As usual, there are more Ebenezer Scrooges on Philly-area stages this holiday season than you can shake a crutch at " plus our favorite family musicals and some festive burlesque.
Video games, 'Star Wars,' and Shakespeare combine in the holiday zaniness of 'Aladdin: A Musical Panto' at People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
Arden Theatre Company's production of Duncan Macmillan's 'Every Brilliant Thing' counts the ways that loss, and theater, move us. Mark Cofta reviews.
Quintessence Theatre Group's production of Lerner and Loewe's classic musical 'My Fair Lady' connects it to modern headlines. Mark Cofta reviews.
Chisa Hutchinson's 'From the Author of' provides surprises and laughs in the Resident Ensemble Players' sumptuous premiere production. Mark Cofta reviews.
'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' shares holiday cheer in a fresh retelling of a familiar story at the Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 3. Mark Cofta reviews.
Emma Goidel's brilliant world-premiere drama 'The Gap,' produced by Azuka Theatre Company, starts with aliens but hits much closer to home. Mark Cofta reviews.
The Irish Heritage Theatre's staging of Marina Carr's 'By the Bog of Cats' tells a powerful story, but neglects the play's ethereal poetic qualities. Mark Cofta reviews.
Fin Kennedy's 'Broken Stones' introduces serious themes, then abandons them for meta-theatrical twists in InterAct Theatre Company's premiere. Mark Cofta reviews.
In case you need an escape from America this fall, Philly theater openings take you to cities around the world, past and present.
Delaware Theatre Company's production of Tommie J. Moore's one-man show 'Dare to Be Black' offers an inspiring biography of boxer Jack Johnson. Mark Cofta reviews.
Michael Hollinger and Robert Maggio's new musical, TouchTones,at the Arden Theatre Company, gently mocks pre-internet phone sex and abstinence vows while celebrating good ol' virginity. Mark…
Theatre Exile's 'Ideation' examines whether morality can exist alongside corporate policy in a potent near-future thriller. Mark Cofta reviews.
People's Light & Theatre Company's world premiere 'Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole' unsuccessfully uses the famous crooner to spotlight 1950s racism and share some nice songs. Mark Cofta reviews.
1812 Productions' 'Buyer & Cellar' imagines an actor's unlikely friendship with Barbra Streisand, brings humor and empathy. Mark Cofta reviews.
Quintessence Theatre Group's' Long Day's Journey into Night' excels with Eugene O'Neill's challenging excesses and succeeds. Mark Cofta reviews.
Inis Nua's U.S. premiere of 'The Swallowing Dark' explores memory and believability inconclusively. Mark Cofta reviews.
The Resident Ensemble Players' production of The 'Mountaintop' highlights the strengths of Katori Hall's popular play about Martin Luther King Jr. Mark Cofta reviews.
A familiar playwright launches a season of four plays with two October openings, a former Philly writer returns (sort of), and two top performers star in one-person shows.
The Resident Ensemble Players' splendid production of 'You Can't Take It with You' makes the 1936 comedy relevant again. Mark Cofta reviews.
The sparkle of the Arden Theatre Company's 'Cabaret' overwhelms the Kander and Ebb musical's menace. Mark Cofta reviews.
Delaware Theatre Company sets its sights on Broadway, right past its own audiences, with a high-tech adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel 'Something Wicked This Way Comes.' Mark Cofta …
A Red Orchid Theatre's 'Simpatico' at McCarter isn't a fitting farewell for the late, great Sam Shepard. Mark Cofta reviews.
AntiGravity Theatre Project's 'Dear Diary LOL' celebrates memories of tween angst using real diaries. Mark Cofta reviews.
Juniper Productions premieres with four new one-acts by local writers performed at Philadelphia Distilling. Mark Cofta reviews.