Following the Philadelphia Orchestra to its summer residency in Saratoga Springs, NY by Cameron Kelsall

After a season of covering the Philadelphia Orchestra at Verizon Hall, music critic Cameron Kelsall followed it to Saratoga Springs, New York. Programs spanning Beethoven to Barber and Valer…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:21pm on August 22, 2022☆⚑

Theatre in the X presents Dreamgirls by Josh Herren

Theatre in the X brings its immersive, innovative take to the showbiz musical Dreamgirls at Malcolm X Park, celebrating Black artists and audiences. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:12pm on August 19, 2022☆⚑

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen by Cameron Kelsall

Once a cultural phenomenon, Dear Evan Hansen now feels manipulative and misguided as its national tour plays Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:33pm on August 18, 2022☆⚑

Weekly Roundup, August 17-24 by Kyle V. Hiller

This week features offers from cinéSPEAK, terraNOVA Collective, University City Arts League, and the Academy of Natural Sciences. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:41pm on August 17, 2022☆⚑

Lexi Schreiber presents Fitting In: Tales of the Fat Ingénue by Alaina Johns

With her new solo show, Philly performer Lexi Schreiber asks why fat actors have to create and star in their own shows, instead of simply being cast in roles that already exist. Alaina Johns…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 7:18pm on August 16, 2022☆⚑

From Philly to Chile: meeting the pandemic in a whole new hemisphere by Anndee Hochman

After almost two years of sheltering at home, Anndee Hochman flew to Chile, and experienced a very different response to the pandemic there. What made the difference, and why is it important…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:51pm on August 16, 2022☆⚑

If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress: Black Politics in Twentieth-Century Philadelphia, edited by James Wolfinger by Pamela J. Forsythe

A new book from editor James Wolfinger explores the rise of a Black political identity in Philadelphia, from the industrial influx of World War I to the Goode, Street, and Nutter administrat…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:30pm on August 15, 2022☆⚑

People's Light presents Bess Wohl's Grand Horizons by Cameron Kelsall

Grand Horizons at People's Light explores the fallout from the end of a long marriage, but Bess Wohl's boulevard comedy chooses cheap laughs over high stakes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:51pm on August 15, 2022☆⚑

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents August Wilson's Fences by Josh Herren

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's Fences has been waiting in the wings since 2020. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:25pm on August 1, 2022☆⚑

The BSR Podcast: RestART with BSR, episode 5, Intercultural Journeys by Darnelle Radford

BSR is excited to team with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's RestART Initiative on this special podcast episode about Intercultural Journeys.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:43pm on July 29, 2022☆⚑

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents The Taming! by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

For its 16th production, Shakespeare in Clark Park presents one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays…and a refreshing antidote. Jill Ivey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:29pm on July 28, 2022☆⚑

The Weekly Roundup, July 27-August 2 by Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller rounds up offerings from Da Vinci Art Alliance, ConsenSIS, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Academy of Natural Sciences, and the Weitzman.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:54pm on July 27, 2022☆⚑

Maori Karmel Holmes talks the 11th annual BlackStar Film Festival by Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver spoke with BlackStar's founder, artistic director, and CEO Maori Karmel Holmes about this year's film festival.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:11pm on July 27, 2022☆⚑

Remembering home, history, and culture with Brandon Leung and Baisun by Dara McBride

Baisun Candle Company founder Brandon Leung finds inspiration in trips to Philadelphia's H Mart and memories of Hong Kong summers. Dara McBride profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:59pm on July 27, 2022☆⚑

The 2022 Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival by Melissa Strong

The 2022 Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival focuses on mental health with seven new plays by local playwrights, a wellness fair, and a works-in-progress presentation addressing parenting …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:42pm on July 27, 2022☆⚑

The Delaware Are Museum presents In Conversation: Will Wilson by Gail Obenreder

An important new exhibition of portraits by Diné photographer Will Wilson at the Delaware Art Museum is both strongly historic and strikingly contemporary. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:41pm on July 26, 2022☆⚑

School reunions in a pandemic make us wonder what could have been, but are we looking in the wrong direction? by Michelle Chikaonda

A pair of school reunions this year, plus emerging from the shutdowns of the pandemic, restarted Michelle Chikaonda's habit of wondering who she would be in an alternate universe. But this t…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:44am on July 26, 2022☆⚑

Why a trip to Kentucky's Creation Museum makes me worry about Pennsylvania's future by Rob Laymon

Nowadays, Kentucky's Creation Museum is starting to feel awfully familiar to the Christian battleground looming in Pennsylvania, thanks to far-right politicians like Doug Mastriano. Rob Laym…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:06pm on July 25, 2022☆⚑

These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things, by Shannon Frost Greenstein by C.m. Crockford

Philadelphia writer Shannon Frost Greenstein's new poetry collection, These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things, chronicles a 21st-century life in which terror is part of daily existence. …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:28pm on July 25, 2022☆⚑

Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Seasons, by Bernard S. Brown by Pamela J. Forsythe

Philadelphians don't have to leave the city"even its most urban corners"to enjoy a wealth of wildlife. Exploring Philly Nature, a new book by Bernard S. Brown, is an accessible and eye-openi…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:27pm on July 25, 2022☆⚑

The BSR Podcast: RestART with BSR, episode 4, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers by Darnelle Radford

BSR is excited to team with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's RestART Initiative on this special podcast episode about Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:49pm on July 22, 2022☆⚑

The Weekly Roundup, July 20-26 by Kyle V. Hiller

Cabaret, punk rock, children's theater, summery ensemble music, and a powerful photography exhibit decorate the area this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 7:11pm on July 20, 2022☆⚑

Delaware Art Museum presents Indigenous Faces of Wilmington by Dara McBride

Indigenous Faces of Wilmington at Delaware Art Museum focuses on representation and explores varied expressions of Indigenous identity. Dara McBride previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 7:02pm on July 20, 2022☆⚑

Delaware Shakespeare presents The Tempest by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Shakespeare celebrates its 20th year of the Bard in Rockwood Park with a strange and satisfying production of The Tempest. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:38pm on July 19, 2022☆⚑

Jayson Musson: His History of Art and the Philadelphia Wireman are worth exploring together by Emily Schilling

Jayson Musson launches His History of Art at The Fabric Workshop and Museum while the anonymous Philadelphia Wireman's work appears at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. Emily Brewton Schilling sugges…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:50pm on July 19, 2022☆⚑