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American racial divisions are exposed and explored in Bruce Graham's 'White Guy on the Bus' at Delaware Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
East End Theatre Company premieres with Sarah Treem's 'A Feminine Ending,' a romantic comedy that needs more music. Mark Cofta reviews.
'The Big,' a new play by Lee Cortopassi at the Sedgewick Theater, comes up small. Mark Cofta reviews.
When Anndee Hochman found herself looking for inspiration, she turned to poetry and plays to get her going. It worked.
Does Donald Trump's presidency make you feel like you need a bath? Emily Mann's 'Having Our Say' provides a much-needed antidote. Dan Rottenberg reviews.
New plays rule February, joined by a few rarely seen classics and a Chekhov pair.
InterAct Theatre Company and Iron Age Theatre co-produced Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho.' Robert Zaller wonders what brought him back from the literal and figurative dead.
The Arden Theatre Company's production of Annie Baker's 'John' is unconventional and difficult to categorize, but worthwhile. Mark Cofta reviews.
InterAct's premiere of Mary Tuomanen's 'MARCUS/EMMA' presents two fascinating characters but traps them in a tedious limbo. Mark Cofta reviews.
Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III's solo show about his father, 'Surviving Twin,' is a melancholy delight at People's Light. Mark Cofta reviews.
There's a surprising contemporary relevance in the Walnut Street Theatre's production of Neil Simon's 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor.' Toby Zinman reviews.
New York City troupe Bedlam, visiting McCarter Theatre Center with two plays in repertory, produce a manic but uninvolving 'Hamlet.' Mark Cofta reviews.
The Lantern Theater Company's production of 'Informed Consent' explores ethical issues raised by scientific achievement through well-drawn characters. Mark Cofta reviews.
Theresa Rebeck's grim ghost story 'The Bells' disappoints in the Resident Ensemble Players' premiere. Mark Cofta reviews.
Arden Theatre Company presents Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker's 'John,' but reviewer Frank Burd thinks it deserves a "Dear John" letter.
The Kimmel Center's Broadway Up Close series featured Vanessa Williams hosted by Seth Rudetsky. But did the interview format do her talents justice? SaraKay Smullens reviews.
After launching in 2015, this local theater festival celebrating the work and perspectives of a wide range of women has been growing every year.
The Wilma's 'Constellations' illustrates the mind-blowing concept of the multiverse " in a beautiful love story. Mark Cofta reviews.
Doug Varone and Dancers bring four worthy pieces to NextMove Dance at the Prince Theater. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
New York's Bedlam theater troupe, visiting McCarter Theatre Center with 'Saint Joan' and 'Hamlet' in repertory, cements its reputation with a superb four-actor 'Joan.' Mark Cofta reviews.
11th Hour Theatre Company makes a powerful noise with the rock musical 'Lizzie,' about the infamous axe murderer. Mark Cofta reviews.
Montreal's Cirque Éloize brings their newest and wildest project, 'Saloon - A Musical Acrobatic Adventure,' to Philadelphia. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
The Walnut Street Theatre's revival of Neil Simon's 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers' shows why you may never have seen this play before. Mark Cofta reviews.
An attack on Russian governmental bureaucracy is disguised EgoPo Classic Theater's surreal new adaptation of Gogol's 'The Nose.' Steve Cohen reviews.
As an unprecedented American political regime approaches, Philly theaters are keeping up with food for thought and action, plus plenty of premieres, and some Neil Simon.
