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THE STORY OF MY LIFE at Delaware Theatre Company

A Christmas show that revolves around a eulogy may sound morbid, but considering that some of the most popular Christmas tales — “A Christmas Carol” and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to name two — have prominent death themes, it’s not that out there. And Delaware Theatre Company’s production of THE […]
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Extraordinary GREAT EXPECTATIONS at Stages at CCC

Some might call it a surreal surprise. For me, it was. But you don’t have to understand 19th century literature to appreciate and enjoy Stages at Camden Community College’s production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS. The experience is much more than you might expect of any literature brought to the stage. The […]
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Christie Classic Christens Holiday Happenings in Chestnut Hill

The longest running show in world theater history, boasting over 60 years of continuous play on the London stage and celebrating 25,0000 performances on November 18th 2012, makes a holiday home at The Stagecrafters Theater in Philadelphia. Tricks and twists and turns add to secrets, suspicion and surprise. THE MOUSETRAP […]
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GYPSY: Like You’ve Never Seen It at City Theater Company

At first sight, GYPSY, the legendary Sondheim Broadway musical, seems like an odd choice for City Theater Company. CTC is small and edgy, GYPSY is big and traditional. Look closer at GYPSY, though, and it starts to make sense. The Broadway show that opened in 1959 with Ethel Merman in […]
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BRIGADOON Appears Again at Newtown Arts Company

BRIGADOON is the tale of two American tourists who happen upon the mysterious Scottish village, Brigadoon, that appears for only one day every hundred years. Lerner and Loewe had only moderate success with two of their previous productions and so, inspired by the success of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s production of […]
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Characters Careen From Civility to CARNAGE at Old Academy Players

A schoolyard fight, boys at play, parents balancing the misbehavior with civilized discussion. Or are they? Old Academy Players, for the 486th full-length production of its illustrious history, takes no prisoners when tackling grownups behaving badly in GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza. As stories go, it is not unusual […]
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“Curtain Up!” Podcast Episode 32: December 13, 2013

Check out the latest episode of the “Curtain Up!” podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to “Curtain Up!” podcast on Apple iTunes. Click here to subscribe. From other podcast programs you can follow it by subscribing to the feed, http://www.stagemagazine.org/feed/curtainuppodcast/.
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SEASONAL ALLERGIES at Rainbow Dinner Theater

What an exciting evening spent at the Rainbow Dinner Theatre. SEASONAL ALLERGIES, written by Katherine DiSavino and Kevin Mead, is a comedy about life in between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Pete Dumbowski (Christopher Babcock) is a broken-hearted, soon-to-be divorcee who winds up staying at his sister Julia Shelby’s (Josey Miller) […]
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Lively SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN at PCS

It’s difficult to appreciate how tough SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN is to put on the stage until you’re watching it from the audience. This is a rare musical where the stage show followed the movie (by 30 years). An attempt to recreate the iconic film scenes would be a daunting […]
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POLAROID STORIES @ Allens Lane—Waiting for Something to Develop

The second offering in Allens Lane Arts Center’s current season is Naomi Iizuka’s 1997 play POLAROID STORIES. Directed by Sarah Mittledorf, the piece is on the Mt. Airy company’s stage from November 22nd to December 7th. Iizuka was born in Tokyo to an American-Latina mother and a Japanese father; she […]
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THE STORY OF MY LIFE at Delaware Theatre Company

Extraordinary GREAT EXPECTATIONS at Stages at CCC

Christie Classic Christens Holiday Happenings in Chestnut Hill

GYPSY: Like You’ve Never Seen It at City Theater Company

BRIGADOON Appears Again at Newtown Arts Company

Characters Careen From Civility to CARNAGE at Old Academy Players

“Curtain Up!” Podcast Episode 32: December 13, 2013

SEASONAL ALLERGIES at Rainbow Dinner Theater

Lively SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN at PCS

POLAROID STORIES @ Allens Lane—Waiting for Something to Develop

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