Directed by Mary Carpenter, the show features an ensemble cast of four who take on multiple roles in a series of vignettes throughout the show, including Lauryn Morgan Thomas, 26, who is making her Act II debut.
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by Rita Charleston
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5/4/22
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Filled with such unforgettable numbers as “Try to Remember,” “They Were You,” “Soon It's Gonna Rain” and others, “The Fantasticks” first opened in 1960 and continues to play at various venues to this day, making it one of the longest running musicals in U.S. theatrical history.
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by Rita Charleston
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4/29/22
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Stagecrafters' “Crimes of the Heart,” which won a Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for a Tony Award, is scheduled to open Thursday, April 14, and run through April 24.
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by Rita Charleston
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4/14/22
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You want to burst out laughing, but you don't because you also feel a little bit scared.
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/7/22
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“These are great roles, and I'm lucky to have them,” said Zak, who admits to being 50-ish and growing up as the class clown in Collegeville.
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by Rita Charleston
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3/31/22
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When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated mansion, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband.
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by Rita Charleston
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3/9/22
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Patricia Masarachia's bunker-like break room is expressive, and director Connie Norwood's dynamic cast gives this play a pulse.
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by Hugh Hunter
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2/9/22
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If there is a happy man in "Cure," it is Odysseus, played with resolution by award-winning actor Joseph Langham.
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by Hugh Hunter
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2/3/22
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David Bradley is currently directing People's Light's world premiere musical adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” streaming a filmed version of the show from Dec. 24 through Jan. 6.
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by Len Lear
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12/22/21
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Just in time for the holidays, Quintessence Theatre reopened with a rousing revival of "Little Women The Broadway Musical" (2004). For over two hours, this high-energy show never lets you rest.
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by Hugh Hunter
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12/8/21
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"The Revolutionists" argues quite a bit. It is the story of four women who dare to challenge the engulfing terror.
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by Hugh Hunter
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12/2/21
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(1934 / 88 minutes) Sassy Pre-Code musical romp featuring composer Ramon Novarro frantically trying to juggle leading ladies Vivienne Segal and Jeanette MacDonald on his way to opening night. Co-stars Frank Morgan.
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12/1/21
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“A Winter’s Dream” will premiere at Teatro Esperanza in two shows on December 11. A recording of the show will also be available for school audiences.
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12/1/21
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(1935 / 86 minutes) Civilian everyman Robert Donat is on the run from a sinister ring of international spies and seeking to clear his name in director Alfred Hitchcock's espionage classic.
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11/24/21
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Things to see and do as the holidays arrive.
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11/18/21
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(1940 / 88 minutes) Disney's animated classic about a living puppet who, with a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
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11/17/21
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Quintessence's Little Women: The Broadway Musical, Dec. 1-31 at the Sedgwick Theatre on Germantown Avenue, celebrates its return to in-person theater.
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11/17/21
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Circadium’s monthly, multidisciplinary works-in-progress showing for daring artists and curious audiences. Third Thursdays, 7:30. Nov. 18; Free. Circus Campus, 6452 Greene Street. …
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11/17/21
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On Sept. 18 a new 100-seat music, comedy and private event venue, The Royal Glenside, opened at 1 South Easton Rd. in Glenside. The first performance on Sept. 18 featured eight local bands. Nov. 18 will be the first Comedy Night. Then local stand-up comics or acoustic music every Thursday night.
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by Len Lear
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11/11/21
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