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Based on Tennessee Williams and Bert Lahr: Conallen and Wallnau. (Photos by Mark Garvin)

Bruce Graham's 'Funnyman' at the Arden

Not just playing for laughs
Philadelphia favorite Bruce Graham's new play, Funnyman, provides some humor, and much more.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Nuanced performances: Jelks and Derricks. (Photo by T. Charles Erikson.)

August Wilson's 'Piano Lesson' at the McCarter

A future American classic
A major revival of August Wilson's 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner reminds us why Wilson should be considered an American master.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The mental and the physical: Gliko and Canales. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

Tom Stoppard’s 'Hard Problem' at the Wilma

Do smart people really talk about smart topics?
Smart people don’t necessarily discuss difficult topics, but they do bring intelligence to whatever topic they approach. Stoppard’s new play, The Hard Problem, depicts smart people talking about smart topics, but it could use a bit more humanity to get us to care.
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

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A beacon of light for a surreal journey: "The Institute of Memory." (Photo by Lars Jan)

Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater

Flying high Under the Radar
This year’s vibrant Under the Radar festival at the Public Theater offers deeply compelling personal stories, with several examining relationships with absent parents.

Carol Rocamora

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A con man and a daughter who's created her own mythology: Smith, Toner. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

'Moon for the Misbegotten' at Walnut Street Theatre

A booze-laden romance that could never be
With all we know about the challenges of relationships with alcoholics, Eugene O’Neill’s depiction of an alcoholic con man in love and the woman who cares for him still resonates with tragic impossibility.
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

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L’chaim! Burstein and Adam Dannheisser (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Bartlett Sher's 'Fiddler on the Roof' on Broadway

Tevye returns
Bartlett Sher’s luminous new production of Fiddler on the Roof brings a special grace and a haunting context to this Broadway classic.

Carol Rocamora

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Plenty of "attytude" from all three Maries. (Illustration for BSR by Mike Jackson of alrightmike.com)

Michael Ogborn's 'Three Maries'

A new homegrown musical
A new musical by a hot local talent celebrates Philadelphia's lovable clichés.
Mark Cofta Illustration by Mike Jackson

Mark Coftaand Illustration by Mike Jackson

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Finding beauty in arid circumstances: Salonga and Takei.

'Allegiance' on Broadway

History with modern resonance
Allegiance recalls the time when fear of terrorism led the American government to put everyone of Japanese ancestry into detention camps. Its relevance to the present is obvious.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Friends as family: the cast of “Steve.” (Photo by Monique Carboni)

Gerrard's 'Steve' and Parnell's 'Dada Woof Papa Hot'

Two plays, four dads
Two heartfelt new plays explore the challenges of parenthood, fidelity, and aging in two-dad households.

Carol Rocamora

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The popcorn box is front and center in the musical. (Photo by Joe del Tufo, Mobius New Media)

'Diner: The Musical' by Levinson and Crow

'Diner,' a cupcake, and the male gaze
Who insisted the voices of six white, male baby boomers needed to be heard among Broadway’s groundbreaking new musical arrivals, all groundbreaking because they stepped away from Diner’s regressive model?
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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