Philadelphia Theater Reviews by Frank Burd

It’s the third play I’ve seen about Benjamin Franklin in a year, but what can I expect in a city where he was the most famous resident. This one, “The Sound of America,” recognizes in an off-handed manner his great achievements, but the focus of it is Franklin as a struggling musician whose music is… Read more

It is 1974. Steven Spielberg is in the process of directing the film based on the novel by Peter Benchley, “Jaws.” It stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, and Roy Scheider. “The Shark is Broken” is a comedic look at what happened during the filming when the mechanical shark used for the film broke down and… Read more