487 stories by "Cameron Kelsall"
Bristol Riverside Theatre spells success with its production of 'The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Media Theater's maddeningly inconsistent 'Carousel' can be chiefly characterized by what it lacks. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Philadelphia playwright George Kelly once dominated Broadway. A rare revival of his 1924 comedy 'The Show-Off' suggests why. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall calls bullshit at the hell Max Posner reserves for an over-burdened son.
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More often than not, the Walnut Street Theater's production of 'Souvenir' turns Florence Foster Jenkins into an object of ridicule. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
At Act II Playhouse, Tony Braithwaite offers a sterile paean to life behind the curtain. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Jon Robin Baitz's attempt at a theatrical dark night of the soul merely scratches the surface of the fractious American family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Bucks County Playhouse's refreshingly traditional production of 'Guys and Dolls' doesn't rock the boat. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Dominique Morisseau takes on the school-to-prison paradigm in her newest play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Alex Keiper advocates for the next generation of Philadelphia performers in an intelligent, wide-ranging, gender non-conforming cabaret. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Chicago Sun-Times' chief theater critic, Hedy Weiss, sets off another firestorm after a Steppenwolf review. Philly critic Cameron Kelsall considers.
Ken Ludwig's serviceable but toothless stage adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express at Princeton's McCarter Theatre Company owes more to Sidney Lumet than Agatha Christie.
New Jersey Repertory Company, in the shore town of Long Branch, has admirably bucked this trend for close to twenty years, focusing almost exclusively on world premieres. Many of the works t…
But anyone who's sat through a slavishly literal production of a kitchen-sink play can tell you that it's not always a pleasant experience. How wonderful, then, to watch I Remember Mama and …
The awareness of definition and categorization established in the first moments of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' acclaimed An Octoroon, currently receiving its area premiere at Wilma Theater under…
The extraordinary American soprano Latonia Moore sang only her second complete operatic performance at the Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday night. Like her company debut -- as Aida, in 2012 -…
Familiar, by the in-demand playwright and actress Danai Gurira (Eclipsed, The Walking Dead), is a kitchen sink comedy-drama with an African twist. It focuses on the Chinyamwira family, a Zim…
She Loves Me is my favorite musical, hands down. The book is funny and drum-tight; the score is comprised of one sparkling number after another. It has no fewer than eight knockout roles. Sa…
Philadelphians are urged to get themselves down to Broad Street, so they can be among the first to see a brilliant new play by a true living master.
It may be redundant at this point, but I want to echo my colleagues and reiterate that it's really just gob-smacking to be able to live in a time of such bounteous creation, and to have the …
Clocking in at nearly three hours, Diner tries to both romanticize and deconstruct a simpler time in the American past. Unfortunately, it fails on both counts.
Photo: Joan MarcusMy colleagues Wendy and Liz generally offered praised for Robert O'Hara's Barbecue, which runs through next Sunday at The Public's Newman Theater (read their thoughts …
Annaleigh Ashford garnered praise and a Tony nomination for her scene-stealing work in Kinky Boots; a year later, she walked away with the prize for her dizzyingly satisfying turn as Essie C…
Sam Shepard's Fool For Love is a strange, searing play. Although it takes place in real time, in the stark and unforgiving Western landscape the author so often favors, one cannot shake the …
I am pleased to announce that I will be joining Talkin' Broadway as a contributing critic. I will be covering theatrical productions in New Jersey and Philadelphia. Although I can'…
