DF Reviews Spine (Inis Nua Theatre Company)
Clara Brennan’s intriguing one-character play — a love-letter to libraries — gets a fine production at Inis Nua, with an extraordinary performance by Emily R. Johnson.
DF on Cold Mountain (Opera Philadelphia)
With Cold Mountain — a major new work, superbly performed — Opera Philadelphia makes another leap forward.
DF Reviews Exit Strategy (Philadelphia Theatre Company)
What’s a suitable next season for Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, following Murder House, Asylum, etc.? How about American Horror Story: High School? […]
DF Reviews Harvey (Walnut Street Theatre)
In the leading role, Ben Dibble is luminously sweet — but the frantic Walnut Street production sometimes robs Harvey of its gentle charm.
DF Reviews Funnyman (Arden Theatre Company)
Bruce Graham’s play, an over-plotted riff on the behind-the-scenes saga of Bert Lahr in Waiting for Godot, is nowhere near as good as the real story.
DF Reviews A Moon for the Misbegotten (Walnut Studio Theater)
Eugene O’Neill’s last completed play finds true greatness in its second half — and Kate Galvin’s production rises to meet it.
DF Reviews The Hard Problem (Wilma Theater)
Stoppard’s meditation on science, the humanities and other big questions has his familiar dazzle, and Blanka Zizka’s direction is visually brilliant. But sometimes the human dimension gets lost.
15 Outstanding Philly Arts Moments in 2015 (for Ticket / Philadelphia Magazine)
Ticket arts writers weigh in on the most important local arts moments of 2015.
DF Reviews The Three Maries (Prince Theater)
Michael Ogborn’s musical is at its best when evoking the quirks and follies of our home city, especially the local accent.
DF Reviews Gentlemen Volunteers (Pig Iron Theatre)
Who says you can’t go home again? Pig Iron Theatre is now 20 years old. In that time, the locally based company […]
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