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David Fox

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Politics and Identity in Inis Nua’s The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning

An accomplished, exhilaratingly theatrical show, but the core story and its protagonist remain elusive.

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Loveliness to Terror in EgoPo’s Machinal

Director Brenna Geffers’ visually stunning production turns an old play into the freshest, most daring show in town.

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In Sex with Strangers, Lust and Literature Are Odd Bedfellows

Laura Eason’s play — a mix of serious themes and meet-cute glibness — is simultaneously overwrought and undercooked.

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Theater Review: The Nether at InterAct is a Visceral, Sometimes Creepy Experience

Jennifer Haley’s gripping play is part cyber-thriller, part character study, part science fiction.

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Theater Review: Peter and the Starcatcher at Walnut Street May Be Too Much of a Good Thing

In Rick Elice’s clever, energetic play, some of the heart and soul get lost.

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Theater Review: In Saint Joan at Quintessence, Politics and Religion on a Collision Course

Rebecca Wright’s beautiful production finds the essence of Shaw’s gorgeous, unwieldy play.

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Theater Review: Harrowing, Hilarious An Octoroon at the Wilma

Despite the self-consciously clever production, Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ brilliant play and the excellent cast win the day.

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Theater Review: Two Trains Running Is Electric at the Arden

In this gripping production, one of August Wilson’s less frequently produced plays looks instead like one of his greatest.

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Theater Review: A Pleasingly Bittersweet Sound of Music at the Academy of Music

Director Jack O’Brien gives us the show in glorious technicolor, while masterfully finding some darker undertones.

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Theater Review: At EgoPo, The Women Is Served Straight Up with a Twist

Forget the 1939 movie — this deconstructed, provocative production will have you thinking about the play as never before.

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Theater Review: Local Girls at Azuka Is an After-School Special with an Edge

There’s more than a hint of young adult fiction to Emma Goidel’s play, but the right audiences will enjoy it.

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Opera Review: Capriccio is a Triumph

Richard Strauss’ funny, beautiful and moving last opera is superbly done in this co-production by Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia.

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Theater Review: Red has Intimacy Issues

John Logan’s play is executed skillfully at the Walnut Studio, but the small space robs it of its grandeur.

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Review: Theatre Exile’s Smoke is 50 Shades of Meh

Kim Davies’ play about sexual bondage feels like a cynical exercise in edginess for its own sake.

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REVIEW: Pippin dazzles at the Academy of Music

Director Diane Paulus’s circus-style production is visually stunning — but two Broadway veterans walk off with the show.