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Tiny Dynamite's A Play, a Pie, and a Pint, with David Grieg's 'Brewers Fayre'
A big adventure from Tiny Dynamite
Tiny Dynamite's A Play, A Pie, and A Pint satisfies with David Greig's clever relationship comedy 'Brewers Fayre.'
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Naomi Iizuki's '36 Views,' at Lantern Theater Company
36 Views: Making smart women cry
'36 Views' is a smart play about a smart woman who lets passion undermine scholarship and pays the price. Men, it seems, can combine business and sex and succeed; women end up crying.
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Hedgerow Theatre's 'The Servant of Two Masters' by Carlo Goldoni
This Servant serves up good fun
'The Servant of Two Masters' shows that Goldoni's old play feels new and young in the right hands.
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Irish Heritage Theatre's 'The Plough and the Stars,' by Sean O'Casey
Reaching for the stars, remaining earthbound
The Irish Heritage Theatre's production of Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars aims high but misses. That's still better than aiming low.
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Lucas Hnath’s ‘Hillary and Clinton’ at Philadelphia Theatre Company (first review)
Lonely at the top
Lucas Hnath’s inventive 'Hillary and Clinton' takes us on an imaginary journey into the private life of a married couple who just happen to be past and putatively future White House residents.
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Walnut Street Theatre's 'Sister Act'
Plenty of nunsense with a Philly flair
A rousing, feel-good musical that fills the Walnut Street Theatre with tapping feet. Not quite the same as the movie, the show has its own quirky logic that leaves the audience cheering for everyone.
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'The Secret Garden' at Arden Theatre Company (second review)
A Secret Garden grows in Old City
A melodramatic story is the starting point, but what elevates this production is the grand, almost-operatic vocal score and its classy cast.
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Ayad Akhtar's 'The Invisible Hand' at Theatre Exile
Take the money and run
Money, more than ideology, is the driving force in Ayad Akhtar’s brilliant drama 'The Invisible Hand' at Theatre Exile.
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Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's 'The Secret Garden' at Arden Theatre Company (first review)
A childhood favorite reimagined for adults
What happens when we peek behind the scenes of a beloved classic? This musical version lets grownups in and provides a satisfactory tear at the end, but why is the story of a strong young woman turned into a tale of a man’s love lost?
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Becky Mode's 'Fully Committed' at Theatre Horizon
A very full plate
You could say that Becky Mode's 'Fully Committed' skewers the underside of the restaurant business, or that it’s a delicious slice of ham, or that it’s an amuse bouche. Primarily, it’s a great vehicle for actor Michael Doherty.
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