Howard Shapiro

Strange TenantsArresting in its weirdness and impressive in its quivers, jerks and writhing, “Strange Tenants” is about the w ...

FishtownHoly wireless tamale! We’ve given our credit cards to online sites, our Social Security numbers to Equifax and now, Interne ...

Eugène Ionesco’s The Bald SopranoIt’s a typical night at the Smiths: The conversation between them (or sometimes with no one ...

What makes an entry in the Philly Fringe Festival fringe-y? The annual festival of cutting-edge and often unusual work opens around the c ...

A list of Philly Fringe highlights is at the bottom of this article. The Philly ...

Productions by Arden Theatre Company in Center City overwhelm the nominations for this year’s Barrymore Awards for excellence in Ph ...

I’m not sure there ever was a New York like the one we find in “Guys and Dolls,” the musical peopled by cavalier dice t ...

“As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s tale of outcasts who flee to the forest and proceed to ruminate deliciously on love, co ...

Delaware Shakespeare’s spirited production of “Henry V” has plenty of plusses. The biggest of these is a bold choice to ...

How strange: The Three Musketeers hardly ever use their muskets. They’re far more comfy flashing swords, and in Ken Ludwig’s ...

The dystopian drama “Perfect Blue” is not just touched by the digital world — the play and its production are defined b ...

The first time I saw a stage adaptation of “Around the World in 80 Days” it seemed to go on for 80 days. Non-stop a ...