THEATER REVIEW: In Lantern Theater’s Red Velvet, An Othello Too Real For His Audience
Lolita Chakrabarti’s mixed bag of a play finds greatness when Forrest McClendon takes the stage.
OPERA FEATURE: O, The Places You’ll Go
Opera Philadelphia’s innovative festival brings works old and new to venues across the city.
Farewell to the Great Barbara Cook
On Broadway and in the larger sphere of American popular song, Cook is the gold standard.
HD-CAST REVIEW: Is There Such a Thing as Day in the National Theatre’s Angels in America?
Despite some impressive elements, Marianne Elliott’s production is mired in stygian gloom.
THEATER REVIEW: Bucks County Playhouse’s Guys and Dolls is a Show to Love a Bushel and a Peck
A very enjoyable take on an American masterpiece that only improves with time.
THEATER REVIEW: In Fulfillment Center, Four Characters in Search of an Unknown Future
Abe Koogler’s play moves almost imperceptibly between realism and a poetic alternate reality.
THEATER REVIEW: In Tiny Dynamite’s Perfect Blue, Butterflies Are Far From Free
G. S. Warren’s entertaining futurist play is made extraordinary through its technology and production.
THEATER REVIEW: In Fun Home, The Days and Days that Make Up Our Lives
This extraordinary musical has virtuosity to spare—but what really shines is its humanity.
THEATER REVIEW: In Simpatico’s Hir, the Triumph of Chaos
If this is the future of American theater, count me in!
THEATER REVIEW: Uncle Vanya, Straddling Two Worlds
Ironically, Quintessence’s updated production works best when it’s most traditional.
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