David Fox

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O Festival Diary—Day IV, Part II: War Stories

A sometimes-awkward evening that delivers in Lembit Beecher’s one-act premiere opera.

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O Festival Diary—Day IV, Part I: Sondra Radvanovsky in Recital

One of today’s top divas provided glamour and high-wattage vocalism.

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THEATER REVIEW: Simpatico at McCarter Uneasily Straddles the American Dream

In Red Orchid’s dazzlingly odd production, the great Sam Shepard lives on.

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O Festival Diary—Day III: We Shall Not Be Moved

This multimedia work will stay with you long after the final image fades.

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O Festival Diary—Day II: Die Zauberflöte

This imaginative, animated staging dazzles in some way and comes up short in others.

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O Festival Diary—Day I: Elizabeth Cree

This witty collage of theatrical ideas sets a high standard for O17.

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THEATER REVIEW: In Lantern Theater’s Red Velvet, An Othello Too Real For His Audience

Lolita Chakrabarti’s mixed bag of a play finds greatness when Forrest McClendon takes the stage.

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THEATER REVIEW: Bucks County Playhouse’s Guys and Dolls is a Show to Love a Bushel and a Peck

A very enjoyable take on an American masterpiece that only improves with time.

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THEATER REVIEW: In Tiny Dynamite’s Perfect Blue, Butterflies Are Far From Free

G. S. Warren’s entertaining futurist play is made extraordinary through its technology and production.

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THEATER REVIEW: In Fun Home, The Days and Days that Make Up Our Lives

This extraordinary musical has virtuosity to spare—but what really shines is its humanity.

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THEATER REVIEW: In Simpatico’s Hir, the Triumph of Chaos

If this is the future of American theater, count me in!

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THEATER REVIEW: Uncle Vanya, Straddling Two Worlds

Ironically, Quintessence’s updated production works best when it’s most traditional.

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THEATER REVIEW: In How to Use a Knife, Life in the Kitchen from Simmer to Boil

This rolling premiere production shows InterAct at the top of their game.

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THEATRE REVIEW: In Making History, What Happened Vs. What’s Remembered

The talent of Philadelphia’s Irish Heritage Theatre continues to impress.

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THEATER REVIEW: Gypsy at the Arden—Here She Is, Boys!

Terrence Nolen’s production packs some surprises, and has a treasurable Rose in Mary Martello.