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Mike Daisey and arts critics at Philadelphia Theatre Company
Theater and journalism confront the abyss
An arts journalism panel, in tandem with a rant by monologist Mike Daisey, amounted to a digital-age requiem for theater and journalism alike. Is there no hope for order out of this chaos? Dan Rottenberg considers.
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Jimmy Tayoun, performance artist
The illusionist
In dreary midcentury Philadelphia, a glib, charming, energetic, audacious hustler like Jimmy Tayoun would be forgiven almost anything — especially the lack of substance beneath his shiny façade. Dan Rottenberg considers.
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Remembering Michael LeLand when the Barrymore Awards forgot
Goodbye again, friend
Monday night's Barrymore Awards memorial segment omitted Michael LeLand, an important longtime member of Philadelphia's theater community. How did that happen? Wendy Rosenfield considers.
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Theaters, critics, and free speech
The nagging price of freedom
It never ceases to amaze me when theatrical creators assert freedom of expression for themselves but deny it to others.
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Donald Trump’s condolence call
"Believe me": On the empathy beat with President Trump
You read it here first: the unexpurgated transcript of President Trump’s phone call to a grieving army widow. (Would we lie to you?) Dan Rottenberg listens in.
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Is MJ Kaufman's 'Destiny Estimate' "too personal" to review?
A closed opening
MJ Kaufman's world premiere 'Destiny Estimate' opens this week to audiences — but not to critics. Wendy Rosenfield considers.
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5 minute read
Harvey Weinstein and me, too
Bigger than both of us
The outpouring of stories about sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood resulted in a social-media chorus of women stating, "Me, too." Wendy Rosenfield considers.
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4 minute read
Philly Fringe 2017: A Postmortem
Pig Iron at the trough
The 2017 Philadelphia Fringe Festival curated shows brought in a lot of familiar faces, and that was a problem. Wendy Rosenfield considers.
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Playboy’s Hugh Hefner, pro and con
The verdict on Hugh Hefner
Right about now, Hugh Hefner should be pleading his case for admission to Heaven. It should be an interesting conversation. Dan Rottenberg considers.
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Philadelphia reinvented
From W.C. Fields to Amazon.com
Not since the late 1940s has so much civic firepower been mustered toward a single goal. But this time, even outsiders are touting Philadelphia as the best site for Amazon's second headquarters. What on earth is going on?
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