G K Schatzman

G K Schatzman is a Philadelphia-based writer, editor, critic, and teacher. Criticism for Schatzman is an art of attentiveness, and the best way to bring folks into the room from afar. In their free time, they're an avid traveler and language-learner who loves nothing more than catching a show in a strange city.

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First Show

Les Miserables

Favorite Show

Company (John Doyle 2006 revival, with Raúl Esparza)

Favorite Stories

Previews: ABANDON ALL HOPE at West Art Lancaster

May 8, 2024

After months of anticipation, Abandon All Hope will run at WestArt in Lancaster on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10, at 7:00pm.

Feature: The Infernal Partnership of Peter Fenton and Avery Kellington

August 28, 2023

As their dark comedy Abandon All Hope sets up for a Philadelphia run at Beacon Church, writer/producer Peter Fenton and actor/producer Avery Kellington share backstory on the play's creation and their own creative partnership.

Interview: Heather Raffo And Zak Berkman of NINE PARTS at People's Light

February 12, 2023

Heather Raffo’s award-winning play comes to film as Nine Parts in a new adaptation now streaming through People’s Light, a Chester County cultural center.

Review: THE LIGHT at Theatre Exile

February 10, 2023

Directed by J.

Review: TRAVESTIES at Lantern Theater

October 5, 2022

Tom Stoppard's 'Earnest'-inspired smartypants play 'Travesties' finishes its run on October 9th at the Lantern Theater.

Feature: SPHERUS Can Juggle Literally Anything and Scientists Should Join the Circus

October 3, 2022

Greg Kennedy's Oct.

REVIEW: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Hits Philly Right in the Feels

August 21, 2022

Dear Evan Hansen will pour your heart fit to overflow and then spend an hour eyedroppering it over the brim.

BWW Review: HADESTOWN Can't Get Much Hotter

February 10, 2022

The Tony Award-winning Hadestown gets the audience on their feet on opening night at the Kimmel Cultural Campus' Academy of Music.

Review: The Cure at Troy at Quintessence Theater

February 6, 2022

A modest audience was drawn into the reeks and roars of a rare production of Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy on Saturday night around the intimate, runway-style stage at Quintessence Theater in Philadelphia, directed by Alexaner Burns.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Warms Up in Philly on First Tour Stop

January 30, 2022

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater heated up a subdued and snow-drenched Philly audience January 28 – 30 with an admirable, often stunning return to the stage at the Kimmel Cultural Campus’ Academy of Music, ending a long, pandemic-driven tour hiatus.

Interview: Ashley Kaylynn Green of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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