Monday, August 29, 2016
As the 2017-18 theater season bears down upon us, the season’s openings can get lost in the wash of Fringe Festival premieres, but there are some classics you shouldn’t miss.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:54PMSunday, August 28, 2016
At the end of August, Philly theater's traditional dead time, comes a must-see revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance.'
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:11PMSaturday, August 20, 2016
GayFest! presents Chad Beguelin’s 'Harbor,' which tackles serious life issues with humor and insight.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:55AMWednesday, August 17, 2016
The Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company's revival of James Goldman's 'The Lion in Winter' sacrifices the play's deeper themes for easy laughs.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:33AMSunday, August 14, 2016
A one performer, one audience member choose-your-own-adventure tale, 'Who Told You You Were Naked?' is a fine warm-up for the theatrical innovations of the Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:13PMMonday, August 8, 2016
Theatre Exile scores with sportswriter Ray Didinger's world premiere play 'Tommy and Me,' about his friendship with Eagles Hall of Fame receiver Tommy McDonald.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:56AMTuesday, August 2, 2016
Mark Cofta reviews a mainstream production of 'The Taming of the Shrew' after a Philadelphia company’s version showed him the comedy’s darker side.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:25PMPennsylvania Shakespeare Festival produces 'Love's Labour's Lost' as scholars think was the practice in Shakespeare’s time.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:25PMTuesday, July 26, 2016
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season continues with a new production of Noel Coward’s ghostly comedy 'Blithe Spirit.'
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:50PMMonday, July 18, 2016
Contemporary American Theater Festival's "Thinktheater" repertory of five plays offers a rich variety of new plays by American playwrights. Our critic Mark Cofta saw them all.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:31PMTuesday, July 5, 2016
By now, the greater Philadelphia area has so many top-notch outdoor summer performances that it’s time you shelled out for a good lawn chair, when you’re not checking out PlayPenn an…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:57PMTuesday, June 28, 2016
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season features an enthralling 'Julius Caesar' with a splendid veteran cast.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:22AMTuesday, June 21, 2016
Reject Theatre Project exposes the misogyny of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew,' which most productions try to obscure, with 'SHREW.'
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:29PMZak Berkman's world premiere 'The Harassment of Iris Malloy' suggests a tabloid situation, but reveals a genuine drama.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:44AMMonday, June 20, 2016
Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' frustrates our desire for a tidy plot, but offers other riches in Quintessence's impressive production.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:09PMMonday, June 13, 2016
Philly playwright R. Eric Thomas's 'Time Is on Our Side,' in a world premiere by Simpatico Theatre Project, spins a lively mystery that links Philadelphia's past, present, and future LGBT li…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:11PMTuesday, June 7, 2016
Young Jean Lee's 'Straight White Men' uses a family situation to probe larger issues about privilege and power.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:17PMSunday, June 5, 2016
The Mechanical Theater's 'Romeo and Juliet' makes the play a bite-sized comedy while maintaining its tragic proportions.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:53PMTiny Dynamite's A Play, A Pie, and A Pint satisfies with David Greig's clever relationship comedy 'Brewers Fayre.'
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:53PMSaturday, June 4, 2016
'The Servant of Two Masters' shows that Goldoni's old play feels new and young in the right hands.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:46AMSunday, May 29, 2016
Thought you had to say sayonara to the scene in June? Think again. The greater Philadelphia area has more summer theater options than ever.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:47PMMonday, May 23, 2016
Money, more than ideology, is the driving force in Ayad Akhtar’s brilliant drama 'The Invisible Hand' at Theatre Exile.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:27PMPlaywright Lucas Hnath’s 'The Christians' is unlike any play you’ve seen before. There’s a lot of talk about God, but whatever you expect, it’s not what you expect.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:24PMTuesday, May 17, 2016
Declan Greene's Moth explores the darker side of high school's downtrodden misfits in Azuka Theatre's stylishly accomplished production.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:03PMNew Freedom Theatre's world premiere The Ballad of Trayvon Martin reveals the powerful emotions generated by his murder and other crimes against black Americans.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:03PMFriday, May 13, 2016
The season of Bruce Graham continues with the local premiere of White Guy on the Bus, a raw discussion of race and economics wrapped in a suspenseful story.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:07AMMonday, May 9, 2016
Sharyn Rothstein's new play doesn't feel very new. Not even a talented theater company such as McCarter can entirely elevate this sitcom-ready material.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:39PMTwo acts, two tales, two countries appear in 11th Hour Theatre Company's production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical 'See What I Wanna See.' Mark Cofta says it's the kind of work 11th Hour…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:12AMWednesday, May 4, 2016
An imaginative, visually rich production of Linda Sue Park’s novel, adapted by Robert Schenkkan, is a wise fable for all ages, with a talented multi-ethnic cast.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:26PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
This month, traditional feel-good season closers like ‘the Secret Garden’ or ‘Man of La Mancha’ join challenging, critically acclaimed shows like a remounted ‘Underground Railr…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:13PMMonday, April 25, 2016
Think Alan Ayckbourn is the English Neil Simon? Think again. He's more like the English Anton Chekhov.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:02PM 
