Boisterous, joyful, defiant, and a little bawdy, the show may have a sketchy contraption of a plot, but you don't go to a musical expecting Hamlet. The post The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia T…
Faced with bureaucratic nonsense or official missteps, who hasn't said 'fuck the government' or a more genteel equivalent? The multi-ethnic East African Kenya Colony gained independenc…
"We are together."  This line is an often-repeated refrain in Death of a Driver, a grim new play by Will Snider presented by InterAct at the Drake's Proscenium… The post DEATH…
It's hard to pinpoint exactly why My Policeman doesn't resonate as deeply as it should. Director Michael Grandage and writer Ron Nyswaner's adaptation of Bethan… The post My Policeman (di…
Q: How do you say schmaltz in French? A:Â Les Miserables. This long musical melodrama, based on Victor Hugo's long novelistic melodrama is currently wowing… The post LES MISERABLES (Na…
Scott Greer returns to Arden Theatre this month to reprise his role in Every Brilliant Thing. The local actor is no stranger to the Philadelphia… The post A Brilliant Role: Interview with…
Anna Faye Lieberman gives us the raging, disappointed, self-indicting, violent, drunk, lonely, and altogether wild-hearted Mary The post 10 DATES WITH MAD MARY (Inis Nua): Irish charm at Fer…
Steve Czarnecki says he is thrilled to be back on the barricade with the touring cast of Les Miserables. Steve not only plays an ensemble… The post One Day More: Interview with Les Misér…
If Black Lodge is any indication of what the afterlife has in store for us then I would encourage you all to repent immediately"that is,… The post BLACK LODGE (Opera Philadelphia): Beauti…
Modigliani at the Barnes Foundation is a ravishing exhibition in a ravishing venue. The post MODIGLIANI UP CLOSE at the Barnes: A dilettante at large reviews appeared first on phindie.
Tennessee Williams had been writing since he was a teenager, and by the time he was 30 years old he was getting nowhere. His early… The post THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Arden): Revisiting the fa…
Philadelphia Ballet opens its 2022-2023 season with Ben Stevenson's Cinderella. The production is dazzling and powerful, it may ALMOST let you believe in a fairytale.  … The pos…
Two meditations on misfortune show us what it is to be "laughing wild amid severest woe." The post New York Reviews: LEOPOLDSTADT and COST OF LIVING: appeared first on phindie.
Actor and audience favorite Ben Dibble is set to take the stage in Walnut Street Theatre's ROCKY, The Musical. The post Actor Ben Dibble steps into the ring in ROCKY, The Musical appeared fi…
Jersey Girl Stefanie Londino is coming to Philly with the cast of Annie. The post Little Girls Everywhere: Stefanie Londino in ANNIE appeared first on phindie.
Due to the pandemic, it had been many months since I'd visited the Sedgwick Theater in Germantown. October 1 was opening night for The Chairs… The post THE CHAIRS (Quintessence): 60-secon…
Philadelphia Ballet will be performing Cinderella at the Academy of Music, for 10 performances only, October 13-23, 2022. The post Living a Fairytale: Kathryn Manger in Philadelphia Ballet's…
This is one for the life list if you're an opera fan. The post OTELLO (Opera Philadelphia): A dilettante at large reviews appeared first on phindie.
Story as Algorithm. In Metaphor, Denise McCormack encourages us to be the hero of our own story and to acknowledge where others are in their story. The post METAPHOR (Denise McCormack): 2022…
Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? The post Fringe in Sketch: FAIR TRADE (Jessica Creane & Yannick Trapman-O'Brien) appeared first on phindie.
It's a tragedy that more audiences will not have a chance to enjoy the production. The post ROMEO AND JULIET (OJ Productions): 2022 Fringe review appeared first on phindie.
Reception manages to be thought-provoking and even heartwarming, a testament to Gillette's prowess as a performer. The post RECEPTION (Nick Gillette Improv): 2022 Fringe review appeared firs…
Okay: A drag queen show for children. The post LATE NIGHT SNACKS FAMILY SHOW (Bearded Ladies): 2022 Fringe review appeared first on phindie.
How many bodies make a body of law? Corpus is a play at the intersection of legal interpretation and human experience. The post A Play at the Intersection of Law and Brutality: CORPUS opens …
This will be wild. Expect bits. You will see bits. The post Fringe in Sketch: BIG ASS BITTIES PRESENTS… (Sarah Knittel) appeared first on phindie.