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REVIEW: At the Wilma, Dance Nation Unleashes the Adolescent Id

October 31, 2019

Clare Barron’s Pulitzer finalist chronicles the hard road to maturity with a refreshing lack of condescension.

REVIEW: In Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside: Did I Mention They’re at Yale?

October 30, 2019

By the time we’re meant to care deeply about these characters, I’d had more than enough of them.

REVIEW: Buried Child at EgoPo Takes the Comic Road

October 27, 2019

At its most antic, this production looks less like Buried Child than Buried… with Children.

REVIEW: Pink Flamingos: The Rose Tattoo on Broadway (for Parterre Box)

October 24, 2019

Like any good gay theatergoers, we seek out Tennessee Williams revivals with the fervor of truffle-sniffing pigs.

REVIEW: Suddenly Spinto: AVA’s Giargiari Bel Canto Competition (for Parterre Box

October 11, 2019

David and Cameron consider 15 promising young singers, vying for a prestigious prize.

REVIEW: Heroes of the Fourth Turning Dwells in Darkness

October 7, 2019

So much doctrine; so little insight.

REVIEW: 1812’s The Roommate is a Comedy that Needs Fewer Laughs

October 3, 2019

A character-driven, wryly humorous play gets a production often mired in sitcom glibness.

REVIEW: The Philadelphia Stories: Festival O19 Wrap-Up (for Parterre Box)

September 30, 2019

Festival O19 ended on a sweet note, connecting Opera Philadelphia with the city and our musical future.

REVIEW: Florian Zeller’s The Height of the Storm Offers Dementia in a Luxury Setting

September 28, 2019

Seeing this exercise in naval-gazing on the eve of impeachment feels like the theatrical equivalent of fiddling while Rome burns.

REVIEW: At the Arden, Ragtime, Seen From a New Perspective

September 26, 2019

It’s as if the show has gone from the page to the stage… and back again to the page.

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