th…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:23pm on December 31, 2020☆⚑

A Period of Drastic Change and Reordering: Interview with THE WAY OUT artists and performers. by Henrik Eger

Driving by in cars like a slow-moving funeral procession, we get new perspectives from an all-female cast 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 2:11pm on September 28, 2020☆⚑

The Way Out: New life at Laurel Hill Cemetery with an all-female ensemble of theater artists and aerialists by Henrik Eger

A never-performed before multi-arts show on wheels for Fringe audiences

SOURCE: phindie.com at 1:44pm on September 26, 2020☆⚑

Bringing Shakespeare to Life: Interview with director Matt Pfeiffer about SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (People's Light) by Henrik Eger

Matt Pfeiffer talks love of Shakespeare and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

SOURCE: phindie.com at 6:18pm on March 10, 2020☆⚑

Excess of imagination and amazing muscle memory in POPCORN FALLS: Interview with multiple-role actors Luke Bradt and Dan Olmstead by Henrik Eger

"What I like most about POPCORN FALLS is that there is a real heart to it."

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:01am on March 9, 2020☆⚑

Snacking on Free International Films 24/7"but hurry! by Henrik Eger

Films from around the world are broadcast free of charge in Philadelphia by MHz Worldview on WPPT

SOURCE: phindie.com at 3:26pm on February 27, 2020☆⚑

What's going on behind the scenes?: Interview with Bernard Havard on working with his creative team at the Walnut Street Theatre by Henrik Eger

Bernard Havard shares his experiences with his creative team for A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde: 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 1:50pm on February 20, 2020☆⚑

As if Oscar Wilde himself had arrived on the Walnut stage: Interview with Bernard Havard on casting and working with his actors by Henrik Eger

Part 2 of Henrik Eger's interview with Walnut Theatre head Bernard Havard

SOURCE: phindie.com at 6:30pm on February 18, 2020☆⚑

Talking to the Roosevelts: Interview with Eleanor, Franklin, and Sara from the cast of ELEANOR at Media Theatre by Henrik Eger

Eleanor " An American Love Story runs January 29-February 23, 2020, at the Media Theatre. A little-known musical, Eleanor (music by Thomas Tierney, lyrics by John Forster,  book by Jonath…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 1:20pm on February 6, 2020☆⚑

Remembering Philadelphia's Beloved Broadway Star: Ann Crumb, the down-to-earth diva from Media by Henrik Eger

Media Theatre hosts a memorial service for Ann Crumb, December 29

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:27pm on December 28, 2019☆⚑

When the singing stops on Christmas Eve in bombed-out Europe: Sitting at my computer in Philadelphia, looking back by Henrik Eger

Memories of a childhood Christmas in war-torn Europe

SOURCE: phindie.com at 8:50pm on December 19, 2019☆⚑

An Irish Masterpiece Still Shocking: Considering Synge's PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by Henrik Eger

An extended consideration of the new Synge production from Mount Airy's Quintessence Theatre.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:45pm on October 17, 2019☆⚑

The good, the bad, and the ugly"The latest LGBTQ+ news from around the globe by Henrik Eger

The LGBTQ+ shows in this year's Fringe inspire a look at queer news from around the globe

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:23pm on September 18, 2019☆⚑

Fringe is Here. Fringe is Queer. by Henrik Eger

Fringe if you're glad to be gay, Fringe if you're happy that way.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:42pm on September 8, 2019☆⚑

A Welcome to the International Artists at the 2019 Fringe Festival by Henrik Eger

Henrik Eger greets international Fringe artists.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 6:16pm on September 5, 2019☆⚑

Philadelphia theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 2: 2004 by Henrik Eger

Revisiting Philly theater history through the eyes of one of its finest critics.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 7:47pm on September 2, 2019☆⚑

Philadelphia Theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 1: 2002"2003 by Henrik Eger

Remembering Philadelphia theater history through the eyes of a venerable theater reviewer.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 7:34pm on August 31, 2019☆⚑

Perceptions of Each Other's Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic by Henrik Eger

Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality, because of copyright and technical reasons. However, theater critics around the world are leaving…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 2:08pm on August 19, 2019☆⚑

Probing Tom Stoppard on Russia: Part of The Legacy of Theater Critic and Educator J. Cooper Robb by Henrik Eger

Cooper Robb, an immensely knowledgeable and prolific American theater critic, who recently passed away, left behind many articles, especially in Backstage Magazine and TheaterMania, filled t…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:37pm on August 3, 2019☆⚑

Presenting stronger new dramas by overcoming "premieritis" by Henrik Eger

The "one-and-done" premiere problem and filling more theaters through "rolling WORLD premieres"

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:54am on July 19, 2019☆⚑

Working With a Cultural Consultant When Writing an International Play: Interview With U.S. Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean and Humaira Ghilzai, an Afgha by Henrik Eger

The playwright "I spring from ministers, murderers, rebels, addicts, closeted queens, soldiers, singers, and blue-collar mill workers." This confession opens playwright Gabriel Jason Dean's …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 1:28am on July 14, 2019☆⚑

"An Enemy Is Someone Whose Story You Don't Know": Interview with Arab Israeli Playwright Ibrahim Miari About His Drama "In Between" by Henrik Eger

Ibrahim Miari, son of a Palestinian Muslim father and Jewish Israeli mother, grew up in Israel, became an actor, a playwright, a Sufi dancer, and an educator who now lives in the US. His one…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:18am on June 30, 2019☆⚑

Up and Over the Rainbow: The Impact of Judy Garland on the work of Tyler Houchins by Henrik Eger

From being bullied to falling in love with Judy Garland. Tyler Houchins takes us down the yellow brick road.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:56pm on June 14, 2019☆⚑

Between chaos and quiet passion: Interview with Robert Jason Jackson as KING LEAR (Quintessence) by Henrik Eger

Henrik Eger interviews the star of Quintessence's KING LEAR

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:55pm on April 8, 2019☆⚑

"Passionate iconoclast and maverick": Interview with Robert Smythe, Ahab in Hedgerow's MOBY-DICK by Henrik Eger

Henrik Eger thought he knew MOBY-DICK until he saw Robert Smythe as Ahab.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 3:37pm on March 29, 2019☆⚑