Monday, April 24, 2017
Temple Theaters' two versions of Caryl Churchill's 'Love and Information,' playing in repertory, are rewarding whether seeing one or both. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:22PMTuesday, April 18, 2017
Tony Lawton and Alex Bechtel's new children's musical, 'The Light Princess,' floats the fun idea of a girl with no gravity. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:11AMScott Rodrigue's rendition of Wallace Shawn's 'The Fever' explains First World privilege but offers no relief. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:08AMTuesday, April 11, 2017
Robert Askins's 'Hand to God' at Philadelphia Theatre Company has a sock puppet say what the human wearing him dare not. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:26PMYoung actors tell an old story with some new wrinkles in 'Particular Risk' at Bryn Mawr College. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:10PMNew Paradise Laboratories teams with the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Rosenbach Museum and Library's celebration of detectives with an interactive mystery. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:28PMHedgerow Theatre's freewheeling adaptation of 'The Prisoner of Zenda' typifies a new genre of fast-paced comedy adventures based on old stories. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:58AMSunday, April 9, 2017
Athol Fugard's 'Playland' reintroduces C. Ryanne Domingues -- a director to watch -- to Philadelphia audiences. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:01PMTuesday, April 4, 2017
A Czechoslovakian refugee seeks freedom in Blanka Zizka's world premiere play 'Adapt!' at the Wilma Theater. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:33PMLauren Gunderson's acclaimed 'I and You' is a play for everyone, not just teens, in a fine regional premiere by People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:04PMJohn Ford's rarely seen 1633 drama 'The Broken Heart' receives a suitably bloody Philadelphia premiere by Quintessence Theatre Group. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:29AMMonday, April 3, 2017
College theater programs end their seasons, while the busy Philadelphia season offers popular puppets (for grown-ups), a princess (for kids), and innovative improv.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:54PMEgoPo Classic Theater premieres a magical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, putting the big novel onstage in a big way. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:21PMFriday, March 31, 2017
Mia Chung's 'You for Me for You' at InterAct brings a fresh perspective to our current immigration debate in her drama about North Korean refugees. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:23PMMonday, March 27, 2017
'Love's Labor's Lost' holds the delightful opening spot of Quintessence Theatre Group's Spring "Love & Longing" Repertory. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:42PMSunday, March 26, 2017
Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' gets the big-stage treatment at the Walnut Street Theatre. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:45AMThursday, March 23, 2017
Julianna Zinkel shines as a woman taking control of her life in Martyna Majok’s gritty 'Ironbound,' superbly staged by Simpatico Theatre Project. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:21PMWednesday, March 22, 2017
Kristen M. Scatton's new drama 'Jimmy Gorski Is Dead,' from ReVamp Collective and Plays & Players Theatre, explores the impact of drug abuse on a small group of Pennsylvania friends and fami…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:05PMMonday, March 20, 2017
Lantern Theater Company takes a chance with William Shakespeare's 'Coriolanus,' and comes out fighting. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:46PMSunday, March 19, 2017
'The Lyons' roars with genuine frustration while audiences roar with laughter in Nicky Silver's dark farce from Isis Productions. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:54PMMonday, March 13, 2017
The Beserker Residents' 2015 Fringe hit 'It's So Learning' schools us on the charms and terrors of K-12 education. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:16PMSaturday, March 11, 2017
The Arden Theatre Company's production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' might not seem new, but it's still great. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:20AMMonday, March 6, 2017
Bernard Pomerance’s 1979 Tony Award-winning 'The Elephant Man,' revived by the University of Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players, proves relevant today, and probably always. Mark Cofta re…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:21PMWednesday, March 1, 2017
The Tony Award-winning adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' serves the book well – and makes a satisfying theater experience too. Mark Co…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:00PMTuesday, February 28, 2017
Douglas Williams’s world premiere 'Shitheads,' produced by Azuka, not only reveals a bike shop’s wheels and gears, but also how work families function.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:18PMJohn Pollono’s 'Lost Girls' takes a while to find it s way home, but Theatre Exile’s area premiere eventually reveals its good qualities. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:38PMRomance battles with drama on area stages in March. Drama wins with more productions, but the plays about love are big-cast classics.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:32AMSaturday, February 25, 2017
Thornton Wilder’s neglected classic, 'The Matchmaker,' defies categorization, but People’s Light and Theatre’s revival proves its worthiness. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:23PMTuesday, February 21, 2017
Erin Markey’s 'A Ride on the Irish Cream' is an exhilarating new performance with music about childhood travails. Mark Cofta reviews
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:47PMHedgerow Theatre's 'Uncle Vanya' continues a run of fine local productions of Anton Chekhov's plays. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:18AMMonday, February 20, 2017
Inis Nua's American premiere of Lee Coffey's 'Leper + Chip' is a short, violent love story and a must-see production. Mark Cofta reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:20PM 
