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Marissa Kennedy in "A Friend." (Photo by Said Johnson.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Automatic Arts' 'People Are Strange and Other Revelations'

Quirky quartet

Automatic Arts' SoLow Festival entry collects a fascinating foursome with familiar feelings. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Jun 16, 2018 Articles 2 minute read

PAC's performances are strong but its lighting muddies the stage. (Photo by Ashley Labonde, Wide Eyed Studios ©2018.)

PAC presents 'Maria Marten, or, The Murder in the Red Barn' (second review)

Putting the drama in melodrama

Philadelphia Artists' Collective brings serious acting to a very silly play based on a 19th-century true-crime tale. Cara Blouin reviews.

Cara Blouin

Jun 16, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Clinton Greenspan's Aladdin is polished and professional. (Photo by Deen van Meer.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Aladdin'

Arabian blights

Disney’s ‘Aladdin,’ presented by the Kimmel Center's Broadway Philadelphia, fails to cast a magic spell. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jun 16, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Blouin believes Braden Chapman crosses a line as Hedwig. (Photo by Garrett Matthews.)

reTHEATER presents John Cameron Mitchell's 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'

Braden Chapman (a.k.a. Mimi Imfurst) of 'RuPaul's Drag Race: All-Stars' heads reTHEATER's 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' but critic Cara Blouin had a hard time enjoying the show. CW: this essay describes sexual acts that were assumed to be non-consensual.

Cara Blouin

Jun 12, 2018 Articles 5 minute read

Three actors — L to R: Mosley, Johnson, and Amill — play the central character in 'Red Bike.' (Photo courtesy of Simpatico Theatre.)

Simpatico Theatre presents Caridad Svich's 'Red Bike'

A wild ride

Simpatico Theatre's production of Caridad Svich's 'Red Bike' serves the playwright better than its script does. Cara Blouin reviews.

Cara Blouin

Jun 11, 2018 Articles 2 minute read

PAC artistic co-directors Damon Bonetti and Dan Hodge alternate the role of villain William Corder. (Photo by Ashley Labonde, Wide Eyed Studios ©2018.)

Philadelphia Artists' Collective presents 'Maria Marten, or, The Murder in the Red Barn'

Murder, Foul and Funny

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective resurrects the melodrama with ‘Maria Marten, or, The Murder in the Red Barn.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jun 10, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Mac and Philly's own Martha Graham Cracker visit the era of the speakeasy: 1916 to 1926. (Photo by Wendy Rosenfield.)

PIFA 2018: Taylor Mac's 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Part II, 1896 to Present'

A queer 'Gesamtkunstwerk'

Taylor Mac’s 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Part II' approaches perfect unity of music, text, and performance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jun 10, 2018 Articles 5 minute read

PIFA 2018: Bassem Youssef's 'The Joke Is Mightier Than the Sword'

An unfortunate welcome

Bassem Youssef had to leave Egypt when his government decided they'd had enough of his political satire; PIFA offered him a stage — and little else. Alaina Mabaso reviews.

Alaina Johns

Jun 10, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

L to R: Kasey Phillips, Lesley Berkowitz, and Ontaria Kim Wilson make a big impact with a low budget. (Photo courtesy of ReVamp Collective.)

ReVamp Collective and Plays & Players Theatre present Kristen Scatton's 'The Helen Project'

Famous face gets a makeover

'The Helen Project,' a new play from the ReVamp Collective and Plays & Players, takes a new look at the old "face that launched a thousand ships." Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Jun 07, 2018 Articles 3 minute read