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Arden Theatre Company presents 'Cabaret'
Song and dance and Nazis
The sparkle of the Arden Theatre Company's 'Cabaret' overwhelms the Kander and Ebb musical's menace. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Peccadillo Theater Company presents George Kelly's 'The Show-Off'
New York shows off a forgotten Philly playwright
Philadelphia playwright George Kelly once dominated Broadway. A rare revival of his 1924 comedy ‘The Show-Off’ suggests why. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Delaware Theatre Company presents 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
Stage musical made for the screen
Delaware Theatre Company sets its sights on Broadway, right past its own audiences, with a high-tech adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel 'Something Wicked This Way Comes.' Mark Cofta reviews.
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A Red Orchid Theatre presents Sam Shepard's 'Simpatico'
An unfortunate farewell
A Red Orchid Theatre's 'Simpatico' at McCarter isn't a fitting farewell for the late, great Sam Shepard. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2017: Julia Brandenberger’s ‘Funeral for Expectations’
Rest in peace (or not)
With bells, candles, a dark studio, a sheet, and a few artifacts from her life in dance, Fringe artist Julia Brandenberger expressed her own mix of theology and theater with an unusual funeral. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2017: Leila and Pantea Productions’ ‘The Turn of the Screw’
'Jane Eyre' didn't end this way
An isolated English estate, orphaned children, a mysterious master, a young governess seeking her fortune — but Leila and Pantea Productions' Henry James adaptation is no love story on the moors. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2017: AntiGravity Theatre Project's 'Dear Diary LOL'
Pretty in pink
AntiGravity Theatre Project’s 'Dear Diary LOL' celebrates memories of tween angst using real diaries. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2016: Pig Iron Theatre Company's 'A Period of Animate Existence'
Hello, earthlings. Also, goodbye.
Pig Iron Theatre Company's epic Philly Fringe world premiere brings the spectacle of life on Earth to the stage. Toby Zinman reviews.
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Walnut Street Theater presents Stephen Temperley's 'Souvenir'
Out of tune
More often than not, the Walnut Street Theater's production of ‘Souvenir’ turns Florence Foster Jenkins into an object of ridicule. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2017: Michael Kiley’s ‘Close Music for Bodies’
Listening in (on yourself)
Michael Kiley believes singing is for everyone, not just an elite few with “good” voices, and he invites the audience to experience the body as natural instrument. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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