Philadelphia

Thoughts on Bent, the Philly Fringe, and “Lost” American Plays

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, […]

I heard Frederica Von Stade 40 years ago, and it was love at first sound. This was the summer following my high […]

Third time’s the charm? Well, almost. Prior to the Wilma’s The Real Thing, I’d seen Tom Stoppard’s play in two different productions, […]

So how was the play? I’ll get to that, I promise. But first, let me take a moment to celebrate the exceptional […]

In the summer of 1974, I first heard Frederica Von Stade — Flicka, as she’s widely known — and it was an […]