Theater: New and Noteworthy
New This Week Equus (Forge Theater, Phoenixville). Obsessions, deep-seated pathologies, and the wild beauty of beasts. Ends next Sunday.
New This Week
Equus
(Forge Theater, Phoenixville). Obsessions, deep-seated pathologies, and the wild beauty of beasts. Ends next Sunday.
Happy Birthday (1812 Productions). Bernard decides to have a birthday party for his mistress - with his wife in attendance. Bad idea. Monday through May 21.
The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary (Curio Theatre Company). A comic send-up of the Flaubert novel, created by the British troupe Peepolykus. Sunday, then Thursdays through Saturdays through May 20.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (People's Light). A dignified china rabbit embarks on an epic journey from a child's arms to worlds beyond. Saturday through June 4.
Sisters of Swing (Montgomery Theater). Revue of the hits and career of the Andrews Sisters. Through May 14.
Swallow (Inis Nua). Stef Smith's stark, startling play about loneliness and connection. Sunday through May 14.
White (Theatre Horizon). A comic look at art, race, and imposture from award-winner James Ijames. April 27 through May 21.
Continuing
Reviewed by Tirdad Derakhshani (T.D.), Julia M. Klein (J.M.K.), David Patrick Stearns (D.P.S.), and John Timpane (J.T.).
Camelot (Broadway Pitman Theatre). Mallory's knights and damsels, Lerner and Lowe's great tunes. Through May 14.
Detroit '67 (Stagecrafters, Chestnut Hill). Amid 1960s social unrest, people seek a place in society. Ends Sunday.
Dr. Capulet Speaks (Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave.). The Philadelphia College of Physicians and social attitudes toward women. Ends next Sunday.
Gumshoe (New Paradise Laboratories/Free Library). Seven "agents" in a mystery involving the Free Library and an Edgar Allan Poe manuscript. Through May 7.
Hand to God (Philadelphia Theatre Company). Boy meets puppet, and their relationship takes crazy directions. Hilarious, delightfully demented - but falters when it tries for deep meaning. Ends next Sunday. - T.D.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Forrest Theatre). A gender- and genre-bending musical cult classic, still a load of fun. Euan Morton as Hedwig is a true force of nature. Ends Sunday. - T.D.
Hetty Feather (Delaware Theatre Company). A feisty young orphan with an intrepid imagination embarks on an adventure to find her true home. Through May 14.
I and You (People's Light). Two very different people are brought together by a paper on Walt Whitman. Surprising, visceral, devastating. Ends Sunday. - J.M.K.
The Importance of Being Earnest (Walnut Street Theatre). One of the wittiest plays ever written, poorly served by an unsubtle production. Ends next Sunday. - T.D.
Jerry's Girls (Walnut Street Theatre, Independence Studio on 3). Nostalgic revue of the songs of Jerry Herman (Mame; Hello, Dolly!). Great voices, great costumes, musty songs. Through July 2. - D.P.S.
The Light Princess (Arden Theatre Company). A teenager has no gravity of any kind - including no feelings for others as she floats in the air. Through May 28.
The Prisoner of Zenda (Hedgerow Theatre). The wildly popular play (from the wildly popular book), with kidnapping, forbidden love, and self-sacrifice. Ends next Sunday.