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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.
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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
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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.
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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
Marian Anderson Museum presents Porgy and Bess
Preserving a legendary Philadelphia institute
The Marian Anderson Historical Society will host a performance of Porgy and Bess and looks to continue the museum’s challenging reconstruction project. An Nichols previews.
Previews
2 minute read
People’s Light presents Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home
A deep dive into the fight for desegregation
Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home, which explores a family on the front lines of desegregation in Kansas, gets its regional premiere at People’s Light. Krista Mar reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
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Delaware Theatre Company presents Ted Swindley’s Always… Patsy Cline
Live country all the way
Delaware Theatre Company’s new production of Always… Patsy Cline, with spot-on casting and design, feels like a night in the company of the real country-music legend. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Hedgerow Theatre Company Presents Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom
A haunting nightly dance
With Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom, Hedgerow Theatre spotlights women characters with existential storylines, a relative rarity in absurdist theater. Melissa Lin Sturges reviews.
Reviews
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The BSR Podcast: season 8, episode 2: talking with director Jeffrey L. Page
Directing, disability, and other enduring conversations about PTC's Cost of Living
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with busy director Jeffrey L. Page for a wide-ranging conversation about his recent work, including PTC's new production of Martyna Majok's Cost of Living.
Podcast
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