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New City Stage Company's world premiere of 'Roseburg,' by Ginger Dayle
'Roseburg': At the intersection of theater and reality
When our entertainment and our news overlap, we are left bewildered by both, but can theater really bring about change? New City Stage's world premiere 'Roseburg' looks at past and present U.S. gun violence.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 'Julius Caesar'
A political tale for today
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season features an enthralling 'Julius Caesar' with a splendid veteran cast.
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Phenomenal Animals's 'The Bacchae,' at Walnut Street Theatre Studio Five
Filthy minds, female power
In Phenomenal Animals's 'The Bacchae,' are frenzied women killing men a political metaphor or a cautionary tale (or both)?
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Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'If/Then' at the Academy of Music
A star vehicle drives on without its star
'If/Then' was written for and based on the talents of Idina Menzel. To Steve Cohen's surprise, the show has appeal even without her.
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Josh Piven's 'Muddled' at Drexel University's URBN Annex
An all-too-accurate title
Bestselling author Josh Piven's comedy 'Muddled' tries to be funny but doesn't succeed.
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Reject Theatre Project's 'SHREW' adapted by Christine Freije
The taming of the beast
Reject Theatre Project exposes the misogyny of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew,' which most productions try to obscure, with 'SHREW.'
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Zak Berkman's world premiere 'The Harassment of Iris Malloy' at People's Light and Theatre Company
The politics of the personal
Zak Berkman's world premiere 'The Harassment of Iris Malloy' suggests a tabloid situation, but reveals a genuine drama.
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Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' at Quintessence Theatre Group
Buried alive and still smiling
Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' frustrates our desire for a tidy plot, but offers other riches in Quintessence's impressive production.
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'Jamaica' at New Freedom Theatre
New York, New York, big city of dreams
Presenting a revival of the music comedy 'Jamaica' as just a colorful travelogue is missing an opportunity, but it sure looks good.
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Lucas Hnath's 'Hillary and Clinton' at Philadelphia Theatre Company (second review)
Presidential politics in black and white
Sure, 'Hillary and Clinton' is timely, but Rhonda Davis wonders what message Philadelphia Theatre Company's production is trying to send to black women.
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