
Shapiro on Theater
Review: ‘The Real Thing,’ the real Stoppard
The heavy-hitting playwright Tom Stoppard has a special way of thinking, and that’s what makes him a singular voice. He ties ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘How to Succeed in Business’ by trying anything you can
Let’s take a moment to consider the mismanagement that defines American business leadership in the new century. On second thought, ...
9 years ago
ListenReview: ‘Incorruptible’ and in stitches
What’s a poor believer to do? The abbey is falling apart. No one in the village seems able to contribute even a penny for prayer. ...
9 years ago
Review: Getting to know each other in ‘Chapter Two’
In Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical play “Chapter Two,” we’re asked to believe that two people in a whirlwind l ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘Altar Boyz,’ altered sound
Allow me, please, to be the heretic in the sanctuary. The many fans of 11th Hour Theatre Company will see its “Altar Boyz” pr ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘The Cat In the Hat’ and his fun that is funny
“So all we could do was to Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! And we did not like it. Not one little bit.” Aw, too bad for a gloomy brother ...
9 years ago
Review: In ‘Woody Sez,’ a Guthrie of car-cars and wandering
One of the endearing qualities of the late Woody Guthrie, a man whose plain-talk songs are now well-woven into the fabric of our folk cul ...
9 years ago
Review: The things that go on ‘In a Dark Dark House’
The playwright Neil LaBute is confrontational in a raw way – his characters go full-force at each other, social filters removed. ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘Man of La Mancha,’ still tilting
Marching into hell for a heavenly cause has its problems – too many heavenly causes turn out to be not altogether divine. So it ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘Brainpeople’ — The Easy-Learn Theater Guide!
Hold on to your hats. The particulars TITLE: “Brainpeople” PLAYWRIGHT: Jose Rivera ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ the hyper the better
In the spitfire production of “Glengarry Glen Ross” at the Eagle Theatre in Hammonton, N.J., the characters don’t simpl ...
9 years ago
Review: The venerable ‘This Is the Week That Is’
You can slip into 1812 Productions’ annual satire called “This Is the Week That Is” as if it were a comfy, old – and ...
9 years ago
Review: ‘Annapurna’ and acting
This is a Philadelphia season of sensational acting – performances so finely-tuned yet organic, you can be forgiven for confusing the c ...
9 years ago
Now available for export: Philadelphia theater artistry
How can a theater company have a national impact on the art as a whole? By finding a way to export its hometown talent. Live theat ...
9 years ago
Review: In full glory, ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’
Congratulations to Quintessence Theatre Group for producing Eugene O’Neill’s “Mourning Becomes Electra,” a bold u ...
9 years ago
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