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Two River Theater presents Nilo Cruz’s Two Sisters and a Piano
Out of tune
Playwright Nilo Cruz revisits Two Sisters and a Piano, a tale of passion and oppression in early-90s Havana, in a stagnant production at Two River Theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Ross Gay and Girard College present Be Holding
Poetry on breathing, basketball, and spectacle
Ross Gay’s libretto poem Be Holding connects an iconic basketball play from Dr. J with one of the most disturbing award-winning photographs in American history. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Schubert Organization present Beetlejuice
Not so strange and unusual
The national Broadway tour of Beetlejuice, the musical, stopping at the Academy of Music through Sunday, June 11, sands the dark edges off the original in favor of feel-good clichés. C.M. Crockford reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Henry IV, Part 2
The “Extreme Shakespeare” Henriad continues
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival opens its 2023 season with Henry IV, Part 2, a joyous restaging that succeeds in ragtag style, despite a few dramatic missteps. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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South Camden Theatre Company and the Strides Collective present Diane Son’s Stop Kiss
A Pride month miss
South Camden Theatre Company partners with the Strides Collective to produce Diane Son’s 1998 Stop Kiss for Pride month. But why do we need this story in 2023? Josh Herren reviews.
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Arden Theatre Company presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Not a winner
At the Arden, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee lingers on cheap jokes at the expense of adolescent self-discovery. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Act II Playhouse presents Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly!
A smaller Dolly
Act II Playhouse produces the brassy Hello, Dolly! with top-notch local talent, but does the big show suit a small venue? Josh Herren reviews.
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Lantern Theater Company presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Present mirth and present laughter
Lantern Theater Company offers a delightfully comic and effortlessly romantic new production of Twelfth Night to close its season. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Hedgerow Theatre presents Juliette Dunn’s The Puzzle
Portraying the lives of non-speaking people
Hedgerow marks its 100th season with the world premiere of Juliette Dunn’s The Puzzle, which reveals complex inner worlds for all of us, whether or not we communicate by speaking. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
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Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Douglas Lyons’s Chicken & Biscuits
Nothing new at the family funeral
Chicken & Biscuits at Bristol Riverside Theatre gathers common tropes of the family funeral genre, but its performances and design meld comedy and drama for a fun family night. An Nichols reviews.
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