REVIEW: Waiting for Godot at Quintessence Melds Humor and Humanity
In director Ken Marini’s revelatory production, Beckett’s modern classic feels freshly-minted.
REVIEW: In Sensitive Guys at InterAct, Satire with a Heavy Hand
MJ Kaufman’s play is big on dogma and short on insight.
REVIEW: Das Rheingold at AVA Mines 14-Karat Vocalism
This chamber-sized production offers some large-scale musical pleasures.
REVIEW: In The Humans, Things That Go Bump in the Night
Walnut Street’s handsome production doesn’t quite cut to the core of Stephen Karam’s fine play.
REVIEW: Stones in his Pockets Skims Elegantly Over the Surface
McCarter’s enjoyable production doesn’t fully realize the shows virtuosity or pathos.
REVIEW: In Arden Theatre’s A Doll’s House, the Original Fjord Maverick
139 years after its premiere, Ibsen’s masterpiece still feels razor-sharp.
REVIEW: Baskerville Serves Up a Chamber-Sized, Jokey Sherlock Holmes
Walnut Street Theatre’s talented ensemble is its own reward, but they can’t disguise the thinness of Ken Ludwig’s script.
REVIEW: Arden’s Peter Pan, Reinvented in an American Campground
Some darkly provocative ideas here keep bumping heads with the upbeat tone at the center.
REVIEW: Philadelphia Orchestra’s Messiah Rings Out the Year
Conductor Cristian Macelaru’s middle-of-the-road approach has glorious moments, but doesn’t quite cohere dramatically.
THEATER: The Color Purple Makes a Joyful Noise at the Forrest Theatre
“Make a joyful noise A joyful noise! Unto the Lord!” So begins The Color Purple, with a clarion call from this exceptionally […]
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