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REVIEW: And When I Die: O19’s Let Me Die (for Parterre Box)

September 23, 2019

In this intriguing but confounding theater piece , creator Joseph Keckler wants to have his cake and eat it too.

REVIEW: Total Ellipse: The Spellbinding Denis & Katya at Festival O19 (for Parterre Box)

September 22, 2019

This superb chamber-sized two-hander has a monumental, shattering impact.

REVIEW: Tales of the Citrus: Love for Three Oranges at Festival O19 (for Parterre Box)

September 21, 2019

Once again, the audacious Opera Philadelphia folks are playing without a net.

REVIEW: Walnut Studio’s Meteor Shower—Duck and Cover!

September 20, 2019

If this production has an astronomy lesson to teach us, it’s that lightning doesn’t strike twice.

REVIEW: Quando le serre senza Placido: Philadelphia Orchestra’s Opening Night (for Parterre Box)

September 19, 2019

Domingo was out and Audra was in, as the Philadelphia Orchestra opens its season. Cameron and David were there…

REVIEW: Is This A Room… Drama, Meet Reality

September 14, 2019

Tina Satter’s 70 minute play is disturbingly effective, even as it raises questions about the nature of documentary theater.

REVIEW: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Is Harder to Resist Than It Should Be

September 12, 2019

For better and worse, Lantern Theater’s production charms rather than alienates us.

REVIEW: When Fringe Meets the American Canon (Part II: And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens)

September 10, 2019

EgoPo Theatre makes a welcome return to Tennessee Williams’ with this fascinating dramaticule.

REVIEW: On Broadway, An Overwhelming Betrayal

September 9, 2019

Director Jamie Lloyd and a strong trio of actors puncture the pomposity of Harold Pinter’s adultery drama.

REVIEW: When Fringe Meets the American Canon (Part I: Come Back, Little Sheba)

September 9, 2019

Fringe rethinkings of William Inge and Tennessee Williams have fascinating, sometimes revelatory results.

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