First Person Festival, a singular sensation by Wendy Rosenfield

In nine years, it has become a weeklong extravaganza of the autobiographical arts.

For Colored Girls by Gary Thompson

If you haven't considered suicide before you see Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls," you may by the time it's finished. This is the movie for those who thought "Precious" was too Apatow. Inde…

'For Colored Girls': Story of women recovering from abuse by Carrie Rickey

Profound performances do not a profound movie make. Case in point: Tyler Perry's all-star adaptation of Ntozake Shange's acclaimed 1975 play. Here are some differences between Shange's theat…

'Run, Mourner, Run' a riveting tale of rising desperation by Howard Shapiro

'Uncle Vanya' by Lantern Theater: Vintage Chekhov with a modern-day feel by Howard Shapiro

'Vanya' raises the curtain on a Chekhov Festival by Toby Zinman

Performance groups look to churches, synagogues as venues by David O'Reilly

Bruce Graham: 'Roseanne' showed him the way by Chuck Darrow

In his native Philadelphia, Bruce Graham is best known as the prolific and acclaimed author of numerous plays, including "Burkie," "Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grille," "Moon Over…

'Philly Fan' expresses devotion to local teams good and bad by Chuck Darrow

New director hopes to revive LBI stage venue by Jacqueline L. Urgo

BEACH HAVEN, N.J. - Roy Miller wants to rescue the Surflight Theatre. But the 450-seat venue where the Broadway producer was a teenage thespian is awash in debt.

'Carrie' is played for laughs, but the joke falls flat by Toby Zinman

This 'Threepenny' needs a sharper Mack the Knife by Wendy Rosenfield

Wilma's first Shakespeare production is a juiceless 'Macbeth' by Toby Zinman

In campy version of 'Carrie,' heroine is a bloody guy by Molly Eichel

Court approves sheriff's sale of Prince Theater

Ladies' night at the Barrymores by Howard Shapiro

"The Light in the Piazza" and "Becky Shaw," both about troubled women, are the big winners at the 16th awards, which also salute the faithful theatergoer.

Variations on 'Jekyll' by Wendy Rosenfield

Production's compelling approach to a classic bogs down in plot points.

Ryan carried along by 'Jack Goes Boating' role by Steven Rea

Writer tells how 'Jersey Boys' became Broadway stars by Chuck Darrow

Valli too big to cry over 'Jersey Boys' by Amy S. Rosenberg

'Henry V' by Quintessence Theatre Group in Mount Airy by Howard Shapiro

Quintessence Theatre Group is presenting Shakespeare's Henry V on a naked stage in Mount Airy, with a minimalism that works until two new characters appear.

Philadelphia playwright relies on neighborhood for inspiration by Karen Heller

Quiara Alegría Hudes is a two-time Pulitzer finalist for playwriting and the author of the Tony Award-winning musical "In the Heights."

After 75 years, Hedgerow goes back to Dreiser's 'American Tragedy' by Wendy Rosenfield

Theodore Dreiser and Rose Valley's Hedgerow Theatre go back a long way.

Opera Company's 'Otello,' Wilma's 'Macbeth,' and the high costs of Shakespeare by David Patrick Stearns

The cost of producing Shakespeare rarely comes with a discount, financially or psychologically. Even after 400 years of unbroken performance histories, the plays keep demanding more.

A toast (or many) to that boozy 'Sun' by Wendy Rosenfield

The Sun Also Rises (The Select). Ernest Hemingway's first novel is the third work of 20th-century American literature adapted by Elevator Repair Service.