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Arden Theatre Company presents Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel
A woman worthy of the words
In a new production of Lynn Nottage's celebrated Intimate Apparel at the Arden (already extended through December 8, 2024), compelling performances are the highlight of an uneven whole. nat čermák reviews.
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The Suzanne Roberts Theatre hosts Eli Bauman’s 44: THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL
Red, blue, or in-between: go see this show
Just in time for Philly theatergoers stressed about the 2024 election to find a little relief, Eli Bauman’s crowd-pleasing 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL arrives for a limited run at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. An Nichols reviews.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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