Howard Shapiro

Play ball! But wait — time out! Don’t play ball, just pretend that you are. And there you have it — the plot of th ...

Play ball! But wait — time out! Don’t play ball, just pretend that you are. And there you have it — the plot of th ...

A powerhouse of a new play by Philadelphia-based playwright Thomas Gibbons makes you think twice about your inner android. It’s cal ...

Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s current rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a good romp, just as it sh ...

To be obscure or not to be, that is the question that pervades Wilma Theater’s production of “Hamlet.” And the answer i ...

Ten little soldiers went out to dine. One choked his little self and then there were nine. Just like the ditty about the bottles ...

“Dirty Dancing,” whose national tour unfolds at the Academy of Music for about two weeks, is like a caricature of a musical. ...

The stately production of “Ragtime” at Bristol Riverside Theatre does just what the show demands: With a good deal of spectac ...

Pity poor mythological Jason. He finds out his father was killed by his uncle, who’s become a cruel king. He sets out to aveng ...

Let’s raise a pint to Charlie Lafferty. He was easy with a joke, yet quick to anger. He was a good husband, except when he&nbs ...

The new musical “Field Hockey Hot” is a hoot. It’s the first world premiere that the spunky 11th Hour Theatre Company h ...

It’s not just the three sisters who are weird in the current version of “Macbeth” at Arden Theatre Company. Alexander B ...