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
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
2020 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Nominees
From the beginning of the abbreviated 2020 theater year in Philadelphia, sterling performances were seen in several shows. I noted some of them when posting nominees and recipients of … Continue reading
2020 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — Qualifiers
It’s May 23, 2021. Last week, on May 20, for the first time since March 13, 2020, I, who have seen more than 100 plays a year every year … 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
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