‘Eclectic Society’: Racism in 1963 Connecticut
The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia isn’t known for doing volatile new material — it has the world’s largest subscription audience (56,000) and tends to present solid, middle-of-the-road musicals...
View Article‘Fallen Angels’: Noel Coward’s ‘Sex & the City’
Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” and “Private Lives” get revived frequently, but you don’t hear about too many productions of “Fallen Angels.” The 1925 comedy is about two married London women — best...
View Article‘Desert Cities’: end of touring benefits regional theaters
Yesterday, to prepare for a feature on a Connecticut production of “Time Stands Still,” I had a fascinating interview/conversation with the playwright Donald Margulies. Margulies has done well as a...
View Article‘How to Succeed in Business’: golden age construction
If you’re anywhere near Philadelphia between now and July 13, the Walnut Street Theatre production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” will add a lot of fun to your trip. The...
View ArticleWhatever happened to the stage thriller?
It was fun to see the Walnut Street Theatre’s current production of “And Then There Were None” (above) in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. I didn’t know that Agatha Christie had turned one of her most...
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