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Brittany Holdahl in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's production of
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A ‘Dream Girl,’ overwhelmed by her space with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium

Her mind takes off into daydreams, but the play is earth-bound by echoing sound where it's performed.

6 years ago

Opera Philadelphia will bring a contemporary design to the baroque opera,
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Opera Philadelphia to open next season with a Russian tragedy

Opera Philadelphia has commissioned “Denis and Katya,” an opera based on the 2016 shooting deaths of two Russian teens in a self-inflicted explosion of violence.

6 years ago

Carlo Campbell (left) and Kyle Glenn in InterAct Theatre Company's production of
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‘Hype Man’ and the kitchen sink at InterAct Theatre Company

Hip-hop performers argue over the purpose of a public forum.

6 years ago

Members of the Hedgerow Theatre Company in Rose Valley, Pa., rehearse a scene from
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Chekhov comes in threes as Philly-area theaters present ‘Three Sisters’ three times

It’s an accidental triple-threat as three regional theater companies simultaneously produce variations of Chekhov’s classic ‘Three Sisters.’

6 years ago

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In Walnut Street Theatre's production of
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High-pitched fun: ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ at Walnut Street Theatre

At a huge event with four tenors at a stadium in Paris, what could go wrong? Everything.

6 years ago

The ensemble in '74 Seconds ... to Judgment' at Arden Theatre Company. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
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All it takes is ’74 Seconds … to Judgment’ at Arden Theatre Company

A homicide case, dissected in a jury deliberation room.

6 years ago

Matteo Scammell as Romeo and Taysha Marie Canales as Juliet in
Shapiro on Theater
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Shaking it up with ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Wilma Theater)

It's not your high-school teacher's Shakespeare.

6 years ago

Jessica Johnson and Johnnie Hobbs Jr. in
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‘Oleanna,’ overtaken by real life (Walnut Street Theatre)

A student confronts her prof with allegations of sexual abuse. Was he simply patronizing, or was he pushing limits?

6 years ago

Geneviève Perrier as the wife of Gregory Isaac (middle) and Jered McLenigan as her lover in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

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

American actress and singer Carol Channing starred in the musical
NPR
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Bidding farewell to ‘Hello, Dolly!’: Actress Carol Channing dies at 97

Channing's trademark platinum blond hair framed a face that always seemed to be smiling, her wide-eyed innocent style belied a very savvy mind, and her voice was unmistakable.

6 years ago

Arden Theatre's cast of
Lifestyle

Enduring lessons from Arden’s ‘Charlotte’s Web’

After I read E. B. White’s children’s classic Charlotte’s Web when I was in third grade, I adamantly decided that I would be a vegetarian.

6 years ago

Amanda Kiesel sews Velcro onto sequined suspenders at the Avalon String Band club house in South Philadelphia while costume coordinator Jimmy Tatar uses a glue gun to add feathers to a hat.
Arts & Entertainment

Sewing for strutting: Next generation helps Mummers step up their costume game

The Avalon String Band — a Mummers club on Two Street — recruited a design graduate to upgrade their costumes and save them money.

6 years ago

Wallace Acton as Fagin in Quintessence Theatre Group's production of the musical
Shapiro on Theater
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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

Anthony Lawton as the storyteller in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
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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

Laura Giknis as a first-grade teacher, Ian Merrill Peakes as Miss Trunchbull, and Jemma Bleu Greenbaum (far right), one of two actresses who play Matilda on different nights in the Walnut Street Theatre production of the musical
Shapiro on Theater
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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.

7 years ago

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