Longtime Philly sports columnist Stephen A. Smith went from The Inquirer to the airwaves of ESPN, and his new memoir details a fascinating life. Stephen Silver reviews.
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Penn Live Arts with the world premiere of William Forsythe's Blake Works IV (The Barre Project) and the Philly premiere of Robert Garland's Higher Ground, …
Local music icon Jerry Blavat, a South Philly native, passed away on January 20, 2023. Susan Schaefer remembers how a whole new world opened up when she danced to Blavat's tunes at Wagner's …
Clifford Odets's pro-labor drama remains relevant, despite a clumsily didactic production by Quintessence Theatre Group. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
A new sculpture exhibition at The Clay Studio features diverse artists from across the country whose figurative works demand a deeper look. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Theatre in the X and EgoPo's immersive adaptation of The Ways of White Folks, a classic Langston Hughes story collection, deserves the buzz it's been getting at Glen Foerd mansion. Jeannine …
The upcoming week features offerings from Simpatico, the Weitzman, Penn Live Arts, Penn Museum, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Gail Obenreder rounds up even more January classical music offerings in and around the city.
Opera Philadelphia brings its dark existential opera film to theaters this weekend. C.M. Crockford previews.
Philadelphia has a thriving and innovative musical scene, but that's nothing new, as The Publick Pleasure proved at a Main Line Early Music concert highlighting favorites of the 18th century…
Expect the unexpected at a colorful and challenging new solo exhibition from internationally known interdisciplinary artist Alex Da Corte, a Camden native and UArts grad. Emily B. Schilling …
This look at the William Way archives from Rami George highlights the artist's knack for curating material objects, which take on a fresh, interactive meaning in this gallery. Jake Foster re…
A revival of the American classic Waiting For Lefty highlights unionization efforts within and outside the arts industry. Melissa Lin Sturges speaks with director Kyle Haden about the power …
Kyle V. Hiller rounds up MLK Day events in the Philly area.
Star soloist Daniil Trifonov brought lyricism and weight to Brahms's Second Piano Concerto in the New Jersey Symphony's first concert program of 2023. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
At January's Voices In Power open mic, a monthly celebration of local and national poets in the Fashion District's REC Philly, hundreds turned up for the show. Chris DeMento was there.
Misogynist influencer Andrew Tate deserved to be burned on Twitter by climate activist Greta Thunberg, but Roz Warren says it's time to stop the body-shaming.
What makes city reform possible, and how did we achieve it in the past? A new book on the history of Philly's political reforms explains, and argues we're on the cusp of another cycle of cha…
Now at the Academy of Music as part of a national tour, Jagged Little Pill retrofits Alanis Morissette's seminal album to a relentlessly topical contemporary musical. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Stephen Silver rounds up a robust movie screenings list to kick off the new year.
Gail Obenreder previews this month's upcoming classical music performances in the area, with offerings from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Artcinia, and more.
A beautiful but inaccessible room at the Academy of Music housed almost 200 years of Philly cultural history. Now, the Philadelphia Orchestra teams with the Penn Libraries to give the archiv…
Lifelong Philly-area activist George Lakey takes us from his working-class Pennsylvania childhood to his career as a leading practitioner, theoretician, and teacher of nonviolent social-chan…
One thing we've been hearing a lot this year is that people are fed up with the media. Are we a lost cause? Not if you invest in the professionals in your community.
When a crisis like cancer hits, it can feel easier to keep it to ourselves. But humans are not meant to cope alone. Vulnerability is where our real strength lies. Alaina Johns shares her exp…