Philadelphia

DF Reviews Bad Jews (Walnut Studio Theatre, October 2014)

To review or not to review? That was my question as we divided up the schedule for City Paper. In the yes […]

In 1816, Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia survived a disastrous premiere to become one of the most beloved works in the repertoire […]

Sometimes, it’s all about the cast. That’s been the story from the start for Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s The […]

Generally, I like my comedies as I like my martinis – very dry. La Bête is… well, not dry. In fact, it’s […]

In August, when I looked over the Philly Fringe Guide, I noticed a fledgling theatre group, Truth Be Told Productions, making their Philly […]

It’s clever of the Walnut Street Theatre folks to program 9 to 5 on the heels of last season’s How to Succeed […]

For nearly two decades, 1812 Productions, founded in Philadelphia by several of our most gifted actors, has been devoted to comedy of […]

Most of my life is spent in academia and theatre, two worlds that in most ways aren’t much alike, yet they share […]

When I last visited the Bucks County Playhouse – in August 2002, to review a production of Camelot – I felt sadly […]

I remember the last time I saw Melissa Lynch. It was November 2010, and she was onstage in Latern Theater’s Uncle Vanya, […]