‘Any Given Monday’ on any day
February 22, 2010 by Max McCormack
Filed under Theater
There’s something to be said about the current state of the world. It seems more bad things are happening, and most of us are lost in the middle. That sense of helpless solitude is at the heart of Bruce Graham’s dark and satirical play, Any Given Monday, now being presented at Plays & Players Theatre.
Revolution of subtle comedy
February 16, 2010 by Steve Ciccarelli
Filed under Film, Theater
Ciccarelli asks readers if they “remember their first beer.” Then he tells them why do they do.
Pre-Valentine’s Day Potluck
February 12, 2010 by Grace Dickinson
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Eat, Film, Theater
Looking for a cheap place to take that special Valentine for dinner this year?
2424 Studios is hosting a Pre-Valentine’s Day Potluck Mixer, followed by the screening of The Panic at Needle Park in the Skyroom. Backseat Conceptions, formerly based out of the 941Theater, will present the film.
Theater 941 recently shut down due to financial reasons [...]
Racism and camaraderie in 1963
February 2, 2010 by Max McCormack
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theater
Columnist Max McCormack says Eric Conger’s script needs more urgency.
Theater celebrates gay writers
January 25, 2010 by Lena Van
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured, Theater
Mauckingbird Theatre Company’s collaboration honors gay writers Baldwin and Capote with university connections.
Playbill expectations in 2010
January 18, 2010 by Max McCormack
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theater
Columnist Max McCormack says the city’s theaters will surprise and delight audiences this season.
Campus play enacts Philly struggles
November 3, 2009 by Priscilla Ward
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theater
A production put together by Temple faculty and students, Shot! observes the city’s social troubles.
Uptown Theater undergoes revival
November 3, 2009 by Sarah Cowdery
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theater
The legendary performing arts venue prepares to make the jump from rundown to rejuvenated.
Cirque du Soleil dazzles Liacouras Center crowd
October 19, 2009 by Brogan King
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment, Theater
A global phenomenon, Cirque du Soleil goes beyond the idea of a circus, incorportating elements that stimulate the senses in a mystifying show.
Revisited play project a profound tribute
October 19, 2009 by Joshua Fernandez
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theater
“The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later” called to mind a tragic Wyoming murder on its 11th anniversary.




