THEATER REVIEW: In Sex with Strangers at PTC, Lust and Literature Are Odd Bedfellows
Laura Eason’s play, a mix of serious themes and meet-cute glibness, is simultaneously overwrought and undercooked.
THEATER REVIEW: Peter and the Starcatcher at Walnut Street May Be Too Much of a Good Thing
In Rick Elice’s clever, energetic play, some of the heart and soul get lost.
THEATER REVIEW: In Saint Joan at Quintessence, Politics and Religion on a Collision Course
Rebecca Wright’s beautiful production finds the essence of Shaw’s gorgeous, unwieldy play.
THEATER REVIEW: Harrowing, Hilarious An Octoroon at the Wilma
Though a self-consciously clever production sometimes threatens to derail An Octoroon, an excellent cast and Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ brilliant script carry the day.
THEATER REVIEW: A Pleasingly Bittersweet Sound of Music at the Academy of Music
Director Jack O’Brien gives us the show in glorious technicolor, while masterfully finding some darker undertones.
THEATER REVIEW: At EgoPo, The Women Is Served Straight Up with a Twist
Forget the 1939 movie — this deconstructed, provocative production will have you thinking about the play as never before.
THEATRE REVIEW: Local Girls at Azuka Is an After-School Special with an Edge
There’s more than a hint of young adult fiction to Emma Goidel’s play, but the right audiences will enjoy it.
OPERA REVIEW: Capriccio is a Triumph
Richard Strauss’ funny, beautiful and moving last opera is superbly done in this co-production by Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia.
THEATER REVIEW: Red has Intimacy Issues
John Logan’s play is executed skillfully at the Walnut Studio, but the intimate space robs it of its grandeur.
THEATER REVIEW: Theatre Exile’s Smoke is 50 Shades of Meh
Kim Davies’ play about sexual bondage feels like a cynical exercise in edginess for its own sake.
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