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Grande poses flamboyantly in front of the dancing ensemble, in black stiletto boots, stockings & garters, and rainbow corset

Bucks County Playhouse presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Let’s do the Time Warp again

Peripatetic reality star Frankie Grande takes center stage in this new revival of The Rocky Horror Show at Bucks County Playhouse. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Oct 16, 2023 Reviews 2 minute read

Michele in character, taking game show signs down from a screen lit with decorative vintage bulbs in a living room

Camden Repertory Theater presents Desi P. Shelton’s Child Support

Camden Rep presents the world premiere of Child Support by Desi P. Shelton, a site-specific, immersive play that explores the emotional, financial, and relational repercussions of playing the child support game. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Oct 11, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Surrounded by rapt children in the audience, Alexander pretends to sleep on a board while Valdez kneels, scheming.

Delaware Shakespeare presents its Community Tour production of Cymbeline

A tricky pick shines in this touring Shakespeare production

Tales of long ago find inspiration right at hand in Delaware Shakespeare’s vibrant Community Tour production of the rarely produced Cymbeline. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 09, 2023 Reviews 5 minute read

Petropolous stands on a table, hands on hips in a tight white outfit; Brendel & Smith appear to worship her on either side.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls

So you agree, you think this is really funny?

Mean Girls has been a sensation since the original film premiered in 2004—but it’s as funny as it is problematic. The Broadway musical, now on its national tour, is even more offensive, with none of the film’s charm. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Oct 06, 2023 Reviews 5 minute read

Scene from the play: Jones, Wallace & Stewart sit at a round dominoes table; Robinson stands and looks away, worried.

People’s Light presents Steve H. Broadnax III’s Bonez

Social horror on stage

People’s Light brings social horror to the stage with the world premiere of Steve H. Broadnax III’s Bonez, which boasts eerie technical wizardry but is stymied by a script that too often gets in its own way. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Oct 04, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Graham, a white man with white stubble, wearing an Eagles jersey & Phillies hat, sits in a bar holding a beer bottle.

Hedgerow Theatre Company presents Bruce Graham’s The Philly Fan

The story at the heart of the game

The Philly Fan, in an updated version at Hedgerow Theatre starring playwright Bruce Graham, surveys 50 years of Philadelphia sports through the thoughtful perspective of one man in a bar. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Oct 03, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Against large rectangular screens with ocean projections, 3 cast members stand & one sits wrapped in a blanket center stage

Penn Live Arts and The Acting Company present Lisa Peterson's The Odyssey

Modern exiles on the wine-dark sea

A powerful new retelling of The Odyssey, based on UPenn professor Emily Wilson’s translation, stops in Philly on its national tour, with New Jersey dates coming in November. C.M. Crockford reviews.

C.M. Crockford

Oct 03, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Scene from the play: 9 ensemble members, in dramatic bars of light and dark, gather around a crouching man holding a rifle.

Arden Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins

A history of violence

Arden Theatre Company considers Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins through a chilling contemporary lens. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 29, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Bailey, a white woman with luxuriant wavy brown hair, poses in a white shirt and black vest.

Philly Fringe 2023: Ella-Gabriel Mason’s Sex Werque and Kaytlin Bailey’s Whore’s Eye View

Learning from the pros

Cannonball Festival presented two solo shows about sex workers: Ella-Gabriel Mason’s Sex Werque: Notes from the Field and Kaytlin Bailey’s Whore’s Eye View. Melissa Strong reviews.