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EgoPo's "Jesse James'
Robin Hood he wasn't
From dime novels, folk songs and contemporary newspaper stories about Jesse James and his gang, EgoPo has ingeniously cobbled together the sort of vaudeville show that would have pandered to the bank robber's devotees after his murder in 1882.
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"Next to Normal' at the Arden (1st review)
The things we notice when we turn down the volume
Unlike the Broadway musical, which looked and sounded like a rock concert, Terrence Nolen's Arden production brings out the quiet yet deep emotions of a family dealing with illness and loss.
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"This Is The Week That Is' by 1812 Productions (1st review)
Are politicians funny?
Once again, the 1812 troupe is trying to replicate the sort of political satire that Letterman, Leno, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert deliver so much better every night on TV.
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A Yom Kippur question for Spinoza
Did Spinoza fast on Yom Kippur?
On Yom Kippur, I couldn't help wondering: How did Spinoza feel about being barred from the observation of this day, the most holy in the Jewish calendar?
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Idiopathic's "Ivona' at the Fringe Festival
I kiss your hand (and other Polish delusions of the '30s)
With Ivona, Witold Gombrowicz courageously lampooned the pretentiousness of Poland's upper class just before the Nazis took over.
Ivona, Princess of Burgundia. By Witold Gombrowicz; Tina Brock directed. Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium production September 5-23, 2012 at Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 5, 825 Walnut St. (215) 285-0472 or www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org.
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"Poetry Brothel' at Live Arts Festival
Why didn‘t Emily Dickinson think of this?
In the best of all worlds, we'd get our kicks from poetry instead of sex. That's what happened one night at the Live Arts Festival.
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"Next to Normal' in Pottstown
What does Next to Normal really mean?
This musical about a family coping with bipolar disorder won a Pulitzer on Broadway, but it takes on added meaning when seen in the intimacy of a 90-seat loft theatre.
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"Rent' Sing-along at Bryn Mawr
Another side of Rent
Combining a Rent Sing-Along with La Bohème is a good idea. Combining it with Angels in America would be downright inspired.
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"Angels in America' at the Wilma
America through an AIDS prism, 20 years later
AIDS was such a serious business when Angels opened 20 years ago that Tony Kushner's humor often escaped his audiences. Blanka Zizka's excellent Wilma cast lets us laugh without guilt.
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Wilson's "Seven Guitars' at People's Light
We are the world: Post-war, but pre-Civil Rights
August Wilson's long and rich character study about a group of friends and lovers in post-war Pittsburgh receives a superb revival at People's Light.
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