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Philly Fringe 2020: Maren Montalbano presents ‘The Bodice Ripper Project’
Loving life backstage
Mezzo-soprano Maren Montalbano has long shared steamy stories with her castmates, and now she’s bringing them to your living room in ‘The Bodice Ripper Project’ for this year’s Fringe. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: TONGUE presents ‘Currency’
The wild dance of the dollar
In TONGUE’s Fringe Festival entry, ‘Currency,’ we borrow the five stages of grief to explore capitalism. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents ‘The Days of Re-Creation’
What streaming theater should be
With ‘The Days of Re-Creation,’ Philadelphia Theatre Company presents seven short plays that reinterpret the Book of Genesis in the best use of Zoom you’ve ever seen. Mina Reinckens reviews.
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Free Fringe Philly 2020: Greg T. Nanni presents ‘FAT’
Fat folks deserve better
For this year’s Free Fringe, Greg T. Nanni offers a one-man show about the weight we carry. Josh Herren reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Green Light Group presents ‘Crossover: A New Pop Musical’
A multi-genre mess
Despite its promising music and lyrics, the digital world premiere production ‘Crossover’ is failed by the virtual reality of 2020. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Allens Lane presents Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’
Til death do us part
Allens Lane’s ‘Eurydice’ explores themes of isolation and heartbreak in a way that feels familiar in a world marked by COVID-19. Mina Reinckens reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Die-Cast presents ‘Temporary Occupancy’
A theatrical check-in
Originally destined for live performances in a hotel, Die-Cast’s ‘Temporary Occupancy’ is now an online experience that brings its travelers to our screen. Alaina Johns reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Virtually Possible Theatre Company presents ‘OZ.ORG’
The Wicked Glitch is dead
What happens when you upload ‘The Wizard of Oz’ into a 2020 Fringe performance? You get a glitchy, dystopian re-imagining that feels too much like home. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Irina Varina presents 'An Encounter'
A Walk with Death on Broad Street
With 2020 making many of us acutely aware of our own mortality, a slow stroll with Death, as in Irina Varina's Fringe offering, 'An Encounter,' just makes sense. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Free Fringe Philly 2020: Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian present ‘Shitty Jews’
Kibbitzing in the time of corona
Jewish performers Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian are joined by funny friends—Jewish and not—to kvetch, commiserate, and talk shit in this Free Fringe livestream offering. Jill Ivey reviews.
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