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Review: There’s Chemistry and Magic In ‘The Manor’

Spread the loveNote: this review was written about a previous staging of “The Manor” in November 2021. By John O ...

Review: Act II’s ‘Christmas in the Catskills’

Spread the loveEditor’s Note: The review that appears below was for last year’s world premiere production. The 2024 production is ...

Review: Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Review: HURRICANE DIANE Makes Landfall at People’s Light

Spread the loveSuli Holum and Rami Margron in HURRICANE DIANE at People’s Light until May 19th. Photo by Mark Garvin ...

Review: Popular Quickies are back at Colonial

Spread the loveBy Betty Lou Roselle Colonial Playhouse is currently offering Colonial Quickies, one of the highlights of their season ...

Review: “ONE” is the Loneliest Number—a World Premiere at People’s Light

Spread the loveOFF BY ONE at People’s Light. L to R = Mary Elizabeth Scallen, David Strathairn, Aubie Merylees and ...

Review: A Land That I Dream Of: ‘Somewhere Over The Border’ at People’s

Spread the loveIsabella Campos and Bobby Plasencia in SOMEWHERE OVER THE BORDER at People’s Light. A co-production with Pittsburgh City ...

Review: Written in love’s richest books—’A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Hedgerow

Spread the loveThe Mechanicals from A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Hedgerow through Aug. 11. Photo by Mark Garvin by Ellen ...

Review: ‘Cindy of Arc’ Ablaze at The Fire!

Spread the loveBy Lisa Panzer Cindy of Arc (Cynthia Kaplan) unequivocally ROCKS her audience with her music, identity and searing ...

Review: A Touchdown of a Story—LOMBARDI at Stagecrafters

Spread the loveTom Libonate as Vince Lombardi in LOMBARDI at Stagecrafters of Chestnut Hill. Photo by Joanne Davis By Ellen ...

Review: Arden’s ‘Potus’ Boasts Exceptional Cast

Spread the loveBy Tracy Hawkins No, the President of the United States is not making a stop in Old City, ...

Review: Censorship in the “Jim Crow” South: ‘Alabama Story’ at Old Academy Players

Spread the loveALABAMA STORY at the Old Academy Players – featured: Nicole Gerenyi and Mark Johnson By Ellen Wilson Dilks ...

Review: People’s Light Kicks off 50th Season with an Ode to Bluegrass

Spread the loveDavid Lutken, EJ Zimmerman and Rob Morrison in THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL at People’s Light. Photo courtesy ...

Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC at Quintessence

Spread the loveDaniel Chase Miller as Christian, Janis Dardaris as Leila and Gabriel Elmore as Valvert in CYRANO DE BERGERAC ...

Review: A Monster of a Story—FRANKENSTEIN

Spread the loveThomas-Robert Irwin as Victor FRANKENSTEIN and Nolan Maher as his Creation, Lightbooth Blackout Productions By Ellen Wilson Dilks ...

Review: Wonderful Cast Shines in Walnut Street’s ‘Jersey Boys’

Spread the loveBy Tracy Hawkins Anyone who grew up listening to WIBG, Hyski, and the Geator with the Heater will ...

Review: Reminding Us of a Tragic time—ROZ & RAY on PCS’ 2nd Stage

Spread the loveEric Rupp and Emily-Grace Murray in ROZ & RAY on the Players Club of Swarthmore’s 2nd Stage By ...

Review: A Diamond Shines Darkly in PCS Theater’s Gothic Production of ‘Hamlet’

Spread the loveby J.S. Alleva Imagine a world where the most well-intended advice from your most beloved relatives leads to ...