Shapiro on Theater

The annual awards for professional theater in metropolitan Philadelphia draw a crowd of about 700 to celebrate.

Can old and new neighborhood cultures survive together?

Sheridan's witty 1775 play about love and rivalry becomes a musical romp.

A post-apocalyptic vision of a world without electricity uses "The Simpsons" as a cultural icon that draws people together.

People live by the rhythm of the waves, at the end of an era of oystering.

Slimmed down and moving along, the production irons some of the wrinkles out of Arthur Miller's play.

An ancient story by Euripides that never gets old.

A witch contest in drag, to find this year's witchiest.

Lynn Nottage's play about factory decline and its effect on disrespected workers puts the stage company back into production.

A teenage girl faithfully looks after a father with MS, and balances her real life with fantasy.

Three teens see themselves as outside the "coolness" spectrum.

A punky new show tells us that we should bloody well love 'em.

Ibrahim Miari grew up Jewish and also Muslim, and stands between two cultures.

Remorse and regret may fill the lyrics, but warmth fills the room.

Samuel Beckett's words in whispers and a solo-performance obsession with Kate Winslow,