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A woman in a black dress that resembles a trash bag runs on a treadmill in front of a large dumpster on a dimly lit stage

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Urban Scuba

A renewed dive

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents a limited-run showcase of Urban Scuba featuring a new musical score. Melissa Strong previews.

Melissa Strong

Nov 14, 2024 Previews 3 minute read

At center, Matarrese, in a tux, bends to kiss Heflin’s outstretched hand. She wears a black ball gown and looks worried.

Resident Ensemble Players presents Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing

Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware takes on Tom Stoppard’s rarely produced Rough Crossing, but it’s choppy seas, despite a cast that is well-known for excellent farce. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 12, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

Jimenez, in a silver jacket, faces off with Sesay in a locker room with a green turf floor while Grant watches, arms folded.

InterAct Theatre Company presents Pravin Wilkins’s Moreno

Taking a knee, then and now

Moreno, getting its American premiere at InterAct, takes us to a 2016 NFL locker room in the aftermath of Colin Kaepernick’s famous field protest. The show still has plenty to say about our world eight years later. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Nov 11, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

In bright spotlights, Weavers stands center stage, arms outstretched. The company mirrors his pose on the two-level set

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

The stage where it happens is still a worthwhile ticket

Just in time for the week of the 2024 election, Hamilton is back in town, running at the Academy of Music through November 24. The current production boasts a great cast and sometimes differs a little from previous iterations. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Nov 04, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

In front of a large canvas spattered with red, the men talk avidly to each other, each holding a whiskey glass.

Theatre Exile presents John Logan’s Red

Paint by numbers

The struggle to make art takes center stage in John Logan’s Red, now revived by Theatre Exile. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 04, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

Porter, a Black woman working intently at a sewing table, seen from the side, hand on sewing machine wheel in the foreground

Arden Theatre Company presents Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel

A woman worthy of the words

In a new production of Lynn Nottage's celebrated Intimate Apparel at the Arden (already extended through December 8, 2024), compelling performances are the highlight of an uneven whole. nat čermák reviews.

nat čermák

Nov 04, 2024 Reviews 2 minute read

Doreck, in aviator sunglasses, bandana, and sleeveless shirt, raises a fist triumphantly over the others, posing zanily.

The Suzanne Roberts Theatre hosts Eli Bauman’s 44: THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL

Red, blue, or in-between: go see this show

Just in time for Philly theatergoers stressed about the 2024 election to find a little relief, Eli Bauman’s crowd-pleasing 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL arrives for a limited run at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Oct 30, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

DelMarcelle, in a green cardigan and jeans, speaks while kneeling on the stage in front of the audience, seated around him.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing

Embracing the audience

Delaware Theatre Company teams with Charlie DelMarcelle to present the popular one-man show Every Brilliant Thing, a gentle comedy that embraces the audience in its exploration of depression and healing. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 29, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

The four actors, in a classroom, strike hectic poses around a woven basket, one covering another’s mouth with his hand.

Curio Theatre Company presents Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play

Roasting turkeys

Larissa FastHorse’s satire The Thanksgiving Play, one of the most-produced plays in the country, gets its Philly premiere with Curio in a mostly hilarious production. C.M. Crockford reviews.

C.M. Crockford

Oct 28, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

Meyer, in alluring makeup & silver bodysuit, washed in electric blue light, considers a pair of Barbie dolls he holds upright

EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse & Meyer Productions present Tennessee Williams’s The Knightly Quest

Reviving a modern queer fable

To kick off the “B-Side” series of its current Queer Revolutions season, EgoPo welcomes longtime collaborators Abrahamse & Meyer Productions with The Knightly Quest, a relatively little-known piece by Tennessee Williams. Melissa Strong reviews.