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'Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary'
Trane keeps a-rolling
A new documentary about jazz saxophonist John Coltrane keeps the man's spirit, and his music, alive. Bruce Klauber reviews.
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SoLow Fest presents Tenara Calem's 'Me, More Normal'
What's normal, anyway?
Courageous writer/performer Tenara Calem tackles hard and hilarious truths as she explores life with a brother who has autism. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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Arden Cabaret Series presents 'Alex Keiper and the Next Generation'
Staging the future
Alex Keiper advocates for the next generation of Philadelphia performers in an intelligent, wide-ranging, gender-nonconforming cabaret. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Inis Nua presents Tim Price's 'How to Ruin a Life from the Comfort of Your Own Beanbag'
Virtual discomfort
Inis Nua serves up a tasty treat with its Pop-Up Play in a Pub, 'How to Ruin a Life from the Comfort of Your Own Beanbag.' Mark Cofta reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents 'Evita'
No tears for this 'Evita'
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Evita,' about Argentina's legendary first lady, opens at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Hugh Hunter reviews.
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Chicago's critical condition: On the Sun-Times' Hedy Weiss
Critiquing a critic
The Chicago Sun-Times' chief theater critic, Hedy Weiss, sets off another firestorm after reviewing a show at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Philly critic Cameron Kelsall considers.
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People's Light presents Karen Hartman's 'Project Dawn'
Shine a light
'Project Dawn,' at People's Light & Theatre Company, is based on a real Philadelphia experiment and shows the struggles of prostitutes and the beleaguered officials trying to help them. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Asian Arts Initiative presents 'A More Perfect Union'
Interracial love 50 years after Loving
In this small multimedia exhibition, optimism about a more accepting future for interracial couples and mixed-race people is balanced with anger at the many issues that still exist. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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Princeton Festival presents Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'
A Wonder Woman for all time
The Princeton Festival opens Beethoven's 'Fidelio,' an opera as fresh today as it was more than 200 years ago. Linda Holt reviews.
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Seagull Production Company presents Timothy Kolman's 'The Roses in June'
Ambitious yet untidy
Timothy M. Kolman's 'The Roses in June' has a hard time making its author's fascinating life bloom onstage. Mark Cofta reviews.
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