McCarter Theatre Center presents Regina Taylor's 'Crowns'

Talking through their hats

Regina Taylor’s ‘Crowns,’ at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, gives voice to the special relationship between black women and their hats. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 18, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

ComedySportz presents Patrick Romano and Benjamin Behrend's 'Two-Man One-Man'

A three-man one-man show

ComedySportz hosts 'Two-Man One-Man,' a frenetic and fun Fringe Festival revival. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Mar 18, 2018 · Articles · 2 minute read

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Leonard Bernstein's 'Age of Anxiety'

Fear, anxiety, and depression

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet capture the ebullience and misery of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Age of Anxiety.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 18, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Bess Wohl's 'Small Mouth Sounds'

Silence is golden

Philadelphia Theatre Company imports Bess Wohl's 'Small Mouth Sounds,' which may say more about PTC than it intended. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Mar 18, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

NextMove Dance presents Company Wang Ramirez's 'Monchichi'

Cultures in conflict and concert

Company Wang Ramirez performs 'Monchichi,' an intercontinental work of urban dance theater. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Mar 18, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

Isis Productions presents Bryony Lavery's 'Frozen'

Sympathy for the devil

Bryony Lavery’s ‘Frozen,' from Isis Productions, fails to explore the fetishization of forgiveness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 16, 2018 · Articles · 4 minute read

Delaware Art Museum presents 'Eye on Nature: Andrew Wyeth and John Ruskin'

Seeing as they saw

The Delaware Art Museum looks deeply into the work of Andrew Wyeth and John Ruskin, two seemingly disparate artists a century apart. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 13, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

Bristol Riverside Theater presents Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's 'The Producers'

Flipping a flop

Bialystock and Bloom's plan to hatch an egg on Broadway is back with Bristol Riverside Theater's 'The Producers.' Stephen Silver reviews.

Stephen Silver

Mar 13, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

Power Street Theatre Company presents Erlina Ortiz's 'Las Mujeres'

Mothers of self-invention

Power Street Theatre Company premieres Erlina Ortiz’s 'Las Mujeres,' a celebration of Latinas past that also addresses today and the future. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Mar 13, 2018 · Articles · 3 minute read

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present Leonard Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place’

Awkward family photos

Leonard Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place,’ warts and all, gets a thoughtful treatment from Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 13, 2018 · Articles · 4 minute read