Fool For Love — EgoPo; Words for Snow — Inis Nua; Outside Mullingar — Delaware Theatre Company
FOOL FOR LOVE — EgoPo Classic Theater at Latvian Society, 7th and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, 267-273-1414, http://www.egopo.org -through Sunday, February 23- EgoPo’s production of “Fool For Love” holds out … Continue reading
My General Tubman — Arden Theatre; A Woman of No Importance — Walnut Street Theatre
MY GENERAL TUBMAN — Arden Theatre, 40 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 215-922-1122, http://www.ardentheatre.org, through March 1 — “My General Tubman,” is ambitious in its attempt to tie 19th century slavery … Continue reading
Soprano, Describe, Eleanor, Alice, Lear, Man of God, Rachel
THE BALD SOPRANO — Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, at Bethany Mission Gallery, 1527 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia, info@idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org, through February 16 — Tina Brock constantly sophisticates and updates her act as she … Continue reading
2019 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Recipients
In the past week, performances by Marcia Saunders (“The Children”), Janis Dardaris (“The Children”), Dana Delany (“Goodnight Nobody”), Ellen McLaughlin (“Midwives”), and Alicia Roper (“A Woman of No Importance”) were … Continue reading
2019 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Nominees
You never know when you will enter a theater and see the “best.” Of a season. Of a year. Of a decade. Of a lifetime. I don’t go to the … Continue reading
2019 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Qualifiers
In 2019, I saw and ranked 138 theater productions in the Philadelphia area, which I define as being from New Brunswick, N.J. to Wilmington, Delaware., These shows range from national … Continue reading
One Eclectic Season — 2019-2020 in Philadelphia
The list, not totally complete, sometimes because of forgetfulness, sometimes because of blissless ignorance, and mainly because all the imminent Fringe activity might double the number, stands at 211, including … Continue reading
2019 Oscars — Goodness All the Way
2019 did not look as if it was going to be an interesting, let alone an eclectic and notable film year. Until November, only Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … Continue reading →