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Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Lizzie Nunnery's 'The Swallowing Dark'
Lost in the dark
Inis Nua's U.S. premiere of 'The Swallowing Dark' explores memory and believability inconclusively. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Resident Ensemble Players present Katori Hall's 'The Mountaintop'
Life before death
The Resident Ensemble Players' production of 'The Mountaintop' highlights the strengths of Katori Hall's popular play about Martin Luther King Jr. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Resident Ensemble Players present Kaufman and Hart's 'You Can't Take It With You'
You can have it here
The Resident Ensemble Players' splendid production of 'You Can't Take It with You' makes the 1936 comedy relevant again. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Bristol Riverside Theatre presents 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'
L-O-V-A-B-L-E
Bristol Riverside Theatre spells success with its production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Media Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel'
'Carousel' spins out
Media Theater's maddeningly inconsistent ‘Carousel’ can be chiefly characterized by what it lacks. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Arden Theatre Company presents 'Cabaret'
Song and dance and Nazis
The sparkle of the Arden Theatre Company's 'Cabaret' overwhelms the Kander and Ebb musical's menace. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Peccadillo Theater Company presents George Kelly's 'The Show-Off'
New York shows off a forgotten Philly playwright
Philadelphia playwright George Kelly once dominated Broadway. A rare revival of his 1924 comedy ‘The Show-Off’ suggests why. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Delaware Theatre Company presents 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
Stage musical made for the screen
Delaware Theatre Company sets its sights on Broadway, right past its own audiences, with a high-tech adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel 'Something Wicked This Way Comes.' Mark Cofta reviews.
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A Red Orchid Theatre presents Sam Shepard's 'Simpatico'
An unfortunate farewell
A Red Orchid Theatre's 'Simpatico' at McCarter isn't a fitting farewell for the late, great Sam Shepard. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2017: Julia Brandenberger’s ‘Funeral for Expectations’
Rest in peace (or not)
With bells, candles, a dark studio, a sheet, and a few artifacts from her life in dance, Fringe artist Julia Brandenberger expressed her own mix of theology and theater with an unusual funeral. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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