John Guare's mix of realism and fanstasy in "Are You There, McPhee?" a world premiere at McCarter Theatre, becomes a tiresome saga. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Prince…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:13PMBy Howard Shapiro INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The thought, sound and rhythm of Khalil Munir’s hour-long theatrical memoir, "1 pound 4 ounces" are delivered not just in well-considered words bu…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:03PMAn easy-going "Robin Hood" has its feet in different eras in Arden Theatre Company's smooth production. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:53PMAct II Playhouse in Ambler downsizes "My Fair Lady" to mixed results. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:06PMGrace Gonglewski, the tall, velvet-voiced actor Philadelphia theatergoers have been seeing on professional stages for two decades, was standing in front of a microphone the other day.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:01AMPaula Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive" gets an excellent ride at Theatre Horizon. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Norristown.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:53AMThe service organization for the region's theaters, which has spearedheaded many projects including the Barrymore Awards, is dissolving. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:24PMThe service organization for the region's theaters, which has spearedheaded many projects including the Barrymore Awards, is dissolving. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:14PMLots of shows, not necessarily in traditiobnal settings or with traditional theater companies, pop up around the region. Howard Shapiro reports.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:07PMEgo Po's take on the mythical Jewish protector offers a twist because of the characters' context. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports from the Prince Music Theater.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:10PMIn Mount Holly, the 10-person audience sits around a séance table. In Society Hill, folks with beers and slices of pizza look on at dinnertime as little one-acts unfold.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:09AMThe national tour of the Broadway revival of "West Side Story" works chiefly for its dancing, just like it did on Broadway. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Academy of…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:58AMIt's dated, and full of laugh-lines that sink (among some genuinely funny ones), but "Steel Magnolias" at Bristol Riverside Theatre is notable for its ensemble acting by an excellent cast. I…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:08PMA new space, three doors from the Arden Theatre Company in Old City, will become the focus of its programs for students and children, and will house an 80-seat theater, the Arden's third. Ho…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:08PMOn Walnut Street Theatre's main stage, a funny, fluidly staged production of Yasmina Reza's study of acrimony.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:54PMAt Princeton's McCarter Theatre, concrete evidence of Tom Stoppard's sprawling intelligence. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:20PMMichael Holinger's sterling new translation and Aaron Posner's kinetic staging illuminate the great tale of a man with a bulbous nose who lived larger than life. Inquirer theater critic Howa…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:23AMWednesday night, the Walnut Street Theatre’s current production of the play had a new surprise ending when Dan Hodge, one of its actors, proposed to his unsuspecting girlfriend at the curt…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:57AMIt happened Wednesday night at the Walnut Street Theatre production, in front of an audience of about 1,100. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports from the Walnut.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:28PMTerry Burrell offers a girlish, often defiant Ethel Waters in the one-woman "Ethel!" at Walnut Street Theatre's third-stage Independence Studio. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro review…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:32PMSlater, five other actors, and director Madi Distefano will be pulling an all-nighter beginning at 8 p.m. Friday at Plays & Players Theatre in Center City. There, they will stage 24 performa…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:43AMOne of the region's pre-eminent comic talents, Tony Braitwaite, has been named producing artistic director of Act II Playhouse in Ambler, succeeding Bud Martin. Howard Shapiro reports.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:35PMThe modern-day British take on "Pygmalion" opens in a crisp production at Hedgerow Theatre. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Rose Valley in Delaware County.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:11PMOn, then off, now it looks as is "Clybourne Park" will be back on the Broadway schedule this season, again.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:39PMApril's Broadway opening of "Clybourne Park" -- the new play that the Arden Theatre Company opened in its own production Wednesday night -- has been cancelled for now.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:33PMThe Wilma plans a service for noon Monday.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:34PMThe new play "Clybourne Park," last year's Pulitzer winner, opened in Los Angeles last week in a production that moves directly to Broadway in the spring. But not before the Arden Theatre Co…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:17PMRaunchy and real, "Bachelorette" does well in Luna Theatre Company's production at the Adrienne. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:59PMArtistic directors say they believe that relegating plays about race or African Americans to one month a season minimizes not just the work but the talent pool of black theater artists. Inqu…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:28PMJiri Zizka defected from Czechoslovakia, joined a small Philadelphia theater company, and, with his then-wife Blanka Zizka, transformed it into the Wilma Theater — one of the city’s larg…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 08:30PMInterAct Theatre Company gives to wacky "Microcrisis" a once-over. Is this satire about the financial crisis as goofy as it seems? Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
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