289 stories from City Paper (Philadelphia)
Theatre Exile's Bug is a creepy-crawly must-see.
Third time not the charm
Brothers-in-Law is as frustrating as the real thing.
The Piano Lesson portrays African-American life with bravado and honesty.
Wittenberg's lofty characters take the low road.
Driven by Ann Crumb, Stephen Temperley's Souvenir lets us to have our cake and to eat it, too.
David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly is ripe with juicy theatricality.
Edward Albee's Me, Myself and I will stick with you.
Despite its PC cuddliness, Sleeping Beauty creates some genuinely fun villains.
Age of Arousal seems melodramatic and overblown on the page, but in Blanka Zizka's bold production, it's sincere and enlightening.
With This Is the Week That Is, 1812 has found an annual show that changes nightly.
There are many reasons to revive An Empty Plate in the Cafè du Grand Boeuf, but the Arden's new revival misses the most important one.
A lot of Mr. Marmalade is shocking and hilarious. But its concept wears thin.
Jeb Kreager of New Paradise gets physical in Mr. Marmalade.
PTC scores a home run with Roberts, but Being Alive remains in the dugout.
Jewish folklore has produced some superb art - and Marketplace is a shameless and lazy effort to capitalize on it.
Robert Smythe and Mum push puppetry to its potential.
A guide to this year's Live Arts/Fringe imports.
An increasing number of Live Arts/Fringe acts are from far, far away.
Talking X's and O's with Tar's dancer-choreographer Charles O. Anderson.
Our staff handicaps the best bets and must-sees at this year's Live Arts/Fringe Festival
Thaddeus Phillips returns to Earth with a peak oil parable.
Improv master Bobbi Block lures veteran stage actors to take a leap outside the lines.
