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Classic AWAKE AND SING at Playcrafters
Often considered American playwright Clifford Odets’s masterpiece, AWAKE AND SING shows us a few years in the lives of the Bergers, a Jewish family living in the Bronx and fighting for survival during the Great Depression. Guided by director Arnie Finkel, the Playcrafters’ cast effectively compares the sinking feelings of [...]
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New Talent On Display at FringeArts JUMPSTART
For anyone who may have been concerned, the state of theatre in Philadelphia is in good hands… FringeArts (the much less bulky name for what was once the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe) provided a bit of a sneak-preview of this year’s festival with the second annual JUMPSTART. [...]
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Catching Up with Costume Designer Millie Hiibel
At the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre in 2007, costume designer Millie Hiibel was recognized for her outstanding work as a finalist for the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theater Artist. This followed her 2004 Barrymore nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for Lantern Theater Company’s production of Shakespeare’s [...]
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The Lantern Scores a Huge Victory with HEROES
Lantern Theater Company’s Philadelphia premiere of Tom Stoppard’s HEROES, adapted and translated from Gérald Sibleyras’ Le Vent des Peupliers (“The Wind in the Poplars”), is funny and profound and fully relatable; it’s beautifully staged and brilliantly acted. A production like this reminds audiences and critics alike of why they love [...]
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The Battle of the Sexes Rages in Simpatico’s THE LYSISTRATA PROJECT
In Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy LYSISTRATA, first performed in Athens in 411 BC, the men are at war and the women want peace. But the women have no rights in their male-dominated society, so as a negotiating tactic, they block access to the war funds in the state treasury with [...]
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Beloved British Musical at Footlighters: OLIVER!
Originally based on Charles Dicken’s classic Oliver Twist, British musical OLIVER! opened at Footlighters Theater this weekend. With a robust cast of over 50, the audience’s enthusiasm for the mostly youngster production did not go unnoticed. Lionel Bart’s Tony Award winning musical first premiered in London’s West End in 1960, [...]
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Lots of Silly Excitement at the BLOOD KEGGER ON MONSTER PARTY ISLAND
As soon as I saw the title of this show, I had to go see it… Walking Fish Burlesque has unfurled its latest entry into the world…be afraid, be very afraid. BLOOD KEGGER ON MONSTER PARTY ISLAND brings back the “scary” duo of Dr. (formerly Countess) Paulina and her faithful [...]
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Familiar and Amusing SPELLING BEE at Barnstormers
Adults playing children. Adults playing children playing adults. Audience members playing actors. Even Jesus Christ makes an appearance. In THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, six precocious elementary school academics, each with his or her own quirk, duke it out in an scholastic cage match of sorts, where only [...]
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Carol Burnett’s HOLLYWOOD ARMS Boasts Talented Cast at MN Players/Spotlight Theatre
Comedy often stems from tragedy. Certainly, many who work in the world of comedy relate stories of their own tragic backgrounds. Carol Burnett is among those ranks, with a tragic childhood and adolescence followed by a life of filling the lives and living rooms of multitudes with laughter. HOLLYWOOD ARMS [...]
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The Verdict is In: LEGALLY BLONDE is a Hit!
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is a perky musical comedy based on the hit movie of the same name. The story follows sorority girl Elle Woods on her journey to Harvard Law School after she is dumped by her long time boyfriend for not being serious on the night she expected [...]
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Catching Up with Costume Designer Millie Hiibel
POWDER HER FACE poster (Photo credit: Courtesy of Opera Philadelphia) At the Barrymore...
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The Lantern Scores a Huge Victory with HEROES
Mal Whyte as Philippe, Peter DeLaurier as Henri, and Dan Kern as Gustave in Lantern...
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The Battle of the Sexes Rages in Simpatico’s THE LYSISTRATA PROJECT
The ensemble of Simpatico Theatre Project’s THE LYSISTRATA PROJECT (Photo credit:...
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Lots of Silly Excitement at the BLOOD KEGGER ON MONSTER PARTY ISLAND
As soon as I saw the title of this show, I had to go see it… Walking Fish Burlesque...
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Hedgerow Tackles Jane Austen with PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Maryruth Stine, Mahogany Walker, Meredith Beck, Carl Smith, Andrew Parcell, Rebecca...
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Classic AWAKE AND SING at Playcrafters
Often considered American playwright Clifford Odets’s masterpiece, AWAKE AND SING...
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Beloved British Musical at Footlighters: OLIVER!
Dylan Delaney and Rich Lee in a scene from OLIVER! Originally based on Charles Dicken’s...
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Familiar and Amusing SPELLING BEE at Barnstormers
Lauren Cooper (Olive) and Steve Toth (Barfee) in a scene from THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM...
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Carol Burnett’s HOLLYWOOD ARMS Boasts Talented Cast at MN Players/Spotlight Theatre
Dana Corvino talks about her amazing day at work, while Sabrina Betts, Liz McCallum,...
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The Verdict is In: LEGALLY BLONDE is a Hit!
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is a perky musical comedy based on the hit movie of the...
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Tickets on sale for 38th Season of Upper Darby Summer Stage, 5/30!
One of the most successful youth theater programs in the country announces family-friendly...
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THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Opens at Colonial!
Colonial Playhouse in Aldan, Delaware County will continue its 2012-2013 season with...
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Professional Theatre Training Program Interviews!
If you have always wanted to take the plunge but were too afraid… If you have...
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The Savoy Company presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s THE GONDOLIERS or The King of Barataria at the Annenberg & Longwood Gardens
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Buon’ giorno! Be transported to Venice, Italy, listen to clever...
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Shakespeare’s Trickiest Romantic Comedy: MERCHANT OF VENICE at Actors’NET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Doyle/215-295-3694 Email: actorsnet@aol.com SHAKESPEARE’S...
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The Chocolate & Champagne Repertory, Quintessence Theatre Group, 04/17/2013-05/26/2013
Show: The Chocolate & Champagne Repertory Theater: Quintessence Theatre Group Theater...
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GOD OF CARNAGE, Langhorne Players, 04/19/2013-05/27/2013
Show: GOD OF CARNAGE Theater: Langhorne Players Theater Website: http://www.langhorneplayers.org Show...
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LEND ME A TENOR, Act II Playhouse, 05/07/2013-06/08/2013
Show: LEND ME A TENOR Theater: Act II Playhouse Theater Website: http://www.act2.org Show...
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Hedgerow Theatre Company, 05/09/2013-06/16/2013
Show: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Theater: Hedgerow Theatre Company Theater Website: http://www.hedgerowtheatre.org Show...
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EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL, Town and Country Players, 05/10/2013-05/25/2013
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Classic AWAKE AND SING at Playcrafters
New Talent On Display at FringeArts JUMPSTART
Catching Up with Costume Designer Millie Hiibel
The Lantern Scores a Huge Victory with HEROES
The Battle of the Sexes Rages in Simpatico’s THE LYSISTRATA PROJECT
Beloved British Musical at Footlighters: OLIVER!
Lots of Silly Excitement at the BLOOD KEGGER ON MONSTER PARTY ISLAND
Familiar and Amusing SPELLING BEE at Barnstormers
Carol Burnett’s HOLLYWOOD ARMS Boasts Talented Cast at MN Players/Spotlight Theatre
The Verdict is In: LEGALLY BLONDE is a Hit!

































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