Sam Shepard's dark look at the American family won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, so it gets the Chosen by Committee treatment on this episode of the much-loved podcast. The post BURIED …
I was delighted to find that the charms of Hairspray are still hard to resist. The post HAIRSPRAY (National Tour at Miller Theater): As fresh as ever appeared first on phindie.
Costume designer Lisa Zinni is heading back to the area as part of Freestyle Love Supreme (FLS). The Philly native found her passion for design… The post The "Look" Behind Freestyle Love …
The final concert for Piffaro founders Joan Kimball and Bob Wiemken is far from a somber affair as they celebrate a thriving Renaissance band as their legacy. The post The Musical Legacy of …
What with James Ijames winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (bravo!) two days ago, the bar was set very high for his newest play The post REVERIE (Azuka Theatre): Aiming for a high bar appea…
They always say, "it's not what you know, but who you know." That might be true in any industry where there's room for growth, and… The post Pleasure (Dir. Ninja Thyberg): Film review app…
French native Thierry Michel staged Humankind on the Philadelphia Ballet, running at the Academy of Music May 12-15, 2022. The post Philadelphia Ballet's HUMANKIND: Interview with stager…
2022 Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames directs the 2019 Pulitzer winner Fairview at the Wilma. The post Winning a Pulitzer, Directing a Pulitzer-winner appeared first on phindie.
Broadways' Tony Award winning musical Hairspray makes its return to Philadelphia this month. Two of the tours cast members- Emmanuelle Zeesman (Prudy Pingleton/Gym Teacher/Matron) and Hel…
Dilettante at Large (Toby Zinman) has awakened from her long pandemic slumber, and is once again writing about stuff she knows little about but enjoys, unlike theater which she knows quite a…
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Dancer Nicole Sabella is returning to Philly this month with Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), celebrating the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with Morris' Pepperlan…
A satire of suburban ennui melded with a girlhood drama has never morphed more seamlessly into a body-horror monster movie. The post Hatching (Dir. Hanna Bergholm): Film review appeared firs…
An impressively credentialed show from The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in association with the Folger Shakespeare Library is launching its national tour in Philadelphia. The post WHERE WE…
As PHILADANCO! prepares for their upcoming performance at the Kimmel Center, Kim Bears-Bailey looks back on her illustrious career with the company. Bears-Bailey joined the company in 1981 a…
"The Northman" might be Robert Eggers' most accessible film and yet it never compromises itself as a Robert Eggers film, complete with old-world authenticity and forbidding weirdness. I The …
Not everyone will be on filmmaker Riley Stearns' oddball wavelength, but it's the viewer's choice. In the case of droll, tightly-scripted sci-fi black comedy "Dual," they'll wish they could …
Bucks County native Jenny Lee Stern is returning to the Walnut to reprise her role as Patsy Cline. The Broadway veteran says she's found her niche playing the legendary singer. The musical, …
We're welcoming April with the fifth annual Philadelphia Theater Week, and a roundup of other shows happening this month! The post April Roundup featuring Philly Theater Week appeared first …
NETworks non-equity presentation of Waitress at the Kimmel Center delivers a production that is full of sweetness, laughs, and lovely music. There is something so comforting about the Americ…
"You Won't Be Alone," Goran Stolevski's writing-directing feature debut, is something special. More than just "arthouse horror," Stolevski's film is a haunting meditation on identity, humani…
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As part of its Transformation Repertory, Quintessence Theatre Company presents one of Shakespeare's most beguiling plays, The Winter's Tale. Sometimes classified as a "late romance," or a "t…
Shawn W. Smith returns to WAITRESS in the lead role of Earl. Smith joined the national touring cast of WAITRESS in 2019 after playing an ensemble role in the show. The musical is based on th…
Catholic Guilt might sound like a title for a heavy, depressing show, but Kelly McCaughan leads audiences on an adventure that is much more than that. The show is McCaughan's "playful and po…