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Sunday, March 18, 2018

McCarter Theatre Center presents Regina Taylor’s ‘Crowns’ by Cameron Kelsall

Regina Taylor’s ‘Crowns,’ at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, gives voice to the special relationship between black women and their hats. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:33PM
Friday, March 16, 2018

Isis Productions presents Bryony Lavery’s ‘Frozen’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bryony Lavery’s ‘Frozen,' from Isis Productions, fails to explore the fetishization of forgiveness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:23PM
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present Leonard Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place’ by Cameron Kelsall

Leonard Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place,’ warts and all, gets a thoughtful treatment from Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:10AM
Monday, March 12, 2018

EgoPo Classic Theater presents John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze Part 2: Aipotu’ by Cameron Kelsall

'Aipotu,' the second installment of John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ trilogy, at EgoPo Classic Theater, deconstructs the utopian myth. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:26PM
Saturday, March 10, 2018

Arden Theatre Company presents Lydia R. Diamond’s adaptation of Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ by Cameron Kelsall

Lydia R. Diamond's adaptation of ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Arden Theatre Company, fails to capture the wrenching power of Toni Morrison’s landmark novel. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:45PM
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Curio Theatre Company presents David Adjmi’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ by Cameron Kelsall

Despite a stylish production from Curio Theatre Company, David Adjmi's ‘Marie Antoinette’ offers little insight on the complicated monarch. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:56PM
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Broadway Philadelphia presents ‘Waitress’ by Cameron Kelsall

Broadway Philadelphia brings the national tour of ‘Waitress’ to Philadelphia. It serves up a pile of sugar, but needs a pinch of salt. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:04AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Opera Philadelphia’s presents George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s ‘Written on Skin’ by Cameron Kelsall

Opera Philadelphia’s local premiere of ‘Written on Skin’ offers a fresh spin on a contemporary masterpiece. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:43PM

Delaware Theatre Company presents Simon Stephens’s ‘Heisenberg’ by Cameron Kelsall

Delaware Theatre Company’s regional premiere of Simon Stephens’s ‘Heisenberg’ disrupts our rom-com expectations of meeting cute. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:58PM
Monday, February 5, 2018

McCarter Theatre Center presents ‘Daniil Trifonov, piano and Matthias Goerne, baritone’ by Cameron Kelsall

On their way to Carnegie Hall, pianist Daniil Trifonov and baritone Matthias Goerne make beautiful, intense music at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:38PM
Sunday, February 4, 2018

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Cameron Kelsall

Quintessence Theatre Group’s fresh, invigorating ‘Waiting for Godot’ foregrounds the humanity and heart of Samuel Beckett’s tramps. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:03PM
Saturday, February 3, 2018

EgoPo Classic Theater presents John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze Part 1: Cold Harbor’ by Cameron Kelsall

EgoPo Classic Theater’s premiere of John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ trilogy gets off to an arresting and maddening start with 'Cold Harbor.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:48PM
Monday, January 29, 2018

Bristol Riverside Theater presents Donald Margulies’s ‘Time Stands Still’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bristol Riverside Theatre chronicles the war at home in Donald Margulies’s ‘Time Stands Still.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:22AM
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Walnut Street Theatre presents Stephen Karam’s ‘The Humans’ by Cameron Kelsall

Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Stephen Karam's ‘The Humans’ gets clogged up in kitchen sink realism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:10PM
Monday, January 22, 2018

McCarter Theatre Center presents Marie Jones’s ‘Stones in His Pockets’ by Cameron Kelsall

McCarter Theatre Center’s ‘Stones in His Pockets’ has charm, but often reinforces the stereotypes it tries to subvert. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:33PM

Lantern Theater Company presents Michael Frayn’s ‘Copenhagen’ by Cameron Kelsall

Michael Frayn’s acclaimed ‘Copenhagen’ shows its age in Lantern Theater Company’s 10th anniversary production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:23PM
Sunday, January 7, 2018

Walnut Street Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s ‘Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery’ by Cameron Kelsall

Walnut Street Theatre’s lively production occasionally lifts ‘Baskerville,' Ken Ludwig’s leaden Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:55PM
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Cameron Kelsall’s Best Theater of 2017 by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall didn't plan to write a 2017 Best-of theater list, but considering the proliferation of excellent new work by local playwrights, he couldn't help himself.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:44PM
Sunday, December 17, 2017

McCarter Theatre Center presents Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley by Cameron Kelsall

Broadway powerhouses Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley bring their intimate cabaret to Princeton’s McCarter Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:32PM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Kimmel Center’s Broadway Philadelphia presents ‘The Color Purple’ by Cameron Kelsall

As black women in the United States reclaim their time and refuse to be silenced, ‘The Color Purple’ feels more relevant than ever. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:27PM
Sunday, December 3, 2017

City Theater Company presents ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ by Cameron Kelsall

Several strong performances cannot overcome City Theater Company’s muddled interpretation of ‘Sunday in the Park with George.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:30PM
Sunday, November 19, 2017

Curio Theatre Company presents Beth Henley’s ‘Crimes of the Heart’ by Cameron Kelsall

Curio Theatre Company presents an astonishingly fresh take on Beth Henley’s ‘Crimes of the Heart.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:46PM
Friday, November 17, 2017

Curtis Opera Theatre presents Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ by Cameron Kelsall

Curtis Opera Theatre offers a chilly take on Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:27PM
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Lantern Theater Company presents Bruce Graham’s world premiere ‘The Craftsman’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bruce Graham uses ‘The Craftsman’ to confront his critics, but the result is more screed than storytelling. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:06PM
Monday, November 13, 2017

Eagle Theatre presents Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones’s ‘The Fantasticks’ by Cameron Kelsall

Hammonton, New Jersey's Eagle Theatre revises ‘The Fantasticks,’ with diminishing returns. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:59PM
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Review: What We’re Up Against at WP Theater (McGinn/Cazale) by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall reviews Theresa Rebeck’s trenchant workplace comedy. The post Review: What We’re Up Against at WP Theater (McGinn/Cazale) appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:03AM
Monday, November 6, 2017

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Ronald Harwood’s ‘Quartet’ by Cameron Kelsall

Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of Ronald Harwood’s classical music comedy ‘Quartet’ plays painfully out of tune. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:31PM
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Wilma Theater presents Federico García Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’ by Cameron Kelsall

Federico García Lorca becomes an afterthought in the Wilma’s unfocused ‘Blood Wedding.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:45PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Annenberg Center Live presents Haruki Murakami’s ‘Sleep’ by Cameron Kelsall

Ripe Time’s convoluted take on Haruki Murakami's short story 'Sleep' shows the perils of adaptation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:04PM

Act II Playhouse presents Michael Hollinger’s ‘Red Herring’ by Cameron Kelsall

Act II Playhouse’s revival of Michael Hollinger's ‘Red Herring’ will win you over hook, line, and sinker. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:32PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Review: After the Blast at Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center by Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall reviews Zoe Kazan's futuristic domestic drama. The post Review: After the Blast at Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:03PM

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