Vanessa Aspillaga (Daphne) and Matthew Saldivar (Pablo) in Quiara Alegría Hudes’ new play Daphne’s Dive, directed by Thomas Kail, at the Pershing Square Signature Center. (© Joan Marcus) By Ron Cohen Daphne’s Dive, the North Philadelphia bar that serves as the main locale for the new comedy-drama by Quiara Alegría Hudes and also lends…
Mike Albo photo courtesy of Peter Yesley(credit: Peter By Nicholas Linnehan It seems that in our society certain words are hard to talk about. Words like sperm, masturbation, in vitro fertilization, and fertility clinics are just a few that seem difficult to roll off the tongue. Yet these words are the very center of…
Photos by John Vecchiolla Anything Goes By Edward Lieberman The WBT’s 206th production is the rollicking Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, featuring an outstanding cast, precision tap dancing, gorgeous costumes and a great orchestra: in short everything you would want in a show . . . except, alas, for a coherent plot. But even…
Joseph Menino as Edward Murrow. Photo courtesy of Gerry Goodstein By Nicholas Linnehan Joseph Vitale’s play about Edward Murrow is not only interesting historically, but captivating to watch. Playwright Joseph Vitale’s play about the life of Edward R. Murrow has been brought to life by actor Joseph Menino and the Phoenix Theater Ensemble on…
By Julia Polinsky Paul Carlin as Gil and Glynnis O’Connor as Joyce photos by Carol Rosegg In brief: Gil (Paul Carlin) and Joyce (Glynnis O’Connor) return from Easter Sunday services and prepare to host Easter dinner for their son, Kenny, (Adam Petherbridge), daughter-in-law, and in-laws, Jack (Malachy Cleary) and Audrey (Shelly…
By Rachel Goddard Anxiety-ridden, angsty, and desperate for purpose; Generation Y is captured perfectly by the title character of Dear Evan Hansen. Evan Hansen is a senior in high school and if severe anxiety and awkwardness weren’t enough; he is absolutely friendless. It’s the first day of his senior year in high school…
By Marc Miller At 88, Marilyn Maye’s voice is showing signs of age, and that’s a good thing. The upper ends of the diva’s belt range are getting a little raspy, a little throatier. It makes for less lovely, but more expressive, tones. Not that Maye’s powers of expression were ever muted. But now,…
by David Schultz Homicidal maniacs and killers have graced the boards on Broadway before; most notably in Sondheim’s Sweeny Todd in 1979. Other less notable villains have been seen before, though it is a rare occurrence that they star in their own musical. The portrait of this cult figure was initially introduced to us in Bret Easton…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson photos by Joan Marcus By Eugene Paul Sam, youngish, nice-ish looking, pleasantish, works what passes for the switchboard of so grand a restaurant that you barely dare utter its name, taking reservations for a place you cannot get into because that’s the name of the game. It’s his regular job…
Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham photos by Joan Marcus A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder By Michall Jeffers The time is ripe for a good laugh, either for the first time, or for a revisit. A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder is arguably the best musical of the season, and very possibly…