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Children's theater often relies on an awful lot of bells and whistles. What a treasure then, says critic Wendy Rosenfield, when a classic story meets wonderful performances and creates that …
A world-premiere Christmas show at Delaware Theatre Company -- a mix of music and nativity storytelling -- puts the plot in the present, tweets and all. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapir…
"Ties that Bind," seen at the Painted Bride over the weekend, exemplified, through the choreography of three Philadelphia dance makers, just how this dance community creatively pools its re…
A new show from Flashpoint Theatre puts some raunch into the holidays. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from teh Adrienne Theatre in Center City.
BROADWAY has Philadelphia to thank for Tovah Feldshuh.
The four-time Tony nominee, who will star as Madame Rose in Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of "Gypsy," has road-teste…
Karolyn Grimes was living near Kansas City, Mo., in December 1979 when the 39-year-old working mother of seven saw familiar faces on the family TV.
Add a velvet smoking jacket and a satin gown to the basic ingredients of cocktail repartee, and you have the start of a Noël Coward play - or, in this case, a play about Noël Cow…
What a wonderful thing when a city's audience base sustains an arts organization for two decades or more, says critic Merilyn Jackson. Koresh Dance Company's 20th anniversary year is upon us…
According to Toby Zinman, NOEL AND GERTIE, a musical biography of Noel Coward's friendship with Gertrude Lawrence, tries for old-timey savoir faire, but manages only old-timey.
Bonnie and Clyde were real public enemies. The new Broadway musical Bonnie & Clyde is really its own worst enemy.
Adam Gwon's chamber musical Ordinary Days benefits greatly from 11th Hour Theatre Company's signature charm. Joe Calarco, a director imported for the occasion of this Philadelphia premiere, …
NEW YORK - Though the durability of the Faust legend has lent itself to endless interpretations through the ages, can we assume that a climactic atomic blast - a reward for subcontracting th…
The four-time Tony winner shines. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Kimmel Center.
Our unfunny world has provided plenty of material for this funny company's spoof of the news and views"just the ticket when the real stuff gets you down, says Toby Zinman.
"Very young and very talented" 11th Hour is a "hey let's put on a musical!" company grounded in fresh weirdness.
Manna still falls from heaven, if you're good enough to attract it. The three theater artists who founded Center City's 11th Hour Theatre Company have been good enough from the start, and ma…
Ordinary Days provides, according to Toby Zinman, a sentimental, entirely predictable but altogether pleasant evening in the theater.
The sound of music comes through in this "Sound of Music," but the Media Theatre's holiday show is uneven in other aspects. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Media.
Merilyn Jackson revisits Gabrielle Revlock's "Share" and savors a first look at Lionel Popkin's "There Is an Elephant in This Dance."
If two of Broadway's enduring stars were looking to create an intimate concert in a large Broadway house, that's just what they've done in An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, wh…
Oy vey ist mir! laments Wendy Rosenfield: Where to begin with the troubles that plague Montgomery Theater's "Jacob and Jack"?
It's that time again -- "panto" time at People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern. This year, they're doing an update of their first zany take on "Treasure Island." Inquirer theater crit…
There's something about the Walnut Street Theatre's production of The King and I that feels as comfortable and inviting as, well, the 2010 holiday show, Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Mayb…
Oy vey ist mir! Where to begin with the troubles that plague Montgomery Theater's Jacob and Jack?
Maybe it's best to start with what works. Maura Roche's set design. Three dressing rooms, si…
