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DelMarcelle, in a green cardigan and jeans, speaks while kneeling on the stage in front of the audience, seated around him.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing

Embracing the audience
Delaware Theatre Company teams with Charlie DelMarcelle to present the popular one-man show Every Brilliant Thing, a gentle comedy that embraces the audience in its exploration of depression and healing. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 3 minute read
The four actors, in a classroom, strike hectic poses around a woven basket, one covering another’s mouth with his hand.

Curio Theatre Company presents Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play

Roasting turkeys
Larissa FastHorse’s satire The Thanksgiving Play, one of the most-produced plays in the country, gets its Philly premiere with Curio in a mostly hilarious production. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
Meyer, in alluring makeup & silver bodysuit, washed in electric blue light, considers a pair of Barbie dolls he holds upright

EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse & Meyer Productions present Tennessee Williams’s The Knightly Quest

Reviving a modern queer fable
To kick off the “B-Side” series of its current Queer Revolutions season, EgoPo welcomes longtime collaborators Abrahamse & Meyer Productions with The Knightly Quest, a relatively little-known piece by Tennessee Williams. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
19 smiling Latine people of different ages sing, scattered in front & inside a colorful two-level set like rooms of a house.

Teatro Esperanza presents Tanaquil Márquez’s NICHOS

Capturing Philly’s Mexican American experience
An ambitious, sold-out world premiere at North Philly’s Esperanza Arts Center combines real-life stories from Mexican American locals and their families with rich, fantastical cultural elements. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
Show logo: title in black letters on beige field with a black & white illustrations of Bassichis & Maya at left.

The BSR Podcast: season 9, episode 3: Morgan Bassichis presents Can I Be Frank? at the Wilma

Exploring the life of historic queer comedian Frank Mara
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Morgan Bassichis, the creator of a new show about comedian Frank Maya, one of the first openly gay performers on mainstream airwaves like MTV. Can I Be Frank? comes to Philly from October 25-26, 2024.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
Three characters, mouths agape—maybe singing. Aprons and food service attire, hold a tray with three cups, milk, and pitcher

Theatre Horizon presents Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM!

In Norristown, Larson lives
Jonathan Larson’s early 1990s one-man show continues to find new life in light of his legacy with a production by Theatre Horizon. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 3 minute read
Lutz in character on stage, hands folded, seated. Background is dimly lit, Lutz’s face stern

The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation

Having a lot of character
The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation, a frequently engaging portrait of misfits that seems at odds with its overly ambiguous structure. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 4 minute read
4 actors of different races and genders crowd around Lexi Thammavong at center, who holds an iPhone, looking worried.

1812 Productions presents This Is the Week That Is

Outdated election-year satire
1812’s popular political satire revue This Is the Week That Is returns to Plays & Players to take on the 2024 election in its 19th edition. But out-of-touch sketches offer mostly limp laughs. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
Droxler, a white man in a plaid button-down, sits on a couch looking slightly afraid, holding a fringed blanket above him

Hedgerow Theatre presents Dave Droxler’s Robin & Me: My Little Spark of Madness

A marvelous madcap journey in time
This solo show from Delco native Dave Droxler mixes his real-life childhood in the Philly burbs with his love for a slew of comedians, especially his imaginary friend and real idol, Robin Williams. Erin Dohony reviews.
Erin Dohony

Erin Dohony

Reviews 3 minute read
In colorful pants and a bright yellow jacket, Merci performs stand-up comedy in her role, the mic in one hand.

Philadelphia Theatre Company and Edgewood Entertainment present Erlina Ortiz’s La Egoísta

Who gets to be selfish?
In Erlina Ortiz’s La Egoísta, now getting its Philly premiere at PTC, two very different sisters (one an irreverent comedian and the other a devoutly Christian bank employee) navigate the demands of career and caretaking. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read