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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Disney’s Frozen by Josh Herren

Disney’s Frozen makes its way to Philadelphia for the first time, landing at the Academy of Music and drawing passionate franchise fans into the magic of live theater. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

McCarter Theatre Center presents Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger’s Dreamgirls by Josh Herren

McCarter Theatre Center’s revival of Dreamgirls features an all-star cast, lots of glitz, and dynamic, dazzling hair and costumes. But can it overcome the show’s core flaws? Josh Herren …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:29PM
Monday, March 4, 2024

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Schubert Organization present Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country by Josh Herren

Girl from the North Country, a Bob Dylan jukebox musical set during the Depression by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, defies expectations. It stops in Philly on its North America…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:42PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

People’s Light presents Robert Montano’s Small by Josh Herren

Actor and dancer Robert Montano, of Broadway’s Cats and many other stage and screen roles, reveals his early years as a racing jockey in this one-man show. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:07AM
Monday, October 16, 2023

Bucks County Playhouse presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show by Josh Herren

Peripatetic reality star Frankie Grande takes center stage in this new revival of The Rocky Horror Show at Bucks County Playhouse. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:37PM
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

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards