REVIEW: In Mary Rose, J. M. Barrie in a Different and Haunting Neverland
A nearly-lost gem of a play gets a glowing revival by the gifted Philadelphia Artists Collective.
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David Fox
University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.
REVIEW: The Eccentricities of a Nightingale is a Brilliant Cabinet of Curiosities
An odd play in an idiosyncratic production. But when Tina Brock is onstage, the world is lit by lightning.
REVIEW: Do You Want a Cookie? Lingers Too Long at the Dessert Table
The Bearded Ladies’ show can be seen as a microcosm of the best and worst of Fringe.
REVIEW: In Lay Me Down Softly, There’s No Knockout
Some fine acting enlivens Irish Heritage Theatre’s production, but the show is punching above its weight.
REVIEW: At Second Stage, the Quiet, Epochal Mary Page Marlowe
In 90 understated minutes, Tracy Letts sums up a life.
REVIEW: Fern Hill Goes Far Too Gentle Into That Good Night
A starry production at New Jersey Rep can’t overcome the thinness of Michael Tucker’s play.
In Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, Bros will be Bros
The author has tweaked her intriguing, elliptical script in problematic ways.
REVIEW: PSF’s All’s Well That Ends Well is the Comfortable Side of Extreme
In positive and negative ways, this bold production idea proves surprisingly smooth sailing.
REVIEW: In Titus Andronicus, the Son Will Come Out, Tamora
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s energetic production makes a good case for the play without solving all its problems.
REVIEW: At the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, the Poetic Richard II is made Prosaic
The crown may be hollow, but here it seems weightless.
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