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Monday, August 14, 2023

Bucks County Playhouse presents The Bridges of Madison County by Josh Herren

Bucks County Playhouse presents a star-studded Bridges of Madison County that delivers all the thrill of awakening love. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PM
Monday, June 12, 2023

InterAct Theatre Company presents Kareen Fahmy’s American Fast by Josh Herren

American Fast follows a women’s basketball player who struggles with representation, cultural traditions, legacy, and life in the public eye after announcing her Ramadan fast during the pl…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:52PM
Monday, June 5, 2023

South Camden Theatre Company and the Strides Collective present Diane Son’s Stop Kiss by Josh Herren

South Camden Theatre Company partners with the Strides Collective to produce Diane Son’s 1998 Stop Kiss for Pride month. But why do we need this story in 2023? Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:48AM
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Act II Playhouse presents Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly! by Josh Herren

Act II Playhouse produces the brassy Hello, Dolly! with top-notch local talent, but does the big show suit a small venue? Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:32PM
Monday, May 15, 2023

Quintessence Theatre Group and New Classics Collective present Written by Phillis by Josh Herren

Quintessence marks new ground with a world-premiere production in collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, examining the life of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who gained …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:28PM
Monday, August 22, 2022

Theatre with a View presents Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques’s The Grown-Ups by Josh Herren

The Grown-Ups, a thrilling new play developed in a Brooklyn backyard during the pandemic, gets its Pennsylvania premiere at Pottstown’s Theatre with a View. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:51PM
Friday, August 19, 2022

Theatre in the X presents Dreamgirls by Josh Herren

Theatre in the X brings its immersive, innovative take to the showbiz musical Dreamgirls at Malcolm X Park, celebrating Black artists and audiences. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:12PM
Monday, August 1, 2022

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents August Wilson’s Fences by Josh Herren

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s Fences has been waiting in the wings since 2020. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:25PM
Monday, June 13, 2022

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West by Josh Herren

Quintessences’s Reclamation Repertory continues with Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West, a deeply relevant play for our ongoing conversations about redlining, gentrification, and reparations. …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:51PM

1812 Productions presents Bi Jean Ngo’s In Search of the Kitchen Gods by Josh Herren

Philly creator/performer Bi Jean Ngo’s world-premiere In Search of the Kitchen Gods is an inviting, interdisciplinary exploration of her Vietnamese heritage. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:13PM
Monday, May 16, 2022

Delaware Theatre Company presents Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs by Josh Herren

Delaware Theatre Company’s production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs provides nostalgia and some light laughs. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:18PM
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Lantern Theater Company presents Richard Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons by Josh Herren

Lantern Theater Company’s A Man for All Seasons, starring Frank X and Anthony Lawton, is an old-school historical drama that still proves its worth. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:02AM
Monday, February 14, 2022

Theatre Exile and The Brothers’ Network present Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Josh Herren

Theatre Exile’s Motherf**cker with the Hat moves the setting of the hit play from New York to Philadelphia, with mixed results. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:29PM
Monday, November 8, 2021

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew by Josh Herren

Bristol Riverside Theatre returns to live theater with this powerfully acted production of Dominique Mourisseu’s workplace drama Skeleton Crew. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:00PM
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Inis Nua Theatre presents Janet Moran’s A Holy Show by Josh Herren

Inis Nua’s A Holy Show gives a surprising warm and fuzzy feeling despite its grim subject matter: the 1981 hijacking of Aer Lingus Flight 164. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:48PM
Friday, September 24, 2021

Philly Fringe 2021: $7 Girl, Motel Montana, and Dr. Livingston Presents RUB HARDER by Josh Herren

Josh Herren reviews three movement-based works that explore sexual connection in this year's Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:35AM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Quintessence presents Thornton Wilder’s ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ by Josh Herren

Quintessence Theatre Group presents ‘The Seven Deadly Sins,’ a rare cycle of Thornton Wilder one-acts, in a radio drama production. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:28PM
Monday, May 17, 2021

People’s Light presents Lauren Gunderson’s ‘The Catastrophist’ by Josh Herren

America’s most-produced playwright, Lauren Gunderson, wrote a play about her famous virologist husband during the pandemic. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:44PM
Sunday, April 18, 2021

Inis Nua presents Siân Owen’s ‘How to Be Brave’ by Josh Herren

Inis Nua’s virtual presentation of ‘How to be Brave’ reminds us of the power of a small story well told. Joshua Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:54AM
Monday, February 15, 2021

The Wilma presents the HotHouse Company’s ‘Code Black Planet’ and ‘Clay’ by Josh Herren

The Wilma kicks off its 2021 offerings with a new series of streaming shorts from its HotHouse Company, ‘Code Black Planet’ and ‘Clay.’ Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PM
Monday, December 14, 2020

1812 Productions presents ‘This Is The Week That Is’ by Josh Herren

We’re not going to make it through the rest of 2020 if we can’t process what’s happened through laughs, and 1812’s ‘This Is The Week That Is’ delivers. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:59PM
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Round House Theatre, Howard University, and McCarter present ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber’ by Josh Herren

In ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber,’ part of the virtual Adrienne Kennedy festival from McCarter and Round House Theatre, a decades-old play gets new life in the painfully perfect moment. Jos…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:21PM
Monday, November 16, 2020

Resident Ensemble Players present Carlyle Brown’s ‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been…’ by Josh Herren

An audio production of ‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been,’ from the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players, sheds light on the moment poet Langston Hughes faced the senate…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:07PM
Monday, November 9, 2020

Quintessence Theatre presents Georg Büchner’s ‘Danton’s Death’ by Josh Herren

Quintessence Theatre finished up its Shout into the Void Virtual Play Reading Festival and celebrated Election Day with Georg Büchner’s political masterpiece ‘Danton’s Death.’ Josh …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:44PM
Monday, October 12, 2020

Thaddeus Phillips presents ‘Zoo Motel’ by Josh Herren

In ‘Zoo Motel,’ the latest theatrical presentation for the pandemic age, Thaddeus Phillips brings his magic to the Zoom screen. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:13PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Free Fringe Philly 2020: Greg T. Nanni presents ‘FAT’ by Josh Herren

For this year’s Free Fringe, Greg T. Nanni offers a one-man show about the weight we carry. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:07PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Philly Fringe 2020: Casa de Duende presents ‘States of Desire’ by Josh Herren

For this year's Fringe, Case de Duende presents an international video showcase exploring the legacy of gay porn icon Tom of Finland. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:19AM
Monday, July 6, 2020

When a pandemic means having time to change your mind by Josh Herren

Stay-at-home orders could be an excuse to become even more set in our ways, but when Joshua Herren decided to do the opposite, he surprised himself.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:31PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Philly is still fighting: AIDS, activism, and COVID-19 by Josh Herren

Longtime ACT UP Philadelphia member Jose de Marco talks with Joshua Herren about what we should learn from AIDS organizers in the COVID pandemic.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:44PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Azuka Theatre Company presents Doug Williams’s ‘Ship’ by Josh Herren

With the help of its Young Professionals cohort, Azuka’s ‘Ship’ delivers a funny story with a lot of heart. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:33PM
Monday, February 10, 2020

South Camden Theatre Company presents Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s ‘Abigail/1702’ by Josh Herren

'Abigail/1702 A Twice Told Tale' imagines what happens to Abigail Williams 10 years after 'The Crucible.' Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:33PM

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