DF Reviews Doubt (Lantern Theater, January 2015)
The great thing about Doubt, John Patrick Shanley’s slender but effective drama about child abuse in the church, is that our sympathies […]
DF’s Philadelphia Fall/Winter 2015 Theatre Preview
It’s been a strong Philadelphia theatre season so far, and the Winter/Spring has quite a few more promising events. I’ve compiled the […]
DF Reviews Outside Mullingar (Philadelphia Theatre Company, December 2014)
And God saw the light, that it was good… So the Bible tells us, but I’m not sure you’d know it to […]
DF Reviews The Matter of Frank Schaefer (Curio Theatre, November 2014)
The facts are fairly simple – “frocked, defrocked, refrocked!” might headline an article about Frank Schaefer, a Methodist minister in Eastern Pennsylvania. […]
DF Previews Soprano Kathleen Battle (Verizon Hall / Kimmel Center — 24 October 2014)
Make no mistake about it: A performance by Kathleen Battle is An Event. Anyone interested in hearing great music – and experiencing […]
DF Reviews Detroit (Philadelphia Theatre Company, October 2014)
Good things come to those who wait. Slow cooking yields the best flavor. You might want to keep these aphorisms in mind […]
DF Reviews Bad Jews (Walnut Studio Theatre, October 2014)
To review or not to review? That was my question as we divided up the schedule for City Paper. In the yes […]
DF Reviews The Addams Family (Media Theatre, October 2014)
Sometimes, it’s all about the cast. That’s been the story from the start for Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s The […]
DF Reviews La Bête at Arden Theatre (September 2014)
Generally, I like my comedies as I like my martinis – very dry. La Bête is… well, not dry. In fact, it’s […]
DF Reviews 9 To 5 at the Walnut Street Theatre (September 2014)
It’s clever of the Walnut Street Theatre folks to program 9 to 5 on the heels of last season’s How to Succeed […]
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