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1812's The Play That Goes Wrong, onstage at Plays & Players, brings the hilarity when things go egregiously, deliriously bad. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Curtis Opera Theatre closes its season with an ambitious but underwhelming Handel rarity. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
As James Ijames's Pulitzer-winning and Tony-nominated FAT HAM continues on Broadway, his latest world premiere, Abandon, gets a stand-out cast at Theatre Exile. Alaina Johns reviews.
May opens with the regional premiere of sandblasted, while Koresh dances at Suzanne Roberts, South Street Fest returns, and new exhibitions at the Perkins Center. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
May offerings from Curtis Opera Theatre, Jeremy Winston Chorale, and Pyxis Piano Trio; and Tempesta di Mare celebrates its Fasch Prize win. Gail Obenreder previews.
May sees familiar screenings like Goodfellas and Rocky Horror, but this month also has some rare, unique offerings. Stephen Silver rounds up.
YES! brings its ConsentFest to Clark Park this weekend for an afternoon of activities, storytelling, play, and performance centered on anti-oppressive, consent-based, pleasure-focused sex ed…
CSz Philly's Off the Record is a mockumentary musical improv featuring a unique performance with each showing. Daralyse Lyons previews.
A fairly faithful adaptation of Judy Blume's classic 1970 novel is hitting theaters. It expands the stories of three generations of women, reminding us that it's not just tweens who are in t…
David Amado and the Delaware Symphony closed the season with back-to-back Beethoven, a familiar yet thrilling performance to finish the maestro's two-decade tenure. Gail Obenreder reviews.
A major joint exhibition, thanks to an unprecedented partnership between the African American Museum in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, asks whether the sun is ri…
Acclaimed artist Henry Taylor's recent stint at FWM puts us adrift in a sea of new meanings, thanks to a partnership with the re-use experts at Recycled Artist in Residency. Pamela J. Forsyt…
Opera Philadelphia's new production of La Bohème reverses the order of the classic opera, beginning with tragedy and progressing toward love. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Six international artists explore the mashrabiya, widely used throughout the Islamic world as cooling structures, or boundaries"between public and private life, men and women, women and visi…
It's something Philly will never get tired of saying: "Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames." BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford sits down with cast members of his latest premiere, hap…
April comes to a close with Sistahs Laying Down Hands Collective and a Nina Simone event at Harriett's Bookshop, Many Lumens is back, and The Play That Goes Wrong premieres in Philly. Kyle V…
Pasión y Arte presents its Feria de Abril, an outdoor Spanish-style spring celebration with dancing and tapas. Melissa Strong previews.
ArtYard's visionary founder Jill Kearney talks about her new exhibit that considers footwear as more than just a pair of shoes. Wendy Univer previews.
Moving… Beyond Forward, an evening of four exciting works at the Kimmel's Perelman Theater, highlighted longtime PHILADANCO! creators with a mix of premieres and reimagined older work. Cam…
A new sound installation by Oklahoma-based interdisciplinary artist and Delaware Tribe of Indians member Nathan Young comes to Pennsbury Manor with a disappointing execution. Aaron Pond revi…
For its first concert at Longwood Gardens, Lyric Fest honored Earth Day with a program inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's surprisingly sophisticated 1790 text, The Metamorphosis of Pla…
In a wide-ranging conversation a few days before Page finished Lear, he discussed everything from reaching this career high at the age of 60, what he hopes for the future of King Lear, how S…
Hitting the stage with Theatre Exile, EgoPo, and Theater in the X, new exhibits from HOT BED and Grounds for Sculpture, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
FringeArts presents the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival celebrating the best and most exciting alternative comedy. Melissa Strong previews.
Along with familiar classics, Paul Taylor Dance Company hosts a world premiere from emerging choreographer Omar Román De Jesús with If You Could Swallow the Sun. Eileen B. Fisher previ…
