Mary Zimmerman's 'Metamorphoses' at the Arden (first review)

Transforming Ovid into a fascinating night of theater

I thought I had an inkling of what Metamorphoses was about. Wasn’t that the title of a book by Kafka about a man who wakes up one morning to discover he’s transformed into an insect? Well, that is not this show.

Frank Burd

Oct 12, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

Deaf West Theatre production of 'Spring Awakening'

A courageous musical revival on Broadway

Deaf West Theatre brings a thrilling revival of Spring Awakening to Broadway.

Carol Rocamora

Oct 03, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

Bruce Graham's 'According to Goldman' at Act II

Please, teacher, teach me something

Prolific Philadelphia author Bruce Graham constructs an engrossing drama with comic elements in which almost everything has a double meaning.

Steve Cohen

Oct 03, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

‘High Society’ at the Walnut (2nd review)

Was the Main Line ever this gauche?

Class, sophistication, and wit are the missing ingredients in this revival of Cole Porter’s musical comedy about high-class high jinks on Philadelphia’s sophisticated Main Line.

Steve Cohen

Sep 24, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

Tennessee Williams's 'Baby Doll' at the McCarter

An old Tennessee Williams film becomes a new Tennessee Williams play

The McCarter Theatre Center premieres a sexy stage adaptation of the 1956 film Baby Doll.

Mark Cofta

Sep 23, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

Fringe 2015: One woman's wrap-up

Five times this year’s Fringe Festival made me uncomfortable

Admit it — you didn’t get tickets to a Fringe show because you like knowing what to expect.

Alaina Johns

Sep 22, 2015 · Articles · 6 minute read

'High Society' at Walnut Street Theatre (1st review)

High jinks amongst the very wealthy

Romantic comedies set to music have a way of transcending time, so prepare to enjoy High Society even if you can’t really sympathize with the problems of the very rich. But can a modern musical adaption of a popular film ever overcome our memories of the original?

Naomi Orwin

Sep 22, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

'Photograph 51' at the Lantern Theater

Science and personality

Smart people have become the latest species to be put under the microscope of dramatic interpretation. Are they really so different from the rest of us? Photograph 51 at the Lantern Theater shows us how personal insecurities can effect life-changing discoveries.

Naomi Orwin

Sep 19, 2015 · Articles · 4 minute read

Arthur Miller's 'All My Sons' at People's Light

Fissures in the family

People's Light stages a solid, traditional production of All My Sons in which race is largely beside the point and the characters just happen to be black.

Bill Murphy

Sep 19, 2015 · Articles · 2 minute read

Fringe 2015: Jo Strømgren's 'Border' and 'There'

When nonsense makes complete sense

The talented Jo Strømgren Kompani returns to the Fringe Festival with two 60-minute gems of political theater.

Carol Rocamora

Sep 18, 2015 · Articles · 4 minute read