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'Irving Berlin's White Christmas' at the Walnut
Irving Berlin without apologies
You've heard about shows where you come out of the theater humming the songs? Well, with Irving Berlin's White Christmas you walk into the theater humming them. The show is superficial, corny and old-fashioned, but it sure is fun.
Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin; book by David Ives and Paul Blake; Marc Robin directed and choreographed. Through January 9, 2011 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. (215) 574-3550 or www.walnutstreettheatre.org.
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“Coronation of Poppea” by Juilliard Opera
When the bad guys win
In Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, the sheer force of erotic passion subverts all moral categories. Such wisdom renders this nearly-400-year-old opera more than modern today. The Juilliard Opera Theater's production, led by Harry Bicket, gave a fine account of the work.
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Network for New Music's "Trade Winds From Tibet'
Himalayan Odyssey, Philadelphia style
Four young American composers based their pieces on recent fieldwork conducted in Tibet by Philadelphia composer Andrea Clearfield. This self-consciously styled genre is too often laden with clichés— happily not the case in this concert.
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Guy Glass's "Last Castrato' in New York
His master's voice
The Last Castrato sheds light on an important chapter of musical history, one that's as fascinating as it is complex. Playwright Glass, a practicing psychiatrist by day, uses a reform moment in the Catholic Church, circa 1904, to examine the issues of art, music, gender and posterity.
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Garwood's "Scarlet Letter,' by AVA (1st review)
Hester's little secret
Margaret Garwood's new opera may not contain any soaring arias, but its final moment is a monument to the immorality of overbearing morality.
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BalletX: Ochoa, Del Cuore and Neenan (2nd review)
A ballet troupe with a future
Now in its fifth year, BalletX has assembled a consistently talented cadre of strong modern ballet dancers, commissioning new work and tapping selections from a growing repertoire.
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"The Scottsboro Boys' on Broadway (2nd review)
A beautiful outrage
This dazzling musical treatment of an American racial injustice— full of wild singing and dancing, passion and outrage and history— is a revelation on several levels.
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Lantern Theatre's "Uncle Vanya' (3rd review)
Must boredom be boring?
When a play focuses on a family, great ensemble acting is required if the audience is to believe that the characters are related. This mishmash failed that test.
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"25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' by PTC
Kids acting like adults, and vice versa
Two secrets explain the success of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This production adds some fresh ingredients to the mix.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Music and lyrics by William Finn; book by Rachel Sheinkin; Marc Bruni directed. Philadelphia Theatre Company production through December 12, 210 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. (at Lombard). (215) 985-0420 or www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org.
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BalletX: Ochoa, Del Cuore and Neenan (1st review)
Stories and pictures without words or paint
Revivals by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Matthew Neenan have ripened with age. The same might be true a few years from now for Tobin Del Cuore's Beside Myself.
BalletX 2010 Fall Series: Ochoa, Still @ Life; Del Cuore, Beside Myself; Neenan, Frequencies. Through November 21, 2010 at the Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-7824 or www.balletx.org.
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