2021-2022 Helen and Morris Zoren World Theater Awards — The Recipients
The Great Return occurred. Live theater, missing from our lives for 15 months, arrived back on the stage. Regional theaters opened. London opened. Broadway opened. Masked or not, … Continue reading
2021-2022 Helen and Morris Zoren World Theater Awards — The Nominees
As always, paring lists of more than 50 and two of more than 200 to a select group of five is an arduous task even if it’s a lot of … Continue reading
2019-2020 Helen and Morris Zoren World Theater Awards — The Nominees
Ready for some confusion? While reviewing diaries and rankings for the 2021-2022 Helen and Morris Zoren World Theater Awards, it dawned on me the pandemic intervened, imposed a long … Continue reading
2021-2022 Helen and Morris Zoren World Theater Awards — The Qualifiers
Theater life increasingly turns to normal. For most of 2022, I have seen at least 10 productions a month. Adding the handful of shows that were able to open … Continue reading
2021 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Recipients
Never, since I began seeing theater on a regular basis and keeping a running diary of all the shows I see and the performers in them, have I seen … Continue reading
2021 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Nominees
Because of COVID, I saw only 22 plays in the Philadelphia area in 2021. Usually, I present what I call “The Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Award” — Notice the placement of … Continue reading
The Chinese Lady — InterAct Theatre Company
The exotic remains a novelty until habit, constancy, and/or assimilation make it more familiar. Think how many foods, from spaghetti to fajitas, from borscht to pho were considered new … Continue reading
Hamilton — National Tour, Academy of Music on the Kimmel Cultural Campus
Sweep on several levels accounts for the achievement and excitement of “Hamilton.” It’s no wonder it’s earned both critical acclaim and popular support since the Lin-Manuel Miranda burst of … Continue reading
Minor Character — Wilma Theater
Usually, I am not a fan of deconstructions. Rather than illuminate, as their creators and directors might claim, they tend to chaotically jumble what was once coherent and devolve into … Continue reading
2020 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Recipients
Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The shortened theater year — Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards are annual based on the calendar year because that’s the way they began when conceived by an … Continue reading
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