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Monday, March 25, 2019

Isis Productions presents Scott McPherson's 'Marvin's Room' by Cameron Kelsall

'Marvin's Room,' presented in a revival by Isis Productions, considers the emotional labor of familial obligation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:55PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 22, 2019

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Elizabeth Kuti's 'Fishskin Trousers' by Cameron Kelsall

'Fishskin Trousers,' the latest in Inis Nua's Pop-Up Play in a Pub series, offers too many dangling threads that never fully coalesce. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:23PM[SHARE]

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Miss Saigon' at the Academy of Music by Cameron Kelsall

The national tour of 'Miss Saigon' arrives in Philadelphia awash in dated, Orientalist tropes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:33PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

The Walnut Street Theatre presents Rick Foster's 'Kate: An Unexamined Life' by Cameron Kelsall

A fine central performance lifts 'Kate: An Unexamined Life,' at Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3, from the realm of biographical predictability. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:30PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 11, 2019

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present 'Don Giovanni' by Cameron Kelsall

Curtis Opera Theatre takes a gutsy chance by grappling with the thorny sexual politics of 'Don Giovanni,' but R.B. Schlather's revisionist production often misses the mark. Cameron Kelsall r…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:06PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 10, 2019

The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Mozart's 'Cosí fan tutte' by Cameron Kelsall

Exquisite singing and orchestral playing enlivens a by-the-numbers production of 'Cosí fan tutte' at AVA. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:02PM[SHARE]

Arden Theatre Company presents August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean' by Cameron Kelsall

Arden Theatre Company's breathtaking production of August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean' honors the past and looks ahead to the present. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:43PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 18, 2019

McCarter Theatre Center presents Elevator Repair Service's 'Gatz' by Cameron Kelsall

In 'Gatz,' Elevator Repair Service puts Fitzgerald on stage for eight sometimes fascinating, sometimes frustrating hours. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 15, 2019

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents 'The Bridges of Madison County' by Cameron Kelsall

Philadelphia Theatre Company's 'The Bridges of Madison County' swells with treacly sentimentality. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:52PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Curio Theatre Company presents 'Three Sisters, by RashDash, After Chekhov' by Cameron Kelsall

Curio Theatre Company's 'Three Sisters, by RashDash, After Chekhov' interrogates theatrical traditions and gendered expectations. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:19PM[SHARE]

South Camden Theatre Company presents 'The Duck Variations' and 'The Dumb Waiter' by Cameron Kelsall

South Camden Theatre Company ably pairs 'The Duck Variations' and 'The Dumb Waiter,' early-career successes for David Mamet and Harold Pinter. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:51PM[SHARE]

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Elmer Rice's 'Dream Girl' by Cameron Kelsall

The boundaries between fantasy and reality blur too frequently in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's 'Dream Girl.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:11PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 4, 2019

Hella Fresh Theater presents John Rosenberg's 'Cana of Galilee' by Cameron Kelsall

'Cana of Galilee,' the latest DIY offering from Kensington's Hella Fresh Theater, considers growth and grief with surprising power. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:34PM[SHARE]

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Reza de Wet's 'Three Sisters Two' by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater powerfully explores the doomed Prozorov sisters, and the future of South Africa, in Reza de Wet's 'Three Sisters Two.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:44PM[SHARE]

Temple Theaters presents Lynn Nottage's 'Fabulation' by Cameron Kelsall

Temple Theaters revives 'Fabulation, or, the Re-Education of Undine,' an early Lynn Nottage play that nods to 19th-century sentimental fiction. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:03PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 2, 2019

InterAct Theatre Company presents Idris Goodwin's 'Hype Man: A Break Beat Play' by Cameron Kelsall

The important themes of 'Hype Man: A Break Beat Play,' at InterAct Theatre Company, too often get lost in the musical shuffle. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:20PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 27, 2019

The Eagle Theatre presents 'Ragtime' by Cameron Kelsall

Timeless and timely, 'Ragtime' reinforces its status as a great American musical in Eagle Theatre's fine production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:19PM[SHARE]

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Ernest Thompson's 'On Golden Pond' by Cameron Kelsall

Like its octogenarian protagonist, 'On Golden Pond,' now onstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre, shows its age. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:34PM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 26, 2019

The Arden Theatre presents Kash Goins's '74 seconds…To Judgment' by Cameron Kelsall

'74 Seconds…To Judgment,' at the Arden Theatre Company, joins the pantheon of political plays that ask tough questions and reject easy answers. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:22PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 21, 2019

Two River Theater presents Michael Frayn's 'Noises Off' by Cameron Kelsall

Two River Theater's production of 'Noises Off,' Michael Frayn's durable backstage comedy, works too hard and achieves too little. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:22PM[SHARE]

McCarter Theatre Center presents Eleanor Burgess's 'The Niceties' by Cameron Kelsall

'The Niceties,' a thrilling new play at McCarter Theatre Center, considers academic freedom across a racial and generational divide. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:17PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Lantern Theater Company presents Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal' by Cameron Kelsall

Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal,' at Lantern Theater Company, hasn't aged well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:07PM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents Noël Coward's 'Fallen Angels' by Cameron Kelsall

Mauckingbird Theatre Company puts a genderfluid spin on 'Fallen Angels,' an early Noël Coward hit, with middling results. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' by Cameron Kelsall

'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,' on tour at the Academy of Music, offers a compelling portrait of a music industry trailblazer, but largely ignores the social issues of its time. Camero…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:18PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Cameron Kelsall's best Philadelphia-area theater of 2018 by Cameron Kelsall

Theater critic Cameron Kelsall considers his favorite productions of 2018, and realizes that revivals venturing beyond the canon were worthy tickets.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:16PM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 13, 2018

Tiny Dynamite's A Play, A Pie and a Pint presents 'The Audience Disturbs Marcel's Bath Time' by Cameron Kelsall

Tiny Dynamite opens its season with 'The Audience Disturbs Marcel's Bath Time and He Is Very Upset with You All', but the play's exploration of privacy culture does little to disturb the aud…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:45PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Playwrights Horizon presents Heather Raffo's 'Noura' by Cameron Kelsall

'Noura,' at Playwrights Horizons in New York, uses Ibsen to explore the experiences of resettled Iraqi refugees in America. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:06PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 3, 2018

George Street Playhouse presents 'A Doll's House, Part 2' by Cameron Kelsall

A subtle, surprising production of Lucas Hnath's 'A Doll's House, Part 2' at George Street Playhouse warrants a look from Ibsen sequel skeptics. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:19PM[SHARE]

11th Hour Theatre Company presents 'Children of Eden' by Cameron Kelsall

11th Hour Theatre Company makes a strong case for the cult musical 'Children of Eden.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:41PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 30, 2018

Eagle Theatre presents James Valcq and Fred Alley's 'The Spitfire Grill' by Cameron Kelsall

'The Spitfire Grill,' at Hammonton, New Jersey's Eagle Theatre, offers a charming character study set to folksy music. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Theatre Horizon presents 'The Color Purple: An American Musical' by Cameron Kelsall

Theatre Horizon's outstanding production of 'The Color Purple' breaks new ground with familiar material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:58AM[SHARE]

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