Howard Shapiro

Islamic militants kidnap an investment banker in Pakistan and a grade-school girl is entranced by a forbidden garden – productions on t ...

My hat comes off, and my heart goes out, to director Matthew Decker and the classy cast of the emotionally icky musical “A New Brai ...

In “Grounded,” a fighter pilot soars. And Kittson O’Neill, the actress playing that character, soars as well in a dynam ...

The run of the play “Rizzo” was extended before it even opened on Wednesday, and why not? If any play is tailored to people w ...

Shakespeare is a persistent guy. The Philly Fringe Festival ended last weekend, but one show hangs on – his “King John,” a ...

Oh, the pain of it! And the angst. But, hey … what about the fun? The fun is not what you expect from Anton Chekhov’s “ ...

The Elementary Spacetime Show We sit facing a broken, hopeless teenager. “This is a list of all the way ...

Exile 2588 For its originality alone, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s “Exile 2588” excels. T ...

Exile 2588 For its originality alone, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s “Exile 2588” excels. T ...

It’s no wonder that the single-named theater artist Stew and his composer/musician partner Heidi Rodewald sold out their five sched ...

A man comes at you in an Old City alley and takes you by the hand as other folks dance toward you, then with you. A car in a multi-level ...

The Old City neighborhood was buzzing with anticipation 20 years ago this month. Philly performers and directors had invaded its empty sp ...