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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of & Juliet
Baby one more time
The musical & Juliet flips the script on Shakespeare in the most delightful way, and it’s easily one of the most enjoyable and important Broadway exports that Philly has seen in years. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Theatre Horizon presents Lauren Yee’s Young Americans: A Play in Two Road Trips
Americans on the road
In Lauren Yee’s Young Americans, onstage at Theatre Horizon, members of one family take a cross-country road trip 20 years apart, exploring how they understand each other as family and as Americans. Emily Esten reviews.

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Fever Dream Repertory presents Bruce Walsh’s james
A Taptacular transformation
Fever Dream Repertory presents the world premiere of Bruce Walsh’s james at the upstairs Skinner Studio at Plays and Players about an everyman who wins a makeover at the Super Bowl. Joshua Herren reviews.

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Quintessence presents Shakespeare’s Midsummer and Antony & Cleopatra in rep
Passion’s slaves: the Reckless Romance Repertory
Mt. Airy’s Quintessence welcomes spring with repertory productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Antony & Cleopatra, an ambitious and ultimately successful undertaking by director Alex Burns. C.M. Crockford reviews.

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Hedgerow Theatre presents Stef Smith’s Nora: A Doll’s House
The lives of our mothers
Nora: A Doll’s House, now getting its American premiere at Hedgerow Theatre, takes the Ibsen classic and reimagines Nora’s life in 1920, 1973, and 2018. Isabel Soisson reviews.

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Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott
From Aulis to Cardiff
Inis Nua Theatre transports Greek tragedy to industrial Wales in Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Irish Heritage Theatre presents Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Too much beauty, not enough terror
The balance between humor and anguish feels off-kilter in Irish Heritage Theatre’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane, now onstage at Plays & Players. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Arden Theatre Company presents August Wilson’s King Hedley II
A sixth Century Cycle show
A nuanced lead performance by Akeem Davis anchors James Ijames’s production of King Hedley II, the Arden’s latest offering within August Wilson’s lauded Century Cycle. nat čermák reviews.
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Née Danse/Theatre presents An Unfinished Herstory
Making ‘Herstory’ on International Women’s Day
The International Women’s Day Festival from Née Danse/Theatre brings together a variety of performers, workshops, and more. Dara McBride previews.
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New Light Theatre presents Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
Less is more in Grover’s Corners
An overly busy production of Our Town at New Light Theatre impedes the play’s flawless structure. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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