PREVIEW: At EgoPo Classic Theater, Two Worlds Meet in Desire Under the Elms
An important but rarely produced American play gets a reboot from a South African company.
REVIEW: An Abundance of Riches in Arden Theatre’s Once
In this enchanting show, the second act is the charm.
REVIEW: When Queens Collide: Queens of the Night at O18 (for Parterre Box)
Blythe’s virtuosity actually anchors the show to opera; Martha not so much.
REVIEW: Dramatic A.R.C.: Glass Handel at O18 / Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
Imagine you are at Disneyland, and there’s an Anthony Roth Costanzo ride.
REVIEW: Dark Shadows: Lucia di Lammermoor at O18 / Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
If only Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, a setting of Walter Scott’s gloomy novel in which the heroine is traded like a piece […]
REVIEW: Elle Is Other People: Ne Quittez Pas at O18 / Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
The two-part evening starts arch, but ends in triumph.
REVIEW: Grand Tourists: Duet Recital at O18/Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
In a delightful song program, Ashley Robillard and Siena Licht Miller show exceptional promise.
REVIEW: Touch the Sky: Sky on Swings at O18/Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
It would be hard to imagine a better metaphor for O18 than this poignant new opera.
REVIEW: 4Solo at Simpatico—Original Works, Brimming with Originality
A winning evening with local artists telling powerful and eclectic stories.
REVIEW: McCarter’s The Age of Innocence Suffers from an Abundance of Good Taste.
Seen here, Edith Wharton’s bitingly brilliant novel looks elegant, lovely, and largely inert.
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