Howard Shapiro

Theater critic, WHYY-FM NewsWorks. Broadway Theater critic, The Classical Network of NPR affiliates, at Travel writer.

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The wonderful @TerryTeachout1 — a lovely guy and a brilliant drama critic, among his other talents — has left us at age 65. I am stunned at the loss.

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@petermarksdrama What a fine and special tribute, Peter. And a joy to read.

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@WendyRosenfield Sending best vibes, Wendy, to you, your family and your parents and a hope for speedy recovery and new, sensible leadership in DC.

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@bobfordsports Congrats, Bob, and all the best. I’ll greatly miss reading you. And BTW there IS life after The Inquirer!

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@TerryTeachout1 Prayers, positive vibes, coming your way.

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The knives are out, the barbs are flying, at THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS from 1812 Productions. https://t.co/EoqlX5yWOr @whyy

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Smart glasses for the theater, flashing real-time captions from the action on stage. https://t.co/s0p6nAFWoR @whyy

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Arden Theatre Company's GEM OF THE OCEAN production and Theatre Horizon's staging of THE COLOR PURPLE dominate this year's Barrymore Awards for excellence in Philly theater. https://t.co/iDs2P0UbAa @whyy

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The Philly Fringe is here ... and so is our Fringe navigation guide! https://t.co/xymFSOLla9 @whyy

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Reaching old age in the new age: In Act II Playhouse's KALAMAZOO, two seniors, a Web dating service and a relationship. @whyy review: https://t.co/Gs9y9sHRHl

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Power, privacy and gender politics: Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA opens this week at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. @whyy: https://t.co/CZMHO0H6Sh

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Yes and yes!

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Terrific new play and production at People's Light -- generations of change in West Chester in MUD ROW. @whyy review: https://t.co/Atyd7aNSQT

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Absurd, bizarre, outrageous and funny: BETTY'S SUMMER VACATION from Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium. @whyy review: https://t.co/lhmYnbqGVI

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A wildly funny ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS from Quintessence Theatre Group. @whyy review: https://t.co/NULh289gY6

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The deftly written and beautifully acted new play HEARTLAND from at InterAct Theatre Company: @WHYYNews review -- https://t.co/1JaTxFmy7b @whyy

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At Theater Horizon in Norristown, an exceptional play and production: THE FEW. @whyynews review: https://t.co/ddR0d4JwfQ @whyy

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AN OAK TREE is the inaugural production at Theatre Exile's re-done space in South Philadelphia. @whyynews review: https://t.co/AjMIxNl1CP @whyy

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The BROADS commemorated at 1912 Productions' show by that name changed comedy and the roles of women who performed it. @whyynews review: https://t.co/bhRHEmlIgr @whyy

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DREAM GIRL, a rarely done play from the '40s by Elmer Rice, in performance from Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium. @WHYYNews review: https://t.co/iEyUwcK5Ue @whyy