The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen by Cameron Kelsall

Once a cultural phenomenon, Dear Evan Hansen now feels manipulative and misguided as its national tour plays Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:33pm on August 18, 2022[SHARE]

People's Light presents Bess Wohl's Grand Horizons by Cameron Kelsall

Grand Horizons at People's Light explores the fallout from the end of a long marriage, but Bess Wohl's boulevard comedy chooses cheap laughs over high stakes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:51pm on August 15, 2022[SHARE]

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater finally concludes its survey of Sam Shepard with his brutal, bitingly funny Curse of the Starving Class. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:47pm on June 20, 2022[SHARE]

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Alexandre Dumas fils's Camille by Cameron Kelsall

Despite a stylish physical production, Quintessence Theatre's Camille lacks the passion of traditional melodrama and the perspective needed for a contemporary reinvention. Cameron Kelsall re…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:14pm on June 10, 2022[SHARE]

Arden Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods by Cameron Kelsall

The Arden takes another trip Into the Woods, with delightful and poignant results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:03pm on June 9, 2022[SHARE]

Theatre Horizon presents Gracie Gardner's Athena by Cameron Kelsall

Fencing and friendship are equally dangerous sports in Athena, a razor-sharp coming-of-age comedy at Theatre Horizon. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:35pm on May 26, 2022[SHARE]

Review: Which Way to the Stage at MCC by Cameron Kelsall

Ana Nogueira pens "a love letter to the geeks, queerdos, and obsessives" and their complicated relationship with musical theatre and each other. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Wh…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 8:00pm on May 10, 2022[SHARE]

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Gil Shaham playing Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Cameron Kelsall

The Philadelphia Orchestra's string players took the spotlight in a performance anchored by Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, with guest soloist Gil Shaham. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:45pm on May 2, 2022[SHARE]

Review: The Skin of Our Teeth at the Vivian Beaumont Theater by Cameron Kelsall

Thornton Wilder's ever-relevant play returns in a powerful, but inconsistent revival at Lincoln Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: The Skin of Our Teeth at the Vivian Beaumon…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:00pm on April 25, 2022[SHARE]

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Madeline Sayet's Where We Belong by Cameron Kelsall

In Where We Belong, a compelling but uneven solo work at Philadelphia Theatre Company, Madeline Sayet explores what it means to study Shakespeare from an Indigenous perspective. Cameron Kels…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:41pm on April 25, 2022[SHARE]

Review: Lucia di Lammermoor at the Metropolitan Opera by Cameron Kelsall

The Met premieres another new production of Donizetti's opera, this time in the hands of Australian auteur Simon Stone. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Lucia di Lammermoor at the …

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 12:58pm on April 25, 2022[SHARE]

Curio Theatre Company presents Lanie Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill by Cameron Kelsall

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill at Curio Theatre offers a complex, entertaining portrait of Billie Holiday's final Philadelphia performance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:21pm on March 24, 2022[SHARE]

Arden Theatre Company presents R. Eric Thomas's Backing Track by Cameron Kelsall

In Backing Track, a world premiere at the Arden, R. Eric Thomas offers a warm, witty portrait of a multigenerational Black queer family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:59pm on March 11, 2022[SHARE]

Theatre Horizon presents James Ijames's TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever by Cameron Kelsall

TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever, a world premiere from James Ijames at Theatre Horizon, asks its characters, and its audience, to wrestle with the complicated concept of inheritance. Cameron Kelsall r…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:15pm on March 8, 2022[SHARE]

Isis Productions presents Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother by Cameron Kelsall

Despite strong performances, Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother shows its age in a staging from Isis Productions. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:10pm on March 7, 2022[SHARE]

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents Brandenburg & the Baroque by Cameron Kelsall

Conductor Jeffrey Brillhart and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia highlighted the diversity of early modern music, showing how much vigor still resides in these oft-dismissed composition…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:11pm on February 21, 2022[SHARE]

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the national tour of Hadestown by Cameron Kelsall

The touring production of Hadestown, a wildly popular retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, arrives at the Academy of Music with energy and verve. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:43pm on February 11, 2022[SHARE]

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Seamus Heaney's The Cure at Troy by Cameron Kelsall

Quintessence Theatre offers a modern, vibrant riff on Sophocles with Seamus Heaney's The Cure at Troy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:27pm on February 4, 2022[SHARE]

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Daniele Rustioni by Cameron Kelsall

Mussorgsky's vivid Pictures at an Exhibition and a remarkable concerto by local composer Ke-Chia Chen enlivened the Philadelphia Orchestra's most recent concerts, led by debuting conductor D…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:51pm on January 31, 2022[SHARE]

Review: Long Day's Journey into Night at the Minetta Lane Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

The Tyrones face the opioid crisis and Covid-19 in Robert O'Hara's contemporary production. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Long Day's Journey into Night at the Minetta Lane Theatr…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 9:01pm on January 25, 2022[SHARE]

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Alice Childress's Wine in the Wilderness by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater offers a rich portrait of connection through art in Alice Childress's Wine in the Wilderness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:25pm on January 24, 2022[SHARE]

Arden Theatre Company presents Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire by Cameron Kelsall

The Arden Theatre Company's long-delayed staging of A Streetcar Named Desire lacks realism and magic. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:26pm on January 21, 2022[SHARE]

Rising mezzo-soprano star Chrystal E. Williams makes her PCMS debut by Cameron Kelsall

Chrystal E. Williams made her PCMS recital debut with an intriguing but uneven program. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:58am on December 21, 2021[SHARE]

McCarter Theatre Center presents Heidi Shreck's What the Constitution Means to Me by Cameron Kelsall

In What the Constitution Means to Me, playwright Heidi Schreck examines the personal and political intersections of our country's laws. Cameron Kelsall reviews an engagement of the national …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:50am on December 9, 2021[SHARE]

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts a historical guest role with Philadelphia Orchestra by Cameron Kelsall

In her first concerts as principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann balances repertory warhorses and new music with fresh ideas and attention to detail. Came…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:53pm on December 7, 2021[SHARE]