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Have you considered law school? Alice Weber and Michael Mina in ‘The Boomerang Kid.’ (Photo courtesy of Beta Male Productions.)

Beta Male Productions presents ‘The Boomerang Kid’

What's the deal with millennials?

Adam graduated from college and landed right back with Mom and Dad, like many of his peers. But a relatable premise has nothing new to say about the Boomerang Generation. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jan 14, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents Noël Coward’s ‘Fallen Angels’

Trust the material

Mauckingbird Theatre Company puts a genderfluid spin on ‘Fallen Angels,’ an early Noël Coward hit, with middling results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jan 12, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

She feels like a natural woman: Sarah Bockel in ‘Beautiful.’ (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’

‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,’ on tour at the Academy of Music, offers a compelling portrait of a music-industry trailblazer but largely ignores the social issues of its time. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jan 09, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Rita Castagna and Angel J. Sigala as Bonnie and Clyde, who didn’t make it past 25. (Photo courtesy of 11th Hour.)

11th Hour Theatre Company presents ‘Bonnie and Clyde’

Raise a little hell

Next up in 11th Hour’s Next Step Concert Series is the 2009 musical ‘Bonnie and Clyde.’ But are shootouts and a famous love affair from behind music stands enough to raise a little hell? Alix Rosenfeld reviews.

Alix Rosenfeld

Jan 07, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Brett Ashley Robinson's Gina Ekdal and Deysha Nelson's Hedwig Ekdal with Tom Carman's interloper, Gregers Werle. (Photo by Shawn May.)

Cameron Kelsall’s best Philadelphia-area theater of 2018

2018: The year of the revival

Theater critic Cameron Kelsall considers his favorite productions of 2018 and realizes that revivals venturing beyond the canon were worthy tickets.

Cameron Kelsall

Jan 01, 2019 Articles 5 minute read

Anthony Lawton isn’t performing your grandfather’s ‘Christmas Carol.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

The Lantern presents Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

A Dickens of a show

Lantern Theater Company’s adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ should become a new holiday tradition. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Dec 16, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Anita (Gianna Lozzi Wolf) and David (Jeff Barg) brave their first Christmas together. (Photo courtesy of Raw Street Productions.

Raw Street Productions presents ‘The Eighth Fish of Christmas’

A family affair

Raw Street’s ‘The Eighth Fish of Christmas’ heads home for the holidays with a lot of laughs — and some familiar family dynamics. Of course, the cash bar doesn’t hurt. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Dec 14, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Charlie DelMarcelle as Marcel: Can we ever really expect privacy? (Photo by Daniel Kontz.)

Tiny Dynamite’s A Play, A Pie and a Pint presents ‘The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time’

Private bath?

Tiny Dynamite opens its season with ‘The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He Is Very Upset with You All,' but the play’s exploration of privacy culture does little to disturb the audience. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Dec 13, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Some pig? Adam Howard as Wilbur in the Arden’s ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

The Arden Theatre presents E.B. White’s ‘Charlotte’s Web’

A story with strings

True to the best of children’s stories, the undeniable dark side of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ shows up onstage, but this production can’t quite capture the novel’s poetic and lifelike verve. Alaina Johns reviews.