REVIEW: In 1812 Productions’ Hope and Gravity, Romance has its Ups and Downs
Michael Hollinger’s funny and clever play could use more gravity.
REVIEW: Thank You for Smoking: Opera Philadelphia’s Carmen (for Parterre Box)
How do you like your Carmen? The role – and Bizet’s opera – contain multitudes.
REVIEW: Sing the Body Electric at Theatre Exile is a World Lit by Lightning
In Michael Hollinger’s perplexing but enchanting play, getting there is the best part.
REVIEW: A Sparkling and Poignant La Traviata at AVA
The vocal standards are high, and the pleasure of discovering new talent always exhilarating.
REVIEW: With Madaket Road, a Long, Intriguing Journey Comes to a Close
John Guare’s monumental Lydie Breeze trilogy ends movingly, if not entirely clearly.
REVIEW: At Walnut Studio, Andrew Llloyd Webber with Tears but no Chandeliers
A rare opportunity to see Tell Me on a Sunday reveals a good idea, flawed in the execution.
REVIEW: In The Wild Duck, Dark Family Secrets with Ironic Humor
Quintessence Theatre’s production is problematic, but even the problems are interesting.
REVIEW: Noises Off is a Wild Night in the Theater
The Walnut Street production’s antic energy is both its strength and its weakness.
A Conversation with R. Eric Thomas (for Time Out Philadelphia)
The playwright and ELLE Senior Staff Writer talks Trump, his new play, and Queen Maxine.
REVIEW: In Frozen — Forgiving the Unforgivable
Isis’s earnest but constrained production doesn’t fully resonate.
