Frank Schierloh
Queer Reviewed Roundup: Philadelphia Fringe Festival Final Weeks!
Final two weeks of Fringe rolled up into one review roundup! Celebrate the end of Fringe season with this collection of reviews.
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Frank Schierloh
Sep 177 min
Queer-Reviewed Roundup: Philly Fringe Festival Week Two
The second week of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival continues to bring diverse art to the city! Check out my new set of reviews!
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Frank Schierloh
Sep 108 min
Queer-Reviewed Roundup: Philly Fringe Festival Week One
Welcome to my the Queer Reviewed round-up of several productions during the first week of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
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Frank Schierloh
Jun 93 min
REVIEW:Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts I, II & III (Quintessence Theatre Group, Germantown PA)
Quintessence Theatre Group presents Suzan-Lori Parks epic play in a solidly performed and directed production.
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Frank Schierloh
May 284 min
REVIEW: Once On This Island (Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia PA)
The Arden Theatre presents a ravishing production of the Musical Once on this Island with a stellar cast and creative team.
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Frank Schierloh
Apr 224 min
REVIEW: Dancing at Lughnasa (City Theater Company, Wilmington, DE)
City Theater Company presents the Irish classic in a beautifully elegant production that will leave you dancing and thinking.
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Frank Schierloh
Mar 264 min
REVIEW: Macbeth (Quintessence Theatre Group, Germantown PA)
Quintessence Theatre Group presents the Scottish Play in a production that feels like too many ideas, without enough execution.
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Frank Schierloh
Mar 254 min
REVIEW: Disney’s Frozen (National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA)
The National tour of Frozen comes to Philly in a production that is visually great, a little too mature, and vocally great!
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Frank Schierloh
Mar 233 min
REVIEW: Big the Musical (Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol PA)
Big the Musical is brought to stage at Bristol Riverside Theatre in a production that is entertaining, but a script that struggles to score.
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Frank Schierloh
Mar 103 min
REVIEW: Once Upon A Bridge (Inis Nua Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA)
Inis Nua presents the Philly premiere of Once Upon a Bridge in an uneven production that seems afraid to pass judgement on its subject.
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Frank Schierloh
Dec 22, 20233 min
REVIEW: The Little Prince (Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia, PA)
Quintessence Theatre Group stages a musical adaptation of The Little Prince. While charming, it never soars like the source material.
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Frank Schierloh
Dec 20, 20233 min
REVIEW: The Fantasticks (Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia, PA)
Quintessence Theatre stages the classic love story, The Fantasticks. A delightful production, filled with great performances and direction.
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Frank Schierloh
Dec 12, 20234 min
REVIEW: Fat Ham (Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, PA)
The Pulitzer Prize winning play returns to Philadelphia in a rapturous production, filled with a stellar cast and meaningful story.
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Frank Schierloh
Dec 2, 20235 min
REVIEW: Company (National Tour, Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia)
The Broadway revival of Company arrives in Philadelphia with a stellar cast and a production that soars more frequently than confounds.
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Frank Schierloh
Nov 12, 20232 min
Review: Madame Ovary (Inis Nua Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA)
Inis Nua presents the American Premiere of the hilarious and heartfelt Madame Ovary, with a truly splendid central performance.
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Frank Schierloh
Nov 6, 20233 min
REVIEW: Camp Siegfried (Theatre Exile, Philadelphia, PA)
The regional premiere of Bess Wohl's play is given an engaging production that elevates the script, but doesn't quite overcome its problems.
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Frank Schierloh
Oct 14, 20233 min
REVIEW: No Exit (Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia PA)
The new translation of No Exit premieres at Quintessence theatre Group in a production that ultimately misses the mark.
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Frank Schierloh
Oct 10, 20233 min
REVIEW: The Mystery of Irma Vep (Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol PA)
Ring in the Halloween season with the campy and often hilarious production of The Mystery of Irma Vep at Bristol Riverside Theatre.
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Frank Schierloh
Oct 2, 20233 min
REVIEW: Assassins (Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA)
The Arden Theatre's production of the Sondheim/Weidman musical battles against the concept it's given, adding to the show's divisiveness.
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Frank Schierloh
Sep 26, 20233 min
FRINGE REVIEW: She Was a Conquistawhore. (Rachel O'Hanlon Rodriguez and Pardners)
Funny and heartfelt, She Was a Conquistawhore is a wonderful embodiment of all that the Philadelphia Fringe Festival is and could be.
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