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"The Dishwashers' at Walnut Street Theatre
Up to the intermission, The Dishwashers works on two levels: as a comedy about life in the nether regions of a fancy restaurant, and as an allegory about growing up and growing old. The play’s problems develop in its overlong and repetitious second act.
The Dishwashers. By Morris Panych; directed by Bill Van Horn. Through May 6, 2007 at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 3, 825 Walnut St. (215) 574-3550 or
The Dishwashers. By Morris Panych; directed by Bill Van Horn. Through May 6, 2007 at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 3, 825 Walnut St. (215) 574-3550 or
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Wilma's "Life of Galileo'
Brecht (like Shaw) needs to be heard out at full length, and Blanka Zizka’s capable production has properly served him. To offer a work that takes not merely the play but the passion of ideas seriously, and to bring it off well, is daring enough these days.
The Life of Galileo. By Bertolt Brecht; translated from the German by David Edgar; directed by Blanka Zizka. Through May 13, 2007, at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215
The Life of Galileo. By Bertolt Brecht; translated from the German by David Edgar; directed by Blanka Zizka. Through May 13, 2007, at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215
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Vox Ama Deus performs Verdi's "Requiem'
Verdi’s Requiem was a good choice for a Good Friday tribute to the fallen of Iraq and Afghanistan, but it’s also a piece that moved Vox Ama Deus out of its normal range of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods.
Verdi Requiem. Vox Ama Deus: Tatyana Galitskaya, soprano; Tatyana Rashkovsky, mezzo-soprano; Kenneth Garner, tenor; Ed Bara, bass; Valentin Radu, conductor. April 6, 2007, at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. (610) 688-2800 o
Verdi Requiem. Vox Ama Deus: Tatyana Galitskaya, soprano; Tatyana Rashkovsky, mezzo-soprano; Kenneth Garner, tenor; Ed Bara, bass; Valentin Radu, conductor. April 6, 2007, at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. (610) 688-2800 o
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Pete Dexter's "Paper Trails'
The tabloid columnist Pete Dexter has made half a career of insufferably cheap shots, not all of them very pertinent. He doesn’t grow on you the way Steve Lopez does. Still, you never know when he’s going to hit a home run.
Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which are Not About Marriage
Paper Trails: True Stories of Confusion, Mindless Violence, and Forbidden Desires, a Surprising Number of Which are Not About Marriage
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"70s revisited: 'Hoax' and 'Zodiac'
Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the ‘70s revival, two new films have arrived to immerse us anew in the bad hair, bad faith and low-grade paranoia of the period.
The Hoax. A film by Lasse Hallström. www.lassehallstrom.com.
Zodiac. A film by David Fincher. zodiacfilm.blogspot.com.
The Hoax. A film by Lasse Hallström. www.lassehallstrom.com.
Zodiac. A film by David Fincher. zodiacfilm.blogspot.com.
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Lucinda Williams (Round Two)
Dan Coren responds to reader comments about his paean to Lucinda Williams: “Do you have Google alerts set for Lucinda Williams? Surely you haven’t been reading my classical pieces in the hope that one day I’d write about her music.”
Edna Andrade at Woodmere Art Museum
Andrade introduces you to patterns you never noticed before, finding them in nature, in colors and in all the forms that create our world. You feel as if your eyes have been opened to a new universe.
Sensational: Edna Andrade’s Drawings. Through June 24, 2007 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
Sensational: Edna Andrade’s Drawings. Through June 24, 2007 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
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George Stubbs paintings at Penn
The English painter George Stubbs is largely forgotten outside racing stables, geezer men’s clubs and faux clubby steakhouses. But he transformed the way artists depicted horses and sporting scenes.
Equus Unbound: Fairman Rogers and the Age of the Horse. Through June 15, 2007, at Kamen Gallery, U. of Pennsylvania’s Van-Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut St., first floor. Free and open to the public; photo ID required. (800) 390-1829 or
Equus Unbound: Fairman Rogers and the Age of the Horse. Through June 15, 2007, at Kamen Gallery, U. of Pennsylvania’s Van-Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut St., first floor. Free and open to the public; photo ID required. (800) 390-1829 or
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Edna Andrade at Woodmere Art Museum
Andrade on the rocks
Andrade introduces you to patterns you never noticed before, finding them in nature, in colors and in all the forms that create our world. You feel as if your eyes have been opened to a new universe.
Sensational: Edna Andrade’s Drawings. Through June 24, 2007 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
Sensational: Edna Andrade’s Drawings. Through June 24, 2007 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
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Boreyko conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra
The Russian conductor Andrey Boreyko brought an interestingly offbeat program to town, as well as a somewhat wayward beat of his own. Boreyko’s gyrations were so distracting that I had to avert my eyes in the end to hear the music.
Philadelphia Orchestra. Andrey Boreyko, conductor; Piotr Anderszewski, piano. April 12-14, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Philadelphia Orchestra. Andrey Boreyko, conductor; Piotr Anderszewski, piano. April 12-14, 2007 at Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
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