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Shapiro on Theater

Joe Guzmán and Kittson O'Neill as two competitive researchers in Lantern Theater Company's production of 'Arcadia.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
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Review: Nailing ‘Arcadia,’ brilliance, blather and all

It’s hard to tell what’s more impressive about “Arcadia” – Tom Stoppard’s brilliant boil-over of ideas or ...

9 years ago

 Jennie Eisenhower as Morticia, Bill Vargus as the butler, and Jeffrey Coon as Gomez in Media Theatre's production of the musical
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘The Addams Family’ values

Sometimes you just have to bring in the big guns to wake up the near-dead – and in “The Addams Family,” of course, plenty o ...

9 years ago

 Michael Learned and Daniel Davis in Delaweare Theatre Company's production of 'Love Letters.' (Photo courtesy of Joe del Tufo)
Shapiro on Theater
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Review: Genuine ‘Love Letters’

It’s no wonder that audiences love “Love Letters” – even though it’s a play with basic costumes, little ma ...

9 years ago

 This photo, from the production of '100% London,' shows much the same stage arrangement as in '100% Philadelphia.' Participants divide into groups representing the answers to questions. (Photo courtesy of Tim Mitchell)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival review: ‘100% Philadelphia,’ really

It may not be everyone’s idea of “theater,” but the final Philly Fringe-produced show of the festival is nevertheless a ...

9 years ago

 Scott Greer in the title role of 'La Bête' at Arden Theatre Company. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: The double edge of ‘La Bête’

It happens all the time: Everything seems to be pumping along in an organization, and then some boob with bad ideas comes in and it’ ...

9 years ago

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 Jess Barbagallo as the quarterback in 'In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL' from Half Straddle, and part of the Philly Fringe Festival. (Photo courtesy of Shameel Arafin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival review: ‘In the Pony Palace’

I feel good! I feel mean! I feel strong! That’s the mantra of the football team called the Owls. (Not th ...

9 years ago

 Aaron Cromie as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 'The Body Lautrec,' produced independently by Cromie and Mary Tuomanen. (Photo courtesy of Jacques-Jean Tiziou)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival reviews: ‘The Body Lautrec’ and ‘The Rape of Lucrece’

A duo of reviews from Howie Shapiro; “The Body Lautrec,” and “The Rape of Lucrece.“ THE BODY LAUT ...

9 years ago

 Bob Stineman and Leila Ghaznavi in 'Broken Wing,' from Leila and Pantea Productions. (Photo courtesy of JJ Tiziou.)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival reviews: ‘Broken Wing,’ ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame…a Mute Play’ and ‘Anna K’

A trio of Fringe Festival reviews from Howie Shapiro; “Broken Wing,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame…a Mute Play, ...

9 years ago

 The cast of 'The Four Seasons Restaurant' at the Philly Fringe Festival, either birthing a character or sending her to the afterlife. (Photo courtesy of Christophe Raynoud de Lage)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival review: ‘The Four Seasons Restaurant’

The extraordinary, brazenly abstract “The Four Seasons Restaurant,” which FringeArts has brought to this year’s festiva ...

9 years ago

 The three leads in Walnut Street Theatre's main stage production of '9 to 5: The Musical' -- from left, Amy Bodnar, Dee Hoty and Amanda Rose. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: Punching in, at a greatly revamped ‘9 to 5’

If the smooth, feisty production of “9 to 5: The Musical” that opened on the Walnut Street Theatre’s main stage Wednesd ...

9 years ago

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 The office-staff cast of '9 to 5' at the end of a musical number in the Walnut Street Theatre production. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Places, everyone! Our NewsWorks fall theater preview opens the season

The theater season has begun, and in a region with about 50 professional theater companies you can get anything you want over a few month ...

9 years ago

 Peter Andrew Danzig (left) and Zachary Chiero as star-crossed Mummers in the Tribe of Fools production of its original 'Two Street.' (Photo courtesy of Plate3Photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival review: ‘Two Street’

The problem for Ronnie and Jules is not that they’re gay and falling for each other. The problem is, the relationship appears star- ...

9 years ago

 Ethan Lipkin (left) and David Stanger in the Ideopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's production of 'Rhinoceros.' (Photo courtesy of Johanna Austin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival reviews: ‘Rhinoceros’ and ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’

A duo of reviews from Howie Shapiro; Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s “Rhinoceros,” and “White Rabbit R ...

9 years ago

 The cast of New Paradise Laboratories' 'The Adults,' a part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. (Photo courtesy of plate3photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival reviews: ‘The Adults,’ ’99 Breakups’ and ‘Suspended’

A trio of Fringe Festival reviews from Howie Shapiro; “The Adults,” “99 Breakups,” and “Suspended.” ...

9 years ago

 Martha Graham Cracker performed with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra Friday, and then with her band, at the newly opened Fringe Arts Building. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Performance, party scene, new building and Martha: 2014 Fringe Festival begins [photos]

The 2014 Philly Fringe Festival had officially begun, with 135 shows and attractions in a wide swath of the city. But nowhere was the act ...

9 years ago

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