Prince of Broadway

On December 16, 2019, a memorial service was held for Harold Prince. In its aftermath I recall my first story about him, for Inside magazine in 1996. He talked with me about parts of his life that he omitted from his own two books of memoirs.   While throngs of Philadelphians…

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Homer’s epic, re-imagined

An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, directed by Rebecca Wright at the Arden Theatre, Philadelphia, through December 15, 2019.
 

One of Philadelphia’s best actors, Mary Tuomanen, gives a bravura performance in the Arden Theatre’s production of An Iliad.

Tuomanen’s portrayal is the essence of classical Greek drama. Her voice intones the …

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Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill opens on Broadway

Jagged Little Pill, music by Alanis Morissette. Broadhurst Theatre, New York City.
 

Jukebox musicals are everywhere, but very few create original stories focused not on an entire catalog but primarily on one album. The new Broadway musical, Jagged Little Pill, is based on Alanis Morissette’s acclaimed 1995 album of the same name. Parts of it …

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