Die-Cast Ensemble creates a gripping, immersive production of Suddenly Last Summer, anchored by Ross Beschler's thrilling performance as an authorial stand-in. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Football, feminism, and facial mutilation collide in Nosejob, an ambitious but uneven exploration of sexual politics from Lightning Rod Special in this year's Curated Fringe. Cameron Kelsall…
Two megawatt stars only occasionally elevate a small-scale story with a slim script. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: The Roommate at the Booth Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…
Damon Bonetti makes a rocking galactic tour guide in T.REXTASY, an entry in the Fringe and Cannonball Festivals from 100th Meridian. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Despite powerful singing, the national tour of Les Misérables more closely resembles a theme-park attraction than a work of theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall remembers BSR writer Margaret Darby, who died in April. She was a musician, linguist, and librarian; an astute yet generous journalist and critic; and a beloved colleague and…
Two avatars of well-known congresswomen square off in a slim, repetitive play by Mario Correa. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: N/A at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater appeared first o…
Off By One, a world premiere at People's Light about a writer and the impact of his work, featuring TV and film star David Strathairn, feels stuck in the draft stage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Hilma, a contemporary opera receiving its world premiere at the Wilma Theater, fails to capture the artistry or mystical charisma of its subject, the painter Hilma af Klint. Cameron Kelsall …
Quintessence Theatre Group's production of Suzan-Lori Parks's Father Comes Home From the Wars: Parts I, II & III only intermittently captures the grandeur of the text. Cameron Kelsall re…
A thoughtfully reimagined production of Once on This Island smartly overcomes elements of the 1990 musical that haven't aged well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's season-ending concert welcomed star pianist Simone Dinnerstein and saw the end of Dirk Brossé's tenure as music director. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Shaina Taub's likable suffragist musical could use some of its own advice. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Suffs at the Music Box Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
Heidi Schreck's crisp new adaptation of Chekhov's play takes the stage at Lincoln Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Uncle Vanya at the Vivian Beaumont Theater appeared first …
The Philadelphia Orchestra experiments with a new, casual concert format in its Orchestra After 5 series. Cameron Kelsall previews their latest event.
A new musical adaptation of the weepy Nicholas Sparks novel leaves our critic with dry eyes. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: The Notebook at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre appeared …
Curtis Opera Theatre inventively pairs two works from the 20th century that consider the struggles of women in society: Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht'…
Charles Busch returns with a new play that gets lost in its own point of view. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Ibsen's Ghost at 59E59 Theaters appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.
Inis Nua's Once Upon a Bridge dramatizes a random act of violence with empathy and suspense. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The line between truth and memory blurs in Brian Friel's Faith Healer, given a riveting revival by Lantern Theater Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Flatlanders, a new play by Bruce Graham from 1812 Productions, is an unfunny throwback to the heyday of boulevard comedy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Playwright Sasha Denisova channels the strength and resilience of her Ukrainian mother in My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, on stage at the Wilma Theater in a co-production with DC's Wool…
The music of Béla Bartók speaks better than its pretentious interlocutors in Bartók's Monster, a collaboration of Sebastienne Mundheim and the Pig Iron School, inspired by Penn lectur…
Despite its weighty title, Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God at Theatre Exile considers questions of humanity and friendship, and it's among the first must-see shows of the …
The music recording label opens a global celebration of 125 years, and the only soirée of its kind happening in the US is right on Broad Street. Cameron Kelsall previews.