Under Aaron Cromie's direction, every scene of this Titus Andronicus is inventive and irreverent, and performed with relish ... David Rabe's newest work, The Black Monk, now receiving its wo…
Slip/Shot, a remarkable new play by Jacqueline Pardue Goldfinger, starts with a bang ... Jon Marans' The Temperamentals ... has a fascinating subject: It's the true story of the men who, in…
As The Outgoing Tide opens, two men stand on a dock at the edge of the Chesapeake Bay getting to know each other ... EgoPo Classic Theater's The Golem dramatizes several Golem stories, but w…
As a nun and a priest square off over the accusations, guilt and innocence are examined from all sides ... Carmen Khan has assembled a solid cast and a good design team for a fine production…
In Yasmina Reza's quick-moving and quick-witted God of Carnage, two couples meet for a civilized discussion in an elegant apartment filled with sleek furniture and expensive books on art ...…
Lantern Theater's Romeo and Juliet is one wild ride ... Cyrano is a streamlined version of Rostand's story.
Quintessence Theatre is presenting a delicately impressive production of "Antigone"; "Terrorism" [is] a play by the Presnyakov Brother ... who have examined terrorism from all sides and have…
"Time Stands Still" works in large part thanks to its appealing characters and Margulies' warm, naturalistic dialogue ... "Knives in Hens," by Scottish playwright David Harrower, is a play t…
Tina Howe's Museum is a play that doesn't really have a plot - there's no action, no big conflict, no resolution, and no logical conclusion - but what it does have more than makes up for wha…
"Clybourne Park" is a play that starts with an intriguing premise and proceeds to explore that premise with insight, compassion and startling humor ... "A Raw Space" is a tedious, obvious m…
Philadelphia Theatre Company's "The Scottsboro Boys" is a major theatrical achievement ... [Luna Stage's] "Bachelorette" is a dark comedy that's actually really funny ... Walnut's production…
"Proof," David Auburn's smart and accessible play about genius and its repercussions, is receiving a top notch production at the Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3. I
"Let's Pretend We're Married" is a skewed salute to married life that works because the stars don't take its subject - or themselves - seriously for a moment.
How can one begin to describe how wrongheaded and unmusical this production of Gypsy at Bristol Riverside Theatre is?
Coward's dialogue reeks of class and cleverness, but Lantern Theater's production never seems stuffy. It's a breezy and enjoyable take on a classic comedy. ... "Charlotte's Web" touches on s…
"Ordinary Days" is very good, even though it doesn't quite live up to its potential ... "The King and I" blends serious and comic elements in an agreeable way, but it's more respectable than…
"The Whipping Man" tells the story of the Civil War's aftermath from an uncommon point of view. Matthew Lopez's play has some faults, but at its best it's lyrical and transfixing ... The moo…
Stephen Rowe plays Rothko as a force of nature - blunt, brilliant, tender and terrifying at the same time... EgoPo Classic Theater is presenting a fine, respectable production of "The Diary …
Lantern Theater's latest production is a cross between a courtroom drama and a philosophy lecture, and it's a lot more entertaining than that description sounds ... eith Baker is terrific pl…
racy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama is riveting, riotous and ribald from beginning to end ... Meanwhile, in the Mount Airy section of the city, there's another long, three act pla…
This year's Barrymore Awards, honoring the best in Philadelphia area theater in the 2010-2011 season, were presented on Monday night at a ceremony at the Walnut Street Theatre. Her…
Christie's 1930 play "Black Coffee" contains nearly all the ingredients that have made her work so popular ... Villanova Theatre is presenting a production of Shakespeare's The "Comedy of Er…
Theatre Horizon's new production isn't perfect, but for the most part it's a lighthearted and appealing romp. And at its center is a marvelous performance by Maureen Torsney-Weir that makes …
At the Walnut Street Theatre through October 23, you can catch a good production of a lousy show, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Aspects of Love." It's a musical that works hard to create a romantic…
"The Devil and Mr. Punch," "The Aliens," and "Carthaginians."