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It should be a wonderful night for Rashad and Genesis, but the couple's complicated pasts come to the surface as they face their future in Theatre Exile's production of The Light. Corey Qure…
South Camden Theatre Company puts the "amp" in "camp" and the "art" in heart in its production of Matthew López's The Legend of Georgia McBride. Jill Ivey reviews.
Drexel professor and fashion journal editor Joseph H. Hancock II's Fashion Brand Stories was originally written for students of the industry, but with its third edition, the book proves of m…
The Lifespan of a Fact, now onstage at Lantern Theater, considers the chasm between journalistic integrity and artistic license. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The week features entries from Camden Repertory Theater, Philadelphia Orchestra, Dahlak Brathwaite, and Free Library of Philadelphia. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Angela Longo and Hannah Deprey-Severance discuss The Wild Party, soon to premiere at Eagle Theatre. What happens "behind the curtain" promises to uphold the agency, creativity, and safety of…
Terrell Halsey's Ascend: Beyond the Veil is a breath of fresh air for "street portraits," featuring a collection of photography of Center City Philadelphia from 2015-2020. Hanae Mason review…
The three world premieres in Philadelphia Ballet's Forward Motion reflect diverse visions of contemporary ballet onstage at the Kimmel's intimate Perelman Theater. Melissa Strong reviews.
After a decade at the helm of Delaware Theatre Company, Bud Martin says goodbye with an uproarious, perfectly orchestrated production of One Man, Two Guvnors, true to its commedia roots. Gai…
A Western take on a Syrian soap opera gets a surprising twist in Guillermo Calderón's Kiss, by turns hilarious and wrenching. Krista Mar reviews.
InterAct Theatre Company's 35th
anniversary season continues with a world premiere about a distinctly Jewish emigrant experience set not in the Ukraine of 2023, but the post-Soviet Ukraine o…
Lynn Nottage's Clyde's, now onstage at the Arden Theatre, shows what a sandwich can say about life. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Catch a screening of the powerful documentary Cruz, jam with Sistahs Laying Down Hands, and bake with impact with Chef Kyle Cuffie-Scott. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Gail Obenreder previews the first half of February's classical music offerings in and around the city of Philadelphia.
Stephen Silver rounds up February with some great movie screenings for the coldest month of the year.
Act II Playhouse's production of the classic Steel Magnolias hopes to bring fresh perspective from its all-women cast and their lineages. Daralyse Lyons previews.
Phil Bertelsen and Lise Yasui's documentary casts a dynamic light on the life of Ernest Withers, an iconic civil rights photographer who was also a secret informant for the FBI. Kathryn Smit…
Anndee Hochman was never a dog person … until her daughter brought home a poodle puppy who got into the chocolate. How do we live and love when catastrophe is always waiting?
Writer and musician Danie Ocean Jackson has learned how hard it can be to sense the world from the inside out rather than the outside in, but it's more necessary than ever.
By the time she was 26, Daralyse Lyons had been hospitalized for her eating disorder 18 times. But she was finally finding her path to recovery, and knows that others can, too.
A thrilling performance from 21st-century bard Benjamin Bagby at Penn Live Arts brought the firelit mead-hall of Beowulf to modern audiences. Gail Obenreder reviews.
This week features an exhibit inspired by bell hooks' poetry, film screenings featuring stories from Iranian and Iraqi perspectives, a play on Jewish emigration in the early 90s, and the Lun…
The documentary film chronicles the timeline of queer comics, from Mary Wings to contemporary artists today. Kathryn Smith Pyle previews.
1812 Productions presents Broads, a hit cabaret that celebrates the bawdiest, boldest, and funniest ladies of the 1920s through the 1960s. Kiran Pandey previews.
Charles Fuller's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a look at racism in the US from 40 years before it"and remains relevant 40 years after it. David Block previews.
