REVIEW: After the Parade: Hello, Dolly! at the Academy of Music (for Parterre Box)
This charmless, shrill Dolly did not have me at Hello!
REVIEW: In Cats at the Forrest, Not Much is New, and It Won’t Last Forever
This dispiriting, desultory revival essentially defines the difference between camp and kitsch.
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.
REVIEW: Disney’s Aladdin at the Academy of Music—A Magic Carpet Ride with an Unscheduled Stop
This hugely energetic show favors spectacle over characters, but the audience doesn’t seem to mind.
REVIEW: Something Rotten! at the Academy Serves Up Ham(let) & Eggs
The audience loved this musical Shakespeare send-up. So did I—sometimes.
REVIEW: In Waitress, Lots of Sugar and Lard, Not Much Filling
How could some very talented people deliver a show so devoid of authenticity?
THEATER: The Color Purple Makes a Joyful Noise at the Forrest Theatre
“Make a joyful noise A joyful noise! Unto the Lord!” So begins The Color Purple, with a clarion call from this exceptionally […]
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.
Q&A with Broadway Legend Chita Rivera
On her upcoming appearance here with Seth Rudetsky, her performing history in Philadelphia, and (surprise!) … how polite the locals are.
THEATER REVIEW: Hedwig, Both Lost and Found in Translation
This amped-up version has its own rewards—especially in the marvelous Euan Morton.
