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Paoluccio, dressed as Parton in a sparkly blue knee-length dress, sings onstage with Stern, wearing jeans and a polo.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Here You Come Again: How Dolly Saved My Life in 12 Easy Songs

Parton positivity and music galore

Beloved country-song hits and a script that makes sense? A new homage to Dolly Parton, now onstage at Delaware Theatre Company, is a treat whether or not you’re devoted to Dolly. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Yelland, in an open plaid button-down, stands smiling with arms spread in a grassy yard. Two breast pumps hang from her chest

Philly Fringe 2022: Josephine Decker and Pig Iron Theatre Company present The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles

Dare to dream of motherhood

Pig Iron’s latest Fringe Festival collaboration terrifies and excites in this fairytale for an audience of “pregnant dreamers” of any gender. Emily Esten reviews.
Emily Esten

Emily Esten

Reviews 2 minute read
At left, a line of seated people raise wine glasses over a huge white table; Sobelle stands beyond them like a butler.

Philly Fringe 2022: Geoff Sobelle presents FOOD

A miraculous table

Geoff Sobelle continues his miraculous exploration of the ways we live and consume with FOOD, his latest Curated Fringe entry. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

Reviews 3 minute read
A headshot of Dutka. He wears a dark, plain top, his expression straight-faced.

Philly Fringe 2022: The Delaware Valley Opera Company presents Liebovar, or The Little Blind Girl

A fairy-tale opera for the young at heart

The opera explores love in a village where children are disappearing one by one in this heroic tale from Misha Dutka. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Previews 2 minute read
A man in black trains a leaf blower on two actors dressed like cheerleaders. One holds her nose and one removes his panties.

Philly Fringe 2022: Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster

Tragic, comic, and overexposed

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster, an immersive show exploring the lengths people go for fame and success. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 3 minute read
5 students in classroom desks sit around a 6th, who holds a book and wears a fake mustache. There’s a large chalkboard behind

Philly Fringe 2022: Temple Theaters presents Group Project

Time for the real test

A new original Fringe performance from Temple Theaters captures the frenzy of teenage anxiousness, rebellion, and hope in an uncertain world. Emily Esten reviews.
Emily Esten

Emily Esten

Reviews 3 minute read
Mayer poses against a brick wall, one leg lifted, in blue peacock-inspired drag and thigh-high white stiletto boots.

Cannonball Festival 2022: Emily Mayer presents Bower Bird

Bower Bird is the word

Emily Mayer’s Bower Bird takes us on a delightful bird-clown romp exploring the courtship and physical presentation rituals we share across species. Emily Esten reviews.
Emily Esten

Emily Esten

Reviews 2 minute read
Conallen, a white man wearing jeans and green soccer jersey, sits onstage on a bench, holding some paper & looking nonplussed

Philly Fringe 2022: IHT presents Dermot Bolger’s In High Germany and The Parting Glass

Ireland’s lost generation

With In High Germany and The Parting Glass, a pair of plays by Dermot Bolger, Irish Heritage Theatre explores Ireland’s lost generation and one man’s enduring fealty to soccer. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
5 actors of different genders, wearing colorful lingerie & high-heel boots, pose sensually together in the corner of a sauna

Philly Fringe 2022: Gunnar Montana Productions presents BATH HOUSE

The best kind of body worship

Gunnar Montana Productions presents BATH HOUSE, an immersive, sensory theatrical experience designed as a temple to the fluid nature of sexuality. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 3 minute read
Show logo. The title appears in tilting letters of different sizes, over interlocking green, red, blue, pink, & yellow blocks

Philly Fringe 2022: TheatreXP presents Fresh Ink Shorts

A theatrical tasting menu

A wider range of voices would have benefited this production of new short plays, which marks the Philly debut of TheatreXP, a recent transplant from South Florida. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 3 minute read