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‘Ragtime’ has only gained relevance since its 1996 premiere. (Photo courtesy of the Eagle Theatre.)

The Eagle Theatre presents ‘Ragtime’

The music of today

Timeless and timely, ‘Ragtime’ reinforces its status as a great American musical in Eagle Theatre’s fine production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Who’s old and who’s ancient? Jeanne Lehman and Keith Baker in ‘On Golden Pond.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Ernest Thompson’s ‘On Golden Pond’

A summer twilight

Like its octogenarian protagonist, ‘On Golden Pond,’ now onstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre, shows its age. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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In search of the letter of the law: the ensemble of ‘74 Seconds…to Judgment’ at the Arden. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

The Arden Theatre presents Kash Goins’s ‘74 Seconds…to Judgment’

A jury of us

‘74 Seconds… to Judgment,’ at the Arden Theatre Company, joins the pantheon of political plays that ask tough questions and reject easy answers. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Facing deindustrialization: the cast of ‘Sweat’ at People’s Light. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

People’s Light presents Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’

Small-town truths

Longstanding multicultural friendships at a steel mill in Reading, Pennsylvania, are put to the test when the forces of deindustrialization pit one worker against another in Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat.’ Hugh Hunter reviews.
Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter

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"I know, you don't." Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. and Jessica Johnson in 'Oleanna.' (Photo courtesy of the Walnut.)

Walnut Street Theatre presents David Mamet’s ‘Oleanna’

Trenchant tenure

With strong performances and creative staging, the Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Oleanna is — sadly — as relevant in 2019 as the play’s original production was in 1992. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

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Get ready — this Shakespeare is reinvented! The ensemble of the Wilma’s ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin.)

The Wilma Theater presents Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

I defy you, script

With its new adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ the Wilma Theater promises to reimagine Shakespeare as something leaner, hipper, and more modern than ever before. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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The cast of ‘DRUMLine Live’ doesn’t miss a beat. (Image courtesy of the Kimmel Center.)

The Kimmel Center presents the tour of ‘DRUMLine Live’

Feel the beat

‘DRUMLine Live,’ the high-powered dance and music showcase inspired by the popular film and the HBCU marching-band tradition, rolled into Philly this month. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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The actors-within-the-play of Two River Theater’s ‘Noises Off.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

Two River Theater presents Michael Frayn’s ‘Noises Off’

Waiting for blackout

Two River Theater’s production of ‘Noises Off,’ Michael Frayn’s durable backstage comedy, works too hard and achieves too little. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Lisa Banes and Jordan Boatman debate the reason the American Revolution succeeded in ‘The Niceties’ at McCarter. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Eleanor Burgess’s ‘The Niceties’

Office hours worth attending

‘The Niceties,’ a thrilling new play at McCarter Theatre Center, considers academic freedom across a racial and generational divide. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Does he know that she knows he knows? Geneviève Perrier and Gregory Isaac in ‘Betrayal.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Harold Pinter’s ‘Betrayal’

Lovers and other strangers

Harold Pinter’s ‘Betrayal,’ at Lantern Theater Company, hasn’t aged well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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