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BWW Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Roars to Life at The Arden Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2022

After a long two-year wait, the Arden Theatre Company has finally brought the curtain up on its highly anticipated production of Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' Originally slated for March 2020, the Arden's 'Streetcar' officially opened last night to a packed, masked, and vaxxed hous...

BWW Review: PHILADELPHIA BALLET PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER at The Academy Of Music
by Scott Serio - December 11, 2021

Philadelphia Ballet Presents The Nutcracker at The Academy of Music in Center City. For the first time since COVID, the ballet returns to the Kimmel Campus...

BWW Review: ANASTASIA North American Tour Journeys to Philadelphia's Merriam Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 24, 2021

The North American Tour of Anastasia-the sweeping, alternate-history/fairytale musical based on the animated 1997 film-journeyed to Philadelphia's Merriam Theater last night. Anastasia features a book by theatre luminary Terrence McNally, and a score by the Tony Award -winning team of Stephen Flaher...

BWW Review: THE GARBOLOGIST at Philadelphia Theatre Company-A Must See
by Marina Kennedy - November 23, 2021

The Garbologist, a captivating and entertaining new play written by Lindsay Joelle opens the 2021-2022 Season by the Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC).  It will be onstage through December 5th.  Don’t miss this two-hander! ...

BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - October 24, 2021

On October 22, 2021, Opera Philadelphia began streaming its rendition of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. This staging is a judiciously cut two-hour-and-forty-eight-minute production by Opera Philadelphia, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San Diego Opera, and Palm Beach Opera. Each company is choosing it...

BWW Review: The National Tour of HAMILTON Takes the Stage at Philadelphia's Academy of Music
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 22, 2021

Hamilton is being presented at the Kimmel Cultural Campus' Academy of Music from Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - Sunday, November 28, 2021. ...

BWW Interview & Review: Brian Sanders' DRAGONBUTTER Flies to the Top of Philly's List of Must-See Theatre
by Amber Kusching - July 20, 2021

Dragonbutter is a multi-sensory experience is an ambitious project set in an 8,000-square-foot warehouse located at 200 Spring Garden Street. Dragonbutter is spread out through multiple themed rooms where each room challenges players with mini-riddles, and dramatic physical performances, leading up ...

BWW Review: What a Piece of Work is FAT HAM at Wilma Theater
by Amber Kusching - May 20, 2021

Wilma Theater’s Fat Ham is a witty take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet where the only death is the patriarchy.Let's see what BWW's critic had to say......

BWW Review: ZOO MOTEL at Theatre Exile is a Virtual Production to Check In and Check Out
by Amber Kusching - April 08, 2021

Theatre Exile invites you to check into Zoo Motel, a virtual odyssey that combines interactive live theater, gripping storytelling, cinematic illusions, and magic all in one creative hour of surprises....