4,170 stories from Broad Street Review
Another Broadway legend has died. Jerry Herman, the Tony Award-winning composer behind Hello Dolly! and other popular works, died Thursday at age 88, according to The Associated Press.
Born …
The new Broadway revival of West Side Story is pushing its opening night back by two weeks after leading man Isaac Powell suffered an onstage knee injury.
Producer Scott Rudin told Deadline …
"It's an old song, and we're gonna sing it again."
The opening hymn of the hit musical Hadestown offers a promise " not just to the eight shows a week for the folk musical that dominated Bro…
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphonic Choir under conductor Jane Glover presented Philly's annual dose of Handel's Messiah at Verizon Hall with quiet truth and exuberant glor…
With 'One-Man Nutcracker,' Chris Davis brings some welcome grown-up wit to the hoary holiday chestnut. Gary L. Day reviews.
Known affectionately as "the Oklahoma! that f"s," this Rodgers and Hammerstein revival broke away from its roots, with its in-the-round presentation and potent carnal energy.
But the biggest…
Sure, there are plenty of reasons for a queer feminist atheist to look back bitterly on a Catholic upbringing"but exiting a life of faith isn't so simple. Michelle Nugent considers.
A pair of photographers emerge as the top talents of PPAC's annual juried contemporary photography exhibition, exploring holes in the American dream and fresh real-life narratives. Katy Scar…
'The Crossing @ Christmas' came to Rittenhouse Square for an evening of death, devastation, and birds. Aaron Pond reviews.
An evening of cantatas, presented by Gamut Bach Ensemble and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, put critic Cameron Kelsall in a Christmas mood.
Act II's 'Souvenir' celebrates the joy of doing what you love with the story of the infamously beloved Florence Foster Jenkins. Ellen Wilson Dilks reviews.
For as long as I've been alive, Cats has been a musical theater punchline. How it got there is easy: It's a show about cats. It features performers dressed as cats. They sing songs wherein n…
The cast of Cats are making new memories with Jimmy Fallon"even if we can't scratch the image of CGI cat bosoms from our minds.
Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, James Corden, and…
Need a break from holiday music and looking for something a little more horrific instead? Suddenly, Seymour is here to provide you.
The Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors,Å
Black rock icons Living Colour will hit the Ardmore Music Hall stage on December 21. Vena Jefferson has been a fan since the beginning.
Representation is changing, and especially after recent elections, Philly is alive with new possibilities. With 2020 looming, what are our responsibilities? Kyle V. Hiller considers.
There are both challenges and opportunities in bringing Sing Street to the stage. John Carney's 2016 film about music videos and young love in '80s Dublin is much newer than other movies cur…
Good Good Comedy's monthly variety show 'Ur Mom Is Funny' highlights family dysfunction, hysterical challenges, and heartfelt moments with hosts Pete Steele and Hannah Trav. Erin Dohony gets…
A venerable alt-weekly announces a new direction in painfully offensive terms. Philadelphia deserves better. Alaina Johns considers.
Philly's own Edith Neff didn't just paint what she saw. She brought you into the life of the painting, as viewers discover at a new retrospective at Woodmere. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
PHILADANCO's 'Xmas Philes' at the Annenberg reminded dance lovers of the full spectrum of holiday emotions. Melissa Strong reviews.
A versatile cast offers a warm and engaging winter tale with the Arden's 'Snow Queen.' Daralyse Lyons reviews.
On the surface, Sing Street and Moulin Rouge couldn't be more different.
The former uses the synth sounds of the 1980s to tell the story of a Dublin teenager who forms a band to impress a gi…
Delaware Theatre Company adds to our region's annual flourish of 'Christmas Carol' stagings with a remount of Patrick Barlow's fresh adaption, this time with an all-women cast. Ellen Wilson …
A confounding narrative framework derails Joyce DiDonato's 'Winterreise' at Princeton University. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
