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Franklin's Key
Pig Iron delivers a confused spectacle at Plays and Players, but who is this for?
Jun 27
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Matthew Sekellick
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Glitter in the Glass
Review of R. Eric Thomas's revised play at Theatre Exile
Jun 23
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Matthew Sekellick
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Small Ball
Broadway talents can't save Philadelphia Theatre Company's co-production with the 76ers' Daryl Morey from plodding songs and low-energy direction
Jun 18
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Matthew Sekellick
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WTF: Williamstown "W71" Season Without Women
The long-running festival has embraced a new leadership model without artistic staff
Mar 11
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Matthew Sekellick
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A Call to Action for ArtsBank, plus The Comeuppance at The Wilma
A delayed review of a tightly composed script with some, well, strong directorial choices. Plus a preview of the '25 half of the 2024-25 season.
Jan 21
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Matthew Sekellick
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A Call to Action for ArtsBank, plus The Comeuppance at The Wilma
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Moreno at InterAct
Faux-radicalism in the American premiere of Pravin Wilkins's football four-hander
Nov 18, 2024
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Matthew Sekellick
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The Listeners
Marvelous music and weak storytelling in Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's new opera
Nov 5, 2024
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Matthew Sekellick
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Chris Davis's The 40-Year-Old Ballerino
Plus: Gene Farbe's And the skies were not cloudy all day
Oct 4, 2024
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Matthew Sekellick
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