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Rouleau, in a green velvet jacket and shorts with green & yellow striped tights, sings ecstatically in Santa’s workshop.

Walnut Street Theatre presents ELF: The Broadway Musical

Singing loud for all to hear

A beloved holiday film comes to the Walnut stage with ELF: The Broadway Musical. But does this spirited production offer anything new for fans of the movie? nat čermák reviews.

nat čermák

Dec 03, 2024 Reviews 2 minute read

Bowers, a Black woman in a colorful sweater & eyepatch looks away as Gliko and Bellow argue behind her on a bare stage

The Wilma Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company present Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s The Comeuppance

The Comeuppance at the Wilma considers every weighty topic under the sun as a quintet of unhappy Millennials gather for their 20th high-school reunion, but too often the stakes feel frustratingly low. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 25, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

Four people on stage in casual wear stand together, looking at a white sheet of paper that looks like a bill

Theatre Ariel presents Maya Arad Yasur’s Amsterdam

Layered narratives

The first mainstage production in over a decade for Theatre Ariel fronts a historic bill with contemporary perspective. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Nov 19, 2024 Reviews 2 minute read

Grant, a Black man with long locs, lounges on a bench with Jimeniz, a worried-looking Latino man wearing a red shirt.

The BSR Podcast, season 9, episode 5: Directors Seth Rozin and J Paul Nicholas on InterAct's Moreno

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Seth Rozin and J Paul Nicholas, co-directors of the American premiere of Pravin Wilkins's Moreno.

Darnelle Radford

Nov 19, 2024 Podcast 1 minute read

Brown, wearing black under a dramatic gold and purple Renaissance-style jacket, jubilantly spreads his arms.

Lantern Theater Company presents Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor

A fresh take on Othello and the racial politics of American theater

Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor, which follows a Black actor reluctantly auditioning for an Othello helmed by a white director, gets its Philly premiere at the Lantern. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Nov 18, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

A woman in a black dress that resembles a trash bag runs on a treadmill in front of a large dumpster on a dimly lit stage

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Urban Scuba

A renewed dive

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents a limited-run showcase of Urban Scuba featuring a new musical score. Melissa Strong previews.

Melissa Strong

Nov 14, 2024 Previews 3 minute read

At center, Matarrese, in a tux, bends to kiss Heflin’s outstretched hand. She wears a black ball gown and looks worried.

Resident Ensemble Players presents Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing

Choppy seas for a rare farce

Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware takes on Tom Stoppard’s rarely produced Rough Crossing, but it’s choppy seas, despite a cast that is well-known for excellent farce. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 12, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

Jimenez, in a silver jacket, faces off with Sesay in a locker room with a green turf floor while Grant watches, arms folded.

InterAct Theatre Company presents Pravin Wilkins’s Moreno

Taking a knee, then and now

Moreno, getting its American premiere at InterAct, takes us to a 2016 NFL locker room in the aftermath of Colin Kaepernick’s famous field protest. The show still has plenty to say about our world eight years later. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Nov 11, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

In bright spotlights, Weavers stands center stage, arms outstretched. The company mirrors his pose on the two-level set

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

The stage where it happens is still a worthwhile ticket

Just in time for the week of the 2024 election, Hamilton is back in town, running at the Academy of Music through November 24. The current production boasts a great cast and sometimes differs a little from previous iterations. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Nov 04, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read