Philadelphia Theater Reviews by Frank Burd

1812 Productions is kicking off its 30th anniversary season with a world premiere production of a show that will change every night. Yes, it’s improv which they bill as a new musical adventure. These are the Final 4. Each night, they ask the audience for bad musical titles, a strong emotion, and a one-syllable word,… Read more

After his sold-out engagement of “Monsieur Chopin” at People’s Light last year, Hershey Felder is returning this year with a new piece about another legendary pianist/composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff. I knew little about Chopin’s life before seeing the musical drama and I knew less about Rachmaninoff’s. So naturally, I Googled him. “Rachmaninoff is widely considered one… Read more