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
I’m a Stranger Here Myself — Prince Music Theater
Mark Nadler has a lot to impart in his 90-minute show, “I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Musik from the Weimar and Beyond.” The veteran cabaret performer uses a barrel-house piano … Continue reading
The Phantom of the Opera — National Tour — Academy of Music
Lucky, lucky Andrew Lloyd Webber. He sets a Grand Guignol classic, Gaston Leroux’s “The Phantom of the Opera” to music that is lush with romance, witty in both parody and … Continue reading
Sophie Tucker: The Last of the Red Hot Mamas — Walnut Independence Studio on 3
Kathy Halenda nails all the traits that made Sophie Tucker popular and unique during her heyday as a nightclub entertainer and raconteuse whose career spanned more than half of the … Continue reading
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