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Bob Cronin

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BSR Contributor Since May 31, 2008

Bob Cronin has been a theater professional -- actor, director, teacher, playwright, and critic -- for more than 35 years. He writes about New York Theater on BustardBlog.

Bob Cronin has been a theater professional— actor, director, teacher, playwright, and critic— for more than 35 years. He writes about New York Theater on BustardBlog.

From 2005- to 2007 he was a staff writer for the now defunct Philadelphia Theatre Review.
For the previous 30-odd years, he headed theater programs at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and Episcopal Academy. He has directed or performed with companies including the Philadelphia Theatre Workshop, Villanova University Theatre, the Manhattan Theater Club, Williamstown Summer Theatre, Beverly Dinner Playhouse, and Tulane Center Stage.

He was artistic director for a resident theater company of the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. A SAG and AFTRA member, he has appeared in numerous TV commercials and pilots, and was brutally murdered in three Ninja movies. He is a graduate of Williams College and earned his M.F.A. in theater at Smith College. He lives in Haverford.

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'Adventures of a Boy and His Dog in Ye Olde Philadelphia': Mum's final cancelled show.

R.I.P., Mum Puppettheatre

Does anyone miss Mum Puppettheatre?

For all Mum Puppettheatre’s unique creativity and intelligence, it just ceased to exist after 23 years— and, sadly, not many people seem to have noticed.
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

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"Shakespeare's R & J,' by Mauckingbird Thea

The play within the play makes Shakespeare’s R & J a pure pleasure to watch. But it outshines its larger context.

Shakespeare’s R & J. By Joe Calarco; directed by Peter Reynolds. Mauckingbird Theatre Company production through August 23, 2008 at Adrienne Theatre Mainstage, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 923-8909 or www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

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Laurence Fishburne as "Thurgood'

Laurence Fishburne's one-man portrayal of the great civil rights lawyer makes for an exciting and meaningful evening. But sometimes it's hard to distinguish between the actor and his character.

Thurgood. By George Stevens Jr.; directed by Leonard Foglia, Jr. Through August 16, 2008 at Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St., New York. NY. (800) 432-7250 or www.thurgoodbroadway.com.
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

Articles 2 minute read
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"Rwanda' and "Rachel Corrie'

Ordinarily, political theater is to theater as military music is to music. But in Rwanda and Rachel Corrie, respectively, People’s Light and InterAct Theatre have come up with two exceptions.

I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda. By Sonja Linden; directed by David Bradley, Through June 29, 2008 at People’s Light and Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern. (610) 644-3500 or
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

Articles 3 minute read
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PTC's "The Happiness Lecture' (1st review)

In an evening of performance art and clowning, Bill Irwin and a motley company of fools explore the nature of dreaming, theatrical reality and identity with bellyaching laughs along the way— an evening of pure delight.

The Happiness Lecture. Conceived and performed by Bill Irwin; world premiere by Philadelphia Theater Company Through June 22, 2008 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 230 S. Broad St. (215) 895-0420 or
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

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InterAct's "House Divided' (1st review)

InterAct’s Seth Rozin has gathered a superb cast for House Divided, Larry Loebell’s preachy examination of three generations of one American Jewish family that has been polarized by faith and politics in both the United States and Israel.

House Divided. By Larry Loebell; directed by Seth Rozin. InterAct Theatre Company production through June 22, 2008 at the Adrienne, mainstage, 2030 Sansom St. (215) 568-8079 or
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

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'Our Town' at the Arden (3rd review)

In the Arden’s Old City-oriented production of Our Town, director Terrence Nolen delivers a moving, evocative and utterly charming evening of theater, even if it strays from Thornton Wilder’s original vision.

Our Town. By Thornton Wilder; directed by Terrence J. Nolen. Through June 22, 2008 at the Arden Theatre, 40 N. Second Street. (215) 922-1122 or ardentheatre.org.
Bob Cronin

Bob Cronin

Articles 3 minute read