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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat'
The stale smell of 'Sweat'
Philadelphia Theatre Company returns after a season-long absence with Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat,’ but the first fruits of Paige Price’s leadership feel frustratingly familiar. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Curio Theatre Company presents Arthur Miller's 'All My Sons'
The war at home
Curio Theatre Company’s poignant ‘All My Sons’ smooths some of the rough edges of Arthur Miller’s overly symbolic play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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McCarter Theatre Center presents Dominique Morisseau's 'Detroit '67'
How Motown got down
Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Detroit ’67,’ at McCarter Theatre Center, offers a portrait of the Motor City’s past, present, and future. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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1812 Productions presents Tom Wells's 'Broken Biscuits'
Cookie crumbles
‘Broken Biscuits,’ a U.K. import from 1812 Productions, feels like an overly earnest after-school special. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Media Theatre presents 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'
Sondheim's 'Frankenstein'
Media Theatre puts Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' in mesmerizing motion. Hugh Hunter reviews.
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11th Hour Theatre Company presents 'Grey Gardens'
Shades of grey
11th Hour Theatre Company’s concert staging of ‘Grey Gardens’ fails to capture what makes its subjects so charming, maddening, and fascinating. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Inis Nua Theatre Company presents David Greig's 'The Monster in the Hall'
Fear not
Inis Nua Theatre Company's 'The Monster in the Hall,' by Scottish playwright David Greig, brings tragedy and triumph with humor and heart. Mark Cofta reviews.
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EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse and Meyer Productions present 'Desire Under the Elms'
O'Neill on the Eastern Cape
EgoPo Classic Theater imports a South African ‘Desire Under the Elms’, with mixed results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre Group presents Alexander Burns's adaptation of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
Monstrous excess
Quintessence Theatre Group's new adaptation of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' provides more of the novel's words than the story's thrills. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 presents Ibrahim Miari's 'In Between'
Something missing in between
Ibrahim Miari's 'In Between,' at the Walnut Street Theatre, reveals the challenges of growing up with an Arab father and Jewish mother in Israel, but not how Miari overcame them. Mark Cofta reviews.
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