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Oh, what a lovely war! CCTC gets big laughs out of World War I. (Photo by Andrew Hazeltine.)

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company's 'The Complete History of America (Abridged)'

Doomed to enjoy it

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company romps through area parks with the zany comedy 'The Complete History of America (Abridged).' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Bet you can guess who Braithwaite skewers here. (Photo courtesy of Montgomery Theater.)

Montgomery Theater presents Tony Braithwaite's 'First Impressions'

'Impressions' in red and blue

Tony Braithwaite lampoons presidents, presidential hopefuls, and showbiz icons with his gift for mimicry and eye for absurdity in this revamped show at Montgomery Theater. Hugh Hunter reviews.
Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter

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Eric Mills (Don Pedro) and Jo Vito Ramírez (Claudio) enjoy a military — and theatrical — victory. (Photo by Alessandra Nicole.)

Delaware Shakespeare presents 'Much Ado About Nothing'

Whole lot of ado

Delaware Shakespeare's lively 'Much Ado About Nothing' brings summer lovin' to Wilmington's Rockwood Park. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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McNicol's "Requiem" matched the grandeur of Mozart's music. (Photo by Candice DeTore.)

BalletX ‘Summer Series’ 2018: Penny Saunders, Matthew Neenan, Andrew McNicol (second review)

Sizzling summer dance trio

Three world premieres from BalletX's Summer Series 2018 bring mixed — and compelling — results. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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The women wait for tea at Mt. Holyoke College. (Photo by Sarah Golobish.)

Princeton Summer Theater presents Wendy Wasserstein's 'Uncommon Women and Others'

Commonalities abound

Princeton Summer Theater's revival of Wendy Wasserstein's 'Uncommon Women and Others' shows women coping with problems that are far from solved today. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Lee and Sottile play a Viola and Will who could have leapt from the Bard's own pages. (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lee Hall's 'Shakespeare in Love'

Where there's a Will

A stage adaptation of ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, coasts on a healthy dose of charm. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Nina Covalesky plays a professor who's afraid of a student. (Photo by Brian Buttler.)

Theater with a View presents Martin Zimmerman's 'On the Exhale' (first review)

Outdoor experience, internal drama

Pottstown's Theater with a View sets 'On the Exhale,' Martin Zimmerman's timely drama about mass shootings, outdoors, with surprising success. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Andrew McNicol's "Requiem" explored Mozart's unfinished 'Requiem in D Minor.' (Photo by Candice DeTore.)

BalletX presents 'Summer Series' 2018: Penny Saunders, Matthew Neenan, Andrew McNicol (first review)

Hot and hazy summer dance

BalletX performs three world premieres, by choreographic fellow Andrew McNicol, Matthew Neenan, and Penny Saunders. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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A still from Kayleigh O'Keefe's 'Flabzilla.' (Image via kayleighokeefe.co.uk.)

PhilaMOCA presents Final Girls Berlin Film Festival

Death (and dismemberment) to patriarchy

The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival gave Philly a look at the horror genre through a female lens. Jessica Rizzo reviews.
Jessica Rizzo

Jessica Rizzo

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John Travolta gets a guilty verdict for helping to murder this film. (Photo via imdb.com.)

Kevin Connolly's 'Gotti'

Disorganized crime

The mob film 'Gotti' was meant to appeal to an East Coast, tough-guy sensibility. Like just about every aspect of the movie, it failed. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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