
May 23, 2013
With the Philadelphia Theatre Company season closer Venus in Fur, you’ll finally have the chance to fulfill every first-date-meets-job-interview fantasy you’ve ever had, by turning those pre-jitters into post-jubilation. David Ives’ two-person comedy hit Broadway in 2011 and is set to draw you in here in Philadelphia with biting wit and provocative subject matters: masochism [...]
Read more»May 20, 2013
There’s nothing quite like the fight-or-flight thrill of watching Steve McQueen gun his motorcycle towards the Swiss border, or watching a rock pierce through the Raquel Welch poster in Tim Robbins’ jail cell. As if guards, fences and manhunts weren’t enough of a challenge for any escape-addict, Lantern Theater Company’s production of Heroes will be [...]
Read more»May 10, 2013
In an alternate universe where Willy Wonka serves up chocolate eroticism and sugared sensuality, it might not be difficult to imagine the perennial Gobstopper replaced by a treat called “Bootycandy.” While it may not be hitting real-world snack shelves any time soon, Bootycandy will titillate your theatrical taste-buds as The Wilma Theater’s season closer, running [...]
Read more»April 18, 2013
If the closest you’ve ever gotten to ballet is that one Halloween party when you dressed as Natalie Portman’s character from Black Swan, then it might be time to brush up on your barre exercises (not bar exercises, of the alcoholic variety). And in the realm of cultural calculus, there’s no better tutor than Dance [...]
Read more»March 4, 2013
While there are very few things parents and children can agree on, all generations can admit to the awkwardness inherent in the dreaded birds-and-bees talk. But in the world of A. Rey Pamatmat’s play, Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them, a new level of awkwardness is reached when there’s no one around for the [...]
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