Comic Grief by J. Cooper Robb
The Wilma Theater's production of Schmucks leaves little to smile about.
The Wilma Theater's production of Schmucks leaves little to smile about.
Dark Play or Stories for Boys and Rock Doves.
Hairspray is a joyous escape from the real world.
Kala Moses Baxter as Nella in Gee's Bend
In Gee's Bend quiltmaking is a metaphor for strength.
Rock 'n' Roll; Herringbone
The Color Purple at the Academy of Music and Q: The Songs of Martin and Biello at the Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival.
Lantern Theatre Company led the way for this season's best plays and musicals.
Les Miserables and House, Divided
Our Town at the Arden, and PTC's The Happiness Lecture.
Where Calarco's production of Butterfly has a visceral impact, director Emily Mann's staging of Edward Albee's Me, Myself and I (having its world premiere at the McCarter Theatre) is almost clinical by comparison.
Arden and InterAct epitomize the Philly renaissance.
After years of mediocrity, Philly theater makes a comeback.
Griffiths' feminist comedy is dated.
Mr. Marmalade is pithy and appealing but ultimately jars.
The new Suzanne Roberts Theatre is a gem.
Religion's busting out all over at the Fringe.
A Fringe show delivers some in-convenience-store truths.
It wasn't a great year for Philadelphia-area theater.