REVIEW: In Love Never Dies at the Academy, He’s Baa-aack
There’s little here about love, but the show suggests that obsession lasts forever.
PREVIEW: At EgoPo Classic Theater, Two Worlds Meet in Desire Under the Elms
An important but rarely produced American play gets a reboot from a South African company.
REVIEW: An Abundance of Riches in Arden Theatre’s Once
In this enchanting show, the second act is the charm.
REVIEW: 4Solo at Simpatico—Original Works, Brimming with Originality
A winning evening with local artists telling powerful and eclectic stories.
REVIEW: McCarter’s The Age of Innocence Suffers from an Abundance of Good Taste.
Seen here, Edith Wharton’s bitingly brilliant novel looks elegant, lovely, and largely inert.
REVIEW: Espionage Meets Physics in Lantern Theater’s Hapgood, But No Sparks Fly
Tom Stoppard hurls his cleverness like a javelin. But wouldn’t a truly smart play be about things that matter?
REVIEW: In Kill Move Paradise, We Shall Be Moved
James Ijames’ powerful play and Blanka Zizka’s fabulously theatrical staging must be seen.
REVIEW: In Mary Rose, J. M. Barrie in a Different and Haunting Neverland
A nearly-lost gem of a play gets a glowing revival by the gifted Philadelphia Artists Collective.
REVIEW: The Eccentricities of a Nightingale is a Brilliant Cabinet of Curiosities
An odd play in an idiosyncratic production. But when Tina Brock is onstage, the world is lit by lightning.
REVIEW: Do You Want a Cookie? Lingers Too Long at the Dessert Table
The Bearded Ladies’ show can be seen as a microcosm of the best and worst of Fringe.
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