O Festival Diary—Day V: The Wake World Is O17’s Glamorous Swan Song
David Hertzberg’s opera is dramatically pretentious, musically gorgeous, and very much An Event.
O Festival Diary—Day IV, Part II: War Stories
A sometimes-awkward evening that delivers in Lembit Beecher’s one-act premiere opera.
O Festival Diary—Day II: In O17’s Die Zauberflöte, the Magic is in the Technology
This imaginative, animated staging dazzles in some ways and comes up short in others.
O Festival Diary—Day I: Elizabeth Cree
This witty collage of theatrical ideas, superbly staged and performed, sets a high standard.
THEATER REVIEW: In Lantern Theater’s Red Velvet, An Othello Too Real For His Audience
Lolita Chakrabarti’s mixed bag of a play finds greatness when Forrest McClendon takes the stage.
OPERA FEATURE: O, The Places You’ll Go
Opera Philadelphia’s innovative festival brings works old and new to venues across the city.
THEATER REVIEW: In Tiny Dynamite’s Perfect Blue, Butterflies Are Far From Free
G. S. Warren’s entertaining futurist play is made extraordinary through its technology and production.
THEATER REVIEW: Uncle Vanya, Straddling Two Worlds
Ironically, Quintessence’s updated production works best when it’s most traditional.
THEATER REVIEW: In How to Use a Knife, Life in the Kitchen from Simmer to Boil
This rolling premiere production shows InterAct at the top of their game.
THEATRE REVIEW: In Making History, What Happened Vs. What’s Remembered
The talent of Philadelphia’s Irish Heritage Theatre continues to impress.
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