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Philadelphia Stories: Two Local Theaters Enter the Streaming World (for Parterre Box)

With virtual streamed productions, the Wilma and PTC show that a path forward might also bring national recognition.

Jason Robert Brown’s musical adaptation of the cheesy novel stuffs all the bunk back in.

Both play and production are honorable but flawed, though signs are positive for the Philadelphia Theatre Company.

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

James Lecesne’s virtuosic, moving one-man show ends PTC’s season on a high note.

What should be shocking and hilarious emerges here as kind of naughty and sort of funny.

This story of black sisters born in the 19th Century feels itself to belong to another time.

This high-energy musical at PTC has appealing moments alongside off-putting ones.

Lucas Hnath’s slight but provocative play is entertainingly done at Philadelphia Theatre Company.

Laura Eason’s play, a mix of serious themes and meet-cute glibness, is simultaneously overwrought and undercooked.