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Quintessence Theatre Group presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth
A rare expansion of the Scottish play
Quintessence Theatre Group stages a blockbuster Macbeth with an expanded script and an all-male cast, thrilling even when its reach exceeds its grasp. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The BSR Podcast, season 8, episode 3: talking with Quintessence director Alex Burns about his all-male Macbeth
Back to the roots of the Scottish Play?
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Quintessence Theatre Group artistic director Alex Burns to talk about his new production of Macbeth.
Podcast
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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Disney’s Frozen
Let it snow
Disney’s Frozen makes its way to Philadelphia for the first time, landing at the Academy of Music and drawing passionate franchise fans into the magic of live theater. Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Act II Playhouse presents Terence McNally’s It’s Only a Play
Waiting on the reviews
The review is in for Act II's It's Only a Play, the show about theater artists waiting to hear the critics' opinions. Frank Burd reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Arden Theatre Company Presents Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy, adapted by Ben Power
When speculation trumps slavery
A well-acted, well-crafted new production of the epic Lehman Trilogy, now getting its regional premiere at the Arden, can’t overcome this play’s moral bankruptcy. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
McCarter Theatre Center presents Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger’s Dreamgirls
Flashy dreams
McCarter Theatre Center’s revival of Dreamgirls features an all-star cast, lots of glitz, and dynamic, dazzling hair and costumes. But can it overcome the show’s core flaws? Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
2 minute read
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Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Sonya Kelly’s Once Upon a Bridge
Acts of violence, acts of kindness
Inis Nua’s Once Upon a Bridge dramatizes a random act of violence with empathy and suspense. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Pier Players Theatre Company presents Jeffrey Barg and David Lee White’s The Angry Grammarian
Love languages
Jeffrey Barg, author of the Inquirer’s popular Angry Grammarian column, debuts a likable musical comedy by the same name in South Philly about two grammar nerds languishing for language and each other. Mike Fisher reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
Inis Nua Theatre presents Sonya Kelly's Once Upon a Bridge
Bridging perspectives, onstage and off
Theater-making couple anchors Inis Nua’s East Coast premier of Once Upon a Bridge. Dara McBride previews.
Previews
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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Schubert Organization present Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country
A new kind of jukebox musical
Girl from the North Country, a Bob Dylan jukebox musical set during the Depression by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, defies expectations. It stops in Philly on its North American tour. Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
2 minute read