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REVIEW: At Walnut Studio, Andrew Llloyd Webber with Tears but no Chandeliers

April 13, 2018

A rare opportunity to see Tell Me on a Sunday reveals a good idea, flawed in the execution.

REVIEW: In The Band’s Visit, the Beauty is in the Details

April 12, 2018

Little by little, this small but wonderful musical makes magic.

REVIEW: In The Wild Duck, Dark Family Secrets with Ironic Humor

April 8, 2018

Quintessence Theatre’s production is problematic, but even the problems are interesting.

REVIEW: The Epic Fail of Benedict Andrews’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

March 30, 2018

Tennessee Williams’ wrote his female characters with compassion—why can’t the director see it?

REVIEW: Grand Hotel — Song & Dance of Death

March 27, 2018

In this musical, Encores’ latest revival, nothing is said once if it can be shouted over and over.

REVIEW: Noises Off is a Wild Night in the Theater

March 22, 2018

The Walnut Street production’s antic energy is both its strength and its weakness.

A Conversation with R. Eric Thomas (for Time Out Philadelphia)

March 21, 2018

The playwright and ELLE Senior Staff Writer talks Trump, his new play, and Queen Maxine.

REVIEW: In Frozen — Forgiving the Unforgivable

March 16, 2018

Isis’s earnest but constrained production doesn’t fully resonate.

REVIEW: In Small Mouth Sounds, Six Characters in Search of… Shhhhhh!

March 15, 2018

Despite ingenious moments, the gimmick of Beth Wohl’s play wears out before it’s over.

REVIEW: In John Guare’s Aipotu, Utopia Ain’t What it’s Cracked Up to Be

March 12, 2018

Part II of the Lydie Breeze Trilogy is linear, concise, and better than Part I.

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