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Taylor Mac joins the Temperance Choir for an examintion of drinking songs. (Photo courtesy of the Kimmel Center.)

PIFA 2018: Taylor Mac's 'A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Part I, 1776-1896'

National anthems
Magical and maddening, Taylor Mac’s ’24-Decade History of Popular Music, Part I’ comes to Philadelphia courtesy of PIFA. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 5 minute read
Plastic Boom's gravity-defying feats make magic happen. (Photo by Patrik Rio Monka.)

PIFA 2018: Plastic Boom's 'Water on Mars' (first review)

Otherworldly skill
Plastic Boom's delightful U.S. premiere, 'Water on Mars' (presented by PIFA 2018), soars to the heavens. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Jenna Pastuszek, seen here with Max Meyers, rescues Cathy from Brown's uncharitable depiction of her. (Photo courtesy of the Eagle Theatre.)

Eagle Theatre presents Jason Robert Brown's 'The Last Five Years'

Race against the clock
‘The Last Five Years,’ at Hammonton, New Jersey’s Eagle Theatre, offers problematic scenes from a problematic marriage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 4 minute read

Lantern Theater Company presents Marc Camoletti's 'Don't Dress for Dinner'

Dressed for success
The Lantern Theater Company’s production of Marc Camoletti's farce 'Don’t Dress for Dinner' offers mindless good fun that resonates with contemporary themes. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Jeffrey Coon's King Arthur finds a king past his prime. (Photo by Bill D'Agostino.)

Act II Playhouse presents Lerner and Loewe's 'Camelot'

Round table, square show
Act II Playhouse’s scaled-down ‘Camelot’ reveals the flaws of this Golden Age musical. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 4 minute read
Tuomanen's Alison is present onstage throughout the musical. (Photo by Ashley Smith/Wide Eyed Studios.)

Arden Theatre presents Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's 'Fun Home'

A cozier home
The Arden Theatre Company's 'Fun Home' presents the intimate Tony Award winner in the right space, but succeeds for many other reasons. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Giknis and Conaway don't make a believable couple, which is fine because there's nothing believable about this musical. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street Theatre presents 'Mamma Mia!'

S.O.S.
‘Mamma Mia!’ at Walnut Street Theatre may have you dancing in the aisles — or bolting for the exits. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Corinna Burns's Siobhan faces off against her romantic rival. (Photo by Katherine Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Inis Nua presents Noni Stapleton's 'Charolais'

Bovine intervention
Noni Stapleton's Irish comedy 'Charolais' shares a dark yet hilarious story of a woman jealous of a cow, in Inis Nua Theatre Company's annual Pop-Up Play in a Pub. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read

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Chorister Paula Holloway is a "standout among standouts." (Photo by Aaron Lucas.)

Coatesville Cultural Society presents 'The Gospel at Colonus'

True catharsis
Coatesville Cultural Society's production of 'The Gospel at Colonus' puts the spirit back into Sophocles. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

Articles 4 minute read
Emily Dale White (left) and Meg Rumsey-Lasersohn (right) play the mixed-up, switched-out boys in Carpenter's clever adaptation. (Photo by Shawn May.)

Quintessence presents Josh Carpenter's adaptation of Mark Twain's 'The Prince and the Pauper'

Satisfying switcheroo
Mark Twain’s 'The Prince and the Pauper' proves relevant and entertaining in Josh Carpenter’s new adaptation for Quintessence Theatre Group. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read