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'How to Succeed in Business' at the Walnut Street Theatre
Celebrating hypocrisy
A true Broadway classic gets the exuberant revival it deserves. Many of the performers at the Walnut are as good or better than the originators of their roles.
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Michael Hollinger's 'Incorruptible' at the Arden
A dark comedy of the Dark Ages
Playwright Michael Hollinger returns to the scene of his crime with this revival of one of his earliest and funniest scripts, Incorruptible .
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3 minute read
James Lapine's staging of Moss Hart's 'Act One'
For love of the theater
Moss Hart’s dramatic journey from impoverished origins to one of the most successful Broadway writers and director of his time (1930s-1950s) has inspired countless theater artists — including Lapine — with its purpose and passion.
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Anthony Giardina's 'City of Conversation'
Politics, then and now
The City of Conversation joins the ranks of other deeply moving American family plays that conflate the political and the personal.
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David Rudkin’s 'The Lovesong of Alfred J Hitchcock'
An exploration of a haunted mind
Playwright David Rudkin's lifelong fascination with Alfred Hitchcock is transformed into a biographical black comedy that explores the sources of the master's macabre creations.
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5 minute read
'Woody Sez' at People's Light
This music is your music
Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie, currently playing at People’s Light & Theatre Company, is a tribute to the legacy of one of America’s folk music icons.
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2 minute read
Sharr White’s ‘Annapurna’ at Theatre Exile
Never too late
Annapurna, Sharr White’s intense two-character play, captures the nuances of despair behind a formerly married couple, as well as the bleak humor of their situation, with a generous assist from superb performances by Pearce Bunting and Catharine Slusar.
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4 minute read
Neil Patrick Harris in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Wicked little town
Is it time to stop acting like gender-bending is a big deal?
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5 minute read
EgoPo’s ‘Gint’
Ibsen in Appalachia
EgoPo has transformed a seemingly unstageable play into a vivid pageant about the road to purgatory.
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3 minute read
'I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change' at Walnut Street Theatre
Seeking love at any age
Technology and cultural references may change, but relationships have been difficult since Adam and Eve first met in the garden of Eden and tried to work things out.
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4 minute read