Philadelphia Theater Reviews by Frank Burd

“This Much I Know” by Jonathan Spector is the most unusual play I’ve seen in quite a while. This surrealistic piece of theater jumps about in time and place with some of the dozens of scenes lasting only minutes. Ironically, despite the title, there is little I really know or am sure about in this… Read more

“The Melting Pot” is a play written by Israel Zangwill that was first performed in 1908. Yes, 1908. It is the story of David Quixano, a young Jewish composer who flees from Russia after surviving a pogrom in 1903 that has wiped out his family. He flees to New York City where he hopes to… Read more