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Shakespeare Festival's 'Tempest'
A mixed bag whose virtues— including at least one performance worthy of a Barrymore Award— outweigh its flaws and justify the admission price.
The Tempest. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Carmen Khan. Through May 21, 2006 (in repertory with Much Ado About Nothing and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare) at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, 2111 Sansom Street. www.phillyshakespear
The Tempest. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Carmen Khan. Through May 21, 2006 (in repertory with Much Ado About Nothing and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare) at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, 2111 Sansom Street. www.phillyshakespear
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PAB's 'Midsummer Night's Dream'
Pennsylvania Ballet’s handsome full staging of Midsummer at the Academy of Music, with its top-drawer production values, had much going for it, but also exposed the company’s shortcomings.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Presented by Pennsylvania Ballet at the Academy of Music, April 13-23, 2006. www.paballet.org.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Choreographed by George Balanchine. Presented by Pennsylvania Ballet at the Academy of Music, April 13-23, 2006. www.paballet.org.
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Walnut's 'Natural History'
Jennifer Camp’s script provides a few very funny moments and a few poignant ones, and three actors demonstrate their versatility, but much of the territory here seems like familiar ground.
Natural History. By Jennifer Camp; directed by Thom Sesma. Through May 7, 2006, at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 3, 825 Walnut St., (215) 574-3550 or www.wstonline.org.
Natural History. By Jennifer Camp; directed by Thom Sesma. Through May 7, 2006, at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 3, 825 Walnut St., (215) 574-3550 or www.wstonline.org.
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Pig Iron's 'Hell Meets Henry Halfway'
An allegory about Europe’s doomed bourgeoisie exhausts its slender material early but redeems itself by the finale, with help from a uniformly capable cast.
Hell Meets Henry Halfway. Adapted by Adriano Shaplin from the novel by Witold Gombrowicz. Directed by Dan Rothenberg, presented April 11-16, 2006, by Pig Iron Theatre Company at
Mandell Theater, Drexel University. www.pigiron.org/home.html.
Hell Meets Henry Halfway. Adapted by Adriano Shaplin from the novel by Witold Gombrowicz. Directed by Dan Rothenberg, presented April 11-16, 2006, by Pig Iron Theatre Company at
Mandell Theater, Drexel University. www.pigiron.org/home.html.
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InterAct's 'Reinventing Eden'
Despite some flaws, Seth Rozin’s nuanced and even-handed look at the ethical conflicts of a driven geneticist succeeds at dramatizing abstract intellectual issues, compelling his audience to confront the miracle of existence and the ambiguities of tampering with our genetic structure.
Reinventing Eden. By Seth Rozin, directed by Harriet Power. Presented by InterAct Theatre Co. through May 7, 2006, at Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 568-8077 or
Reinventing Eden. By Seth Rozin, directed by Harriet Power. Presented by InterAct Theatre Co. through May 7, 2006, at Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 568-8077 or
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Penn's student orchestra shines
Yet another surprising source of good symphonic music— this from students who don’t even attend a conservatory.
Penn Symphony Orchestra. Brad Smith, conductor. At Irvine Auditorium, April 23, 2006. www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
Penn Symphony Orchestra. Brad Smith, conductor. At Irvine Auditorium, April 23, 2006. www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
Why I canceled my Orchestra subscription
The Philadelphia Orchestra has never sounded better. Nevertheless, after scrutinizing our Friday “B” Orchestra series for 2006-07 and the competing Kimmel series schedule, we had to decide if the Orchestra was really worth more than $800 of our disposable income.
Dance Celebration's 'Lindy to Hip-Hop'
In a choreographed journey through 20th-Century pop muisc, the hometown team of Brian Sanders, Roni Koresh and Myra Bazell (left) blew my mind, busted my gut and broke my heart.
"The Music that Made Us Dance: From Lindy to Hip-Hop." Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, April 18-22, 2006. www.dancecelebration.org
"The Music that Made Us Dance: From Lindy to Hip-Hop." Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, April 18-22, 2006. www.dancecelebration.org
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Curtis Opera's 'Albert Herring'
Britten's serio-comic work blossoms when presented with the care that Curtis musicians manage to wrap and deliver their performances.
Albert Herring. By Benjamin Britten, directed by Chas Rader-Shieber. Curtis Opera Theatre production at Prince Music Theater, April 14-15, 2006. www.curtis.edu/html/50300.shtml#3
Albert Herring. By Benjamin Britten, directed by Chas Rader-Shieber. Curtis Opera Theatre production at Prince Music Theater, April 14-15, 2006. www.curtis.edu/html/50300.shtml#3
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Shostakovich rediscovered (except in Philadelphia)
He speaks to us now as the representative artist of his time, a composer whose work uniquely documents both the vast tragedy of his century’s suffering and his own private anguish. Yet his centennial year has passed with little notice in Philadelphia, where Shostakovich was once uniquely welcomed.
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