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University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.

REVIEW: Network Emerges as a Study of Male Hysteria

Bryan Cranston’s brilliant performance aside, this adaptation proves even more problematic than the original film.

A pair of current productions of A Doll’s House, Part 2 find very different qualities in Lucas Hnath’s cheeky sequel.

Take my yeast—please!

This noisy but empty show is more like a Wild Goose Chase.

The 1812 Productions’ team on how and why they make funny in the Age of Trump.

Philly’s love affair with this superb actor has never been more heartfelt.

This gloriously intimate, profoundly moving production finally gets the show exactly right.

Director Alexander Burns’ sometimes imaginative rethinking cannot redeem Lionel Bart’s awful musical.

Singing doesn’t get better than this.

Ensemble coordination is this production’s greatest achievement, along with some fine individual contributions.