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Philly Fringe 2024: Cambria House presents Henry Clatt’s BODYSHOP
How not to be dead yet
Cambria House presents BODYSHOP, an uneven comedy with old-school Fringe-y charm. Kiran Pandey reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Opera Philadelphia and FringeArts present Missy Mazzoli and Royce Varek’s The Listeners
An immersive and impressive American premiere
The Listeners, a down-to-earth, refreshing new opera from composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Varek, gets its American premiere in a co-presentation with FringeArts as part of the 2024 Curated Fringe. Lowry Yankwich reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Kaila Galinat presents ok, bye!: a show about rejection
The truth about breakups
New York solo artist Kaila Galinat made her Philly debut in this year’s Fringe with ok, bye!, a standout show that fearlessly explores the universally human experience of rejection. Alaina Johns reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Interrobang Productions presents Katie Hileman’s I Will Eat You Alive
A body liberation banquet
A Baltimore-based theater company makes its Philly debut with I Will Eat You Alive: A Play in the Form of a Dinner Party, a pro-fat manifesto tackling the cruelties of body discrimination. Alaina Johns reviews.

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Resident Ensemble Players presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again]
Massaging and massacring the Bard
Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players opens its season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again], mixing sketch and farce for a dizzy and hilarious presentation of the beloved tribute. Gail Obenreder reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Zaina Yasmin Dana’s Othello (vs the Military Industrial Complex)
Reimagining Othello as a Palestinian in the IDF
This bold and ambitious adaption of Othello from Philly-based Palestinian director Zaina Yasmin Dana weaves the original text with the modern realities of an ongoing war with mixed but impressive effects. Krista Mar reviews.

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The Arden Theatre presents Selina Fillinger’s POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
A faulty feminist farce
A lack of laughs and reliance on stereotyping hampers the feminist farce POTUS now onstage at the Arden. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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McCarter presents Carol Heikkinen and Zoe Sarnak’s Empire Records: The Musical
A 1990s cult classic hits the stage
Empire Records bombed when it first came out in 1995, but the soundtrack was a sensation. Now, the movie is a cult classic, inspiring a new musical getting its world premiere at McCarter. An Nichols reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Fist and Heel presents POWER
Stirring things up with Shakers
Fist and Heel’s Fringe entry merges a variety of dance elements from West African, Black Shaker, and modern dance, and more to imagine the life of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson. An Nichols reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2024: Liberty City Arts presents Erwartung
A voice of discovery
Philadelphia-based soprano Amanda O’Toole makes a memorable impression in a rare performance of Arnold Schönberg’s Erwartung, presented in the Fringe by Liberty City Arts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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