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PTC: EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL
The playwright does a smart and successful job of discussing forgiveness as both a true place of healing, and a way of just covering up the past. The play also examines both the saving grace, and terrible hypocrisy of faith, in a way that's meaningful, but not offensive. Obviously PTC scheduled it at the right time, as we're coming up on Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season.
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PTC RECAP: SEE & BE SCENE:
Tinsel & Tine #PhillyCalendar #MiniRECAP Philadelphia Theatre Company invited me to their annual Sneak Peek at what they’re looking at for next year 2020/2021 46th Season! They call it SEE & BE SCENE where some of the best Philly actors come to perform a scene from 8 Plays up for consideration. Then the audience gets to vote on their favorites. Out of the eight, here’s the four I voted for: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN By Kimberly Belflower “The line between witch and heroine blurs in this post-#MeToo examination of power, literature, and sex education” THE FIRST DEEP BREATHby Philly native playwright Lee Edward Colston II(Set in West Philadelphia) –…
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MUSICAL THRONES: A Parody of Ice and Fire: Interview with Creators JON & AL KAPLAN
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine’s Spotlight on PTC’s Next Show A Treat for Game of Thrones Fans … MUSICAL THRONES: A PARODY OF ICE AND FIRE Interview with writer/composers THE KAPLAN BROTHERS Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) heats up winter with dragon fire, dramatic power-struggles and bloodthirsty violence as Musical Thrones: A Parody of Ice and Fire makes a stop in Philadelphia(February 9-10, 2018) on its 30 city national tour. Loyal fans waiting for season 8 of GOT can laugh and journey together through the last seven, during 90 minutes of outrageous fun! Audiences will imagine themselves transported to Game of Thrones’s magical locations where bloodthirsty musical theater…