Howard Shapiro
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Lantern Theater Company’s ‘Betrayal,’ carefully looking back
Harold Pinter's quiet depiction of a love triangle, in a production that highlights its strength.
6 years ago
Dark and dreary? Light and peppy? ‘Oliver!’ at Quintessence Theatre Group
The script to the musical isn't so sterling, and the production tries to make it something it's not. So come for the show's well-written music.
6 years ago
A fresh, new look at ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Lantern Theater Co.)
Anthony Lawton is the storyteller in this recreation of the tale of transformation.
6 years ago
In Walnut Street Theatre’s ‘Matilda,’ being smart is not enough
The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's fantasy brings the book's cartoonish — and nasty — characters alive.
6 years ago
Two graduate students, into their work but aloof from themselves
6 years ago
‘The Color Purple,’ going straight for your heart at Theatre Horizon
The musical, in a sterling production, does justice to Alice Walker's book.
6 years ago
‘I Hate Hamlet’ in a not-so-funny way at Bucks County Playhouse
The ghost of John Barrymore is the liveliest part of the play, and surely of this production.
6 years ago
An icon returns in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ at Arden Theatre
Nora, who walks out the door at the end of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece, is back.
6 years ago
Two ancients explore the nature of their love in ‘Warplay’ from Azuka Theatre
The war hero Achilles and his friend, Petroclus, consider their love and interdependence.
6 years ago
At the Barrymore Awards, a night of cheers, $118,000 and trophies
The annual awards for professional theater in metropolitan Philadelphia draw a crowd of about 700 to celebrate.
6 years ago
‘Salt Pepper Ketchup’: Chinese takeout in a gentrifying place (InterAct Theatre Company)
Can old and new neighborhood cultures survive together?
6 years ago
‘The Rivals’ go at it with musical glee at Bristol Riverside Theatre
Sheridan's witty 1775 play about love and rivalry becomes a musical romp.
6 years ago