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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Broadway Philadelphia presents ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’
Natural woman
‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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