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Must-See Theater: “Hair” Revival at the Academy of Music

For years, the musical Hair has seemed liked a dated, time-bottle musical—filled with drugs, hippies, Vietnam, and a Godspell-ian, tribal cast. Opening the same year […]

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Bucks County Playhouse Lives!

A group of investors has purchased the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope. After more than 70 years of business, the venue closed last year […]

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The King and I Reminds You Why You Love Rodgers and Hammerstein

Long before vengeful barbers, masked opera men, and barricades invaded the musical theater stage, there were overtures, entr’actes, and dream ballets. Before Sondheim, Weber, and […]

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Haley Joel Osment Shines in “Red”

It should not be as powerful as it is. After all, it is just two actors painting a canvas red. And yet, with frenetic classical […]