To the Moon — 1812 Productions at Christ Church Neighborhood House
Interweaving biography, especially of someone who has an indelible image and millions of extant fans, with a fictional work that borrows from the famous person’s oeuvre but is unique enough … Continue reading
A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Color, strings, sparkling light, balloons, and evocative shadows introduce Carmen Khan’s production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. Khan’s approach to the classic is reminiscent of … Continue reading
In the Blood — Theatre Horizon
Between playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and director Pirronne Yousefzadeh, all of the power, grit, and exposure of hypocrisy inherent in Parks’s “In the Blood” comes roiling to the surface where reality … Continue reading
Kinky Boots — National Tour — Forrest Theatre
Few tours maintain the Broadway quality of a show as much as “Kinky Boots,” the national company of which is camped at Philadelphia’s magnificent and criminally underused Forrest Theatre through … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — Theatre Exile at Plays & Players
The answer to Edward Albee’s facilely provocative question is: Anyone who isn’t tops at the game being played. At its finest, Albee’s marvelous journey down a realistic rabbit hole, made … Continue reading
Hello, Dolly! __ Media Theatre
I call it Liza Minnelli Syndrome. It occurs when you get an immediately warm and receptive reaction the minute a performer appears on stage. I have it with Rosemary Harris, … Continue reading
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me — George Street Playhouse
Everyone should have an Ernest Shackleton. As drawn by writer Joe DiPietro and composers Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Millburn in their musical, “Ernest Shackleton Loves Me,” the Antarctic explorer is … Continue reading
The Three Musketeers — Quintessence at Sedgwick Theatre
Ian Rose’s swordplay, Connor Hammond’s youthfully obtuse take on D’Artagnan, and horseplay of all kind, including some that looks as if it might break an actor’s back, contributed to keep … Continue reading
Autumn — Crossroads Theatre Company
In dissecting the career, marriage, and tactics of Franklyn Longley, who seeks to become his state’s first black governor after four terms and lots of achievement as a big-city mayor, … Continue reading
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