DF Reviews Antigone (Wilma Theater)
When I was a theatre student, I was fascinated by stories of the Greek tragedies in their earliest performances – multi-day outdoor […]
DF Reviews Juno and the Paycock (Irish Heritage Theatre at Plays & Players)
At Irish Heritage Theatre, Juno and the Paycock seems to begin even before the actors come onstage. There’s mournful fiddle music playing […]
DF Reviews Disgraced (Philadelphia Theatre Company)
Good news first. After several difficult years, the Philadelphia Theatre Company has regained ownership of their beautiful Suzanne Roberts Theatre, which they […]
DF Reviews The Children’s Hour (EgoPo Classic Theater)
Dramatist or melodramatist? The jury is still out on Lillian Hellman, whose play, The Children’s Hour, is onstage now at EgoPo, directed […]
DF Reviews Metamorphoses (Arden Theatre)
Even before I saw Arden’s drop-dead gorgeous Metamorphoses, I knew I’d face a challenge. You see, we critics always want to come […]
DF Reviews La Traviata (Opera Philadelphia)
For more than a century and a half, La Traviata has been one of opera’s enduring favorites, beloved equally by neophytes and […]
The Demise of the Philadelphia City Paper (But I’m Still Here)
I wish I could say it was a shock, but it wasn’t. The sad news that Philadelphia City Paper would publish its […]
DF Reviews Photograph 51 (Lantern Theater)
In science and theater, timing matters. British DNA researcher Dr. Rosalind Franklin’s early death – at 37, from ovarian cancer – is […]
DF on Andy: A Popera (Review and Podcast Link)
As arts collaborations go, these seem like strange bedfellows indeed: the Bearded Ladies, Philadelphia’s gender-bending, satiric, outré, and greatly beloved theatre troupe […]
Moon Man Walk Review (Orbiter 3, July 2015)
Though both the play’s title and the name of the fledging theatre company (Orbiter 3, here presenting their inaugural production) evoke space […]
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