Ensemble Arts Philly, which runs venues including Marian Anderson Hall and the Academy of Music, is increasing its welcome to patrons who are often excluded, including Deaf and autistic folk…
PHILADANCO! marked its 55th anniversary with world premieres by Tommie-Waheed Evans and Ray Mercer, plus works from the early aughts that are relevant today, including a tribute to Alvin Ail…
A new exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood brings Wisconsin illustrator and woodworker Katie Hudnall to Philly for a delightful, mind-bending show. Anndee Hochman reviews.
A new exhibition at the American Philosophical Society about the lives of ordinary people in the Revolutionary era brings an online history portal to life in the physical museum. Pamela J. F…
Opera Philadelphia ends a successful season with a new production of Don Giovanni that lacks a point of view. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Earth Day offerings in the city, a new jazz series from Painted Bride, theater in Chestnut Hill, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
The West Chester Film Festival screens films from all over the world, and Dara McBride speaks with three local filmmakers to preview the fest.
The 2025 PFS SpringFest included screenings of I Think You Should Leave star Tim Robinson's Friendship, which also stars Paul Rudd in his best performance in years. The fest continues throug…
Blanka Zizka returns to the Wilma for the regional premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Archduke, a fast-moving, boldly designed meditation on an eerily relevant history and the choices we make to eng…
A two-part exhibition, now getting its first installment at TILT, "explores the interiority of Black womb-bearing people" with a brilliant mix of photos and collage that are part of a larger…
Four notable wind players, including Philadelphia Orchestra principal clarinetist Anthony McGill, joined a PCMS program featuring a world premiere by James Lee III. Lowry Yankwich reviews.
Arden Children's Theatre welcomes youngsters and families to The Hobbit, an ingenious ensemble show that proves we can do great things no matter how small we are"a message we all sorely need…
Darnelle Radford sits down with leaders of PVLA to talk about this year's Arts Affair (coming up on May 15 at REC Philly) and the legal and political concerns local artists are tackling with…
New exhibitions at the Museum of the American Revolution, DelArt, and InLiquid, with comedy at FringeArts and the return of SpringFest at PFS. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Roger Lee Dance Company presents Bloom, a two-night production featuring dances inspired by spring flowers. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Rounding up the second half of April with classical music performances in the Greater Philadelphia area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Philly actors Jered McLenigan and Matteo Scammell trade off roles in Rift: or White Lies, now getting its rolling world premiere at InterAct, about two brothers with very different lives str…
Essayist Anndee Hochman challenges those of us who may need a break from the news with this quiz about our current federal government.
Curtis Opera Theatre took to the Forrest Theatre stage for a high-energy production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide, featuring jaw-dropping voices from the next generation of opera artists. L…
Superbly produced by People's Light, Noah Haidle's Birthday Candles sensitively balances the sentimental and the profound as it follows one extraordinary, ordinary woman through her long lif…
A new exhibition at the PMA, swing dance at DTC, offerings from Theatre By Development, Resident Ensemble Players, and the Wilma, and the third annual printPHILLY! highlight the week. Kyle V…
Criticism or dismissals of the "Hands Off" protests sweeping the US this April aren't just coming from the right. Some left-wing voices are discounting the protest as well. Both sides are ig…
Tempesta di Mare reimagined Bach's Trio Sonatas, originally written for keyboards and often played on the organ, for chamber forces including recorder, violin, lute, harpsichord, and a surpr…
A new production of Dreamgirls at the Walnut brings powerful vocals to a show that will offer fresh insights even for longtime fans of the story. Maya Arthur reviews.
David Lynch will be celebrated and honored by events at PhilaMOCA this month, including a visit from Michael Horse of Twin Peaks fame. Stephen Silver previews.