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Vartan Gabrielian's Sweeney and Amanda Lynn Bottoms's Mrs. Lovett might lack chemistry, but Bottoms has a lock on Sondheim's style. (Photo by Ken Howard.)

Curtis Opera theatre presents Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's 'Sweeney Todd'

No place like London

Curtis Opera Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ highlights the perils of classical companies adopting the musical theater idiom. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 15, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

A simple set, driving music, solid performances, and sharp direction make this a college production worth seeing. (Photo by Zoe Garcia.)

Bryn Mawr College presents Nikolai Gogol's 'The Government Inspector'

Inspecting Bryn Mawr

'The Government Inspector' offers a fine example of Bryn Mawr College's eclectic productions, a well-kept Philly secret. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Nov 13, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Frederick believes Bodichon's eerie watercolor 'A Hooded Procession' (undated) depicts a Druidic ceremony. (Photo courtesy of the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.)

Delaware Art Museum's Politics and Paint: Barbara Bodichon and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

One of the cracked people

The Delaware Art Museum looks at Barbara Bodichon: painter, activist, and forgotten pioneer. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 13, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Elizabeth Heflin's Susan, here with Lee E. Ernst's Gerald, "is in consummate control of being out of control." (Photo by Evan Krape.)

University of Delaware REP presents Alan Ayckbourn's 'Woman in Mind (December Bee)'

What the hell is she thinking?

All the elements combine to make REP's production of Alan Ayckbourn's 'Woman in Mind' a fantastic evening of theater. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 13, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Hakim Ali's monologue reveals racism's corrosive roots. (Photo by Ray Holman.)

Theater of Witness presents 'Walk in My Shoes'

Listen and learn

Theater of Witness filmed a performance of its testimonial performance work 'Walk in My Shoes,' and the exploration of racism and violence proved a revelation. Anndee Hochman reviews.

Anndee Hochman

Nov 13, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Hnath's script doesn't delve deeply into the fraught relationship between Nora and Anne Marie. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Arden Theatre Company presents Lucas Hnath's 'A Doll's House, Part 2' (second review)

Miss independent

In ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2,’ now at the Arden, Lucas Hnath distills the important issues of Ibsen’s great play into facile sound bites. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 13, 2018 Articles 4 minute read