THEATER REVIEW: Stupid Fucking Bird — Dumb Title, Fine Play
The Arden’s sometimes wonderful riff on Chekhov is far subtler than it sounds.
OPERA REVIEW: A Compelling, Disturbing Breaking the Waves
With this flawed but powerful new work, Opera Philadelphia is on a significant upward trajectory.
THEATER REVIEW: Sex, Money, and Motherhood in Mrs. Warren’s Profession
At Lantern Theater, a great actress shines as Shaw’s bewitching anti-heroine.
THEATER REVIEW: Faith vs. Flesh in Bathing in Moonlight at McCarter
Nilo Cruz’s high-minded but dramatically inert play proves drier and less romantic than it sounds.
THEATER REVIEW: Love in the Midst of War in South Pacific
In the opening moments of South Pacific at Walnut Street Theatre, the orchestra plays the intoxicating strains of “Bali H’ai” as we watch a […]
DF Picks for Philadelphia FringeArts 2016
I have to miss most of FringeArts — but you don’t! Here are a few suggestions…
MOVIE REVIEW: Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant Make Music in Florence Foster Jenkins
Stephen Frears’ film isn’t a great movie, but it’s a sweet and surprisingly touching one.
