Philadelphia Theater Reviews by Frank Burd

            Cirque du Soleil is a Canada based performance troop that has traveled around the world for over 40 years. The name is a French one and it translates as “circus of the stars.” With extraordinary acrobatic performances and most imaginative settings, it stresses characters and tells stories that are real and imaginary. Their show… Read more

The press release says that “Homo Economicus” is a “multi-disciplinary performance featuring music, striptease, and heaps of garbage.” The venue is God’s Automatic Body & Spa in West Philadelphia. Even the title of the play and the producer (Obvious Agency) was strange. Clearly, I had no idea what to expect. When I arrived at what… Read more