181 stories by "Howard Shapiro"
Mary Marello must cook -- and the cast must eat what she makes -- nightly during the Wilma's "Body Awareness." Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro joins her there for a cooking session.
Mary Marello must cook -- and the cast must eat what she makes -- nightly during the Wilma's "Body Awareness." Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro joins her there for a cooking session.
The lively musical "Memphis" pulls into town, at the Academy of Music. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
The once-celebrated Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope will open later this year under management spearheaded by a Broadway producer and others, according to an announcement late Tuesday.
Ed Swidey's new play in a Simpatico Theatre Project production is a complete surprise -- complex physical and experimental theater for audiences from about age three to the eldest among us. …
An original evening of five kids' tales, a family show from Off-Color Theatre Company at the Gershman Y, is nicely acted but not always with the rhythm and shtick it needs. Inquirer theater …
An original evening of five kids' tales, a family show from Off-Color Theatre Company at the Gershman Y, is nicely acted but not always with the rhythm and shtick it needs. Inquirer theater …
Sandra Bernhard is sultry-songed, pouty, potty-mouthed and a general stitch -- just what you expect (and hope for) -- at the Painted Bride. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
The musical "Jersey Boys," soon to end its five-week run at the Forrest Theatre, hits the record books.
Philadelphia-bred playwright Victor Kaufold peoples his new play "Bridesburg" with stereotypes so unnuanced, even their single dimensions are threadbare.
A new theater is coming to downtown Norristown next fall. The professional stage company Theatre Horizon plans to open a 120-seat house of its own, a $900,000 project being funded by private…
Getting down -- and going for the laughs -- in Lantern Theater's production of Noël Coward's classic in Center City. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
A new national tour cast opens of "Jersey Boys" opens in Philadelphia for a five-week run. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Forrest Theatre in Center City.
Momma Rose can be downright maniacal in Tovah Feldshuh's interpretation of the world's most famous stage mother, in the swell production of "Gypsy" at Bristol Riverside Theatre. Inquirer the…
A world-premiere Christmas show at Delaware Theatre Company -- a mix of music and nativity storytelling -- puts the plot in the present, tweets and all. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapir…
A new show from Flashpoint Theatre puts some raunch into the holidays. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from teh Adrienne Theatre in Center City.
The four-time Tony winner shines. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Kimmel Center.
"Very young and very talented" 11th Hour is a "hey let's put on a musical!" company grounded in fresh weirdness.
The sound of music comes through in this "Sound of Music," but the Media Theatre's holiday show is uneven in other aspects. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Media.
It's that time again -- "panto" time at People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern. This year, they're doing an update of their first zany take on "Treasure Island." Inquirer theater crit…
A great national tour cast in one of the great musicals of the new century. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Academy of Music.
Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," is rich is a precise delivery by Gate Theatre of Dublin. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Annenberg Center in University City.
The city's newest stage officially opens Wednesday night in a Center City space with a high ceiling and 100 new seats. It doesn't even have a name yet. But already it has developed a pedigre…
It was a dark and stormy night. No, really. So dark and so stormy in the play The Whipping Man, or maybe just in Arden Theatre Company's production of it, that The Constant Metaphor blasts y…
It's all by-and-large solid at the Arden, where this intruiging story is frequently absorbing. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
