In With the NewMark Blavat, Syd Carpenter, Quentin Morris and David Stephens at Art Around Gallery
by Robin RiceMax Maddox and Theresa Rose make an outstanding curatorial debut with a four-artist show at Art Around Gallery.
More MorrieDid the world really need a play version of Tuesdays With Morrie?
by Mark CoftaProlific playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, an experienced adaptor, makes Albom's recollections of weekly visits to his Brandeis University sociology professor an effective play.
Still SingelThere I was at a play called The Wedding Consultant, surrounded by couples who are forbidden by law to marry.
by Mark CoftaPlaywright/performer Eric Singel's interconnected monologues make their point indirectly, and with much humor, showing a gay wedding from five points of view with no mention of legality.
Best By FarSome people like their theater clear; some like it murky. If you're among the former, keep your distance from Far Away.
by Mark CoftaCaryl Churchill's one-act, wisely presented without companion pieces despite being just 45 minutes long, doesn't tell a coherent story, but adds up (if one is willing to do the mental and emotional work) to a powerful, provocative message in three concise scenes.
Michael Eric DysonWed., Feb. 28, noon, free, Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
by Monica WeymouthNot many are brave enough to take on the women of The View. Michael Eric Dyson appeared before Barbara, Rosie et al, talked smack on Condoleezza Rice, and lived to write about it.
Rubberbandance GroupTue. and Wed., Feb. 27 and 28, 7:30 p.m., $32-$44, Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3690 Walnut St.
by Janet AndersonHip-hop and ballet form the unlikely cornerstone of Victor Quijada's Montreal-based Rubberbandance Group, which makes its local debut as part of the Annenberg's Dance Celebration series.
AnnieThu.-Sun., March 1-4, $25-$100, Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.
by David Anthony FoxSuddenly, cold and slushy Broad Street feels a little warmer.
VanessaRuns Feb. 23-March 3, $28-$48, Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce St.
by David ShengoldJust as the Opera Company wraps up Porgy and Bess, a clear contender for the title of Great American Opera, AVA unfurls Samuel Barber's Vanessa.
Twelfth Nightcitypaper.net exclusive: Feb. 22-March 3, City Theater Company, Baby Grand Theater, 800 N. Market St., Wilmington
by Mark CoftaTheater Directors can have a ball with Shakespeare's comedies, and since fun is what Wilmington's City Theater Company is all about, I predict a raucous rendition of Twelfth Night.