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 […]
DF Reviews Hedda Gabler (Laurel Tree Theater Company)
Scholars of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler will continue to debate why the protagonist (that’s Hedda, of course) is so profoundly unhappy. But there’s […]
DF Preview — Arden Theatre Cabaret Series (December 2015)
Cabaret, perhaps our most intimate live art form, gets a new series – and a new venue – courtesy of the Arden Theatre Company.
DF Reviews Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Philadelphia Theatre Company)
Ken Ludwig’s comic take on Sherlock Holmes gets a dazzling visual production, though suspense is in short supply.
DF Reviews This Is the Week That Is (1812 Productions)
It could hardly be a more difficult time to open a comedy – even one as popular as This Is the Week […]
DF Reviews Becoming Dr. Ruth (Walnut Street Theatre)
In the 1980s, America collectively fell head over heels in love with Dr. Ruth Westheimer. And why wouldn’t we? The diminutive German-born […]
DF Reviews A Christmas Story (Walnut Street Theatre)
It’s an odd thing about holiday season musicals. On one hand, they’re often very successful – at least between November and January […]
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