Christmas: in Story, in Panto, and in Wales; and Found
A line that sticks with me from vintage television echoes through my head today, “Chatsworth, you’re a lazy boy.” Well, not so much lazy and busy and tired while adjusting … Continue reading
Rizzo — Theatre Exile at Christ Church Neighborhood House
Frank Rizzo is such an indelible figure, 24 years is not enough time to erase his image or the force of his personality from the people who followed his exploits … Continue reading
Stella and Lou — People’s Light & Theatre Company
Bruce Graham’s latest play, “Stella and Lou,” is the theatrical version of comfort food. Rather than aim for the gourmet, with fancy ingredients and a self-consciously splashy array of spices, … Continue reading
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
The Whale — Theatre Exile
Charlie has been systematically destroying himself for a decade. That’s how long it’s been since Charlie’s partner, Alan, died, also perhaps of self-neglect, or at least a stoic nod to … Continue reading
This Is The Week That Is — 1812 Productions at Plays & Players
What a difference a season makes! Last spring, 1812 Productions moved its annual “This Is The Week That Is” from the holiday slot to April. The show had zing to … Continue reading
La Bête — Arden Theatre
All begins well with Emmanuelle Delpech’s production of “La Bête” at Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre. That is if you don’t count the gratuitously bizarre antics of Amanda Schoonover as Dorine, the … Continue reading
The Two Gentlemen of Verona — Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
“The Two Gentlemen of Verona” is Shakespeare in embryo. You see history’s most talented and perceptive psychologist at work as he dissects elements of love, friendship, betrayal, and redemption. You … Continue reading
This Is the Week That Is — 1812 Productions at Plays & Players
Realizing that a $2.5 million fine may be chump change, or something akin to minimum wage for disgraced billionaire Donald Sterling, the cast of “This Is the Week That Is,” … Continue reading
Three Sisters — Arden Theatre
Initial signs of the Arden production of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” are ominous. You enter the theater, and the first thing you see is a replica of a rehearsal hall, a … Continue reading
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