REVIEW: At the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, the Poetic Richard II is made Prosaic
The crown may be hollow, but here it seems weightless.
REVIEW: In His Girl Friday at Hedgerow, Screwball Comedy That’s Trying Too Hard
Summon the ghosts of Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant at your peril.
REVIEW: Disney’s Aladdin at the Academy of Music—A Magic Carpet Ride with an Unscheduled Stop
This hugely energetic show favors spectacle over characters, but the audience doesn’t seem to mind.
The Sun Shines Nellie (Review of Taylor Mac, Part II at PIFA, for Parterre Box)
Warmth, humor, and joyful out-and-proud-ness dominate the mood, yet there is considerable darkness in Mac’s view of both past and present.
REVIEW: The Fever at PIFA is a 75-Minute Icebreaker-from-Hell
600 Highwaymen’s non-play was an endurance test—how long could I stay in a theater without screaming?
REVIEW: 11th Hour’s Big Red Sun Leaves Big Lingering Questions
This serious, ambitious show feels like its still a work in progress.
Mac & Me (Review of Taylor Mac, Part I at PIFA, for Parterre Box)
A particular tension—between angry political resistance, and gloriously buoyant queerness—fuels TM24’s immense energy.
REVIEW: At Lantern’s Don’t Dress for Dinner, There’s a Heavy Hand in the Kitchen
Less here would be so much more.
REVIEW: Inis Nua’s Charolais is a Bovine Comedy
The wonderful Corinna Burns shines especially brightly in this droll, delightful show.
REVIEW: Orbiter 3’s A People: Show Far, Show Good
But whether this earnest, winning piece is a successful play is an open question.
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