The Hours, a new opera by Kevin Puts and librettist Greg Pierce, is the latest incarnation of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, encompassing love, regret, creativity, mental illness, and the h…
Crossing Paths Movement Collective makes its Philadelphia premiere with works created by movement artists and choreographers Evalina "Wally" Carbonell, Sarah Carlson, Nick M. Daniels, and Ma…
The latest full-length narrative dance from Rennie Harris is a sharp, athletic, emotional retelling of the biblical prodigal son. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
The week features the Iranian New Year festivities with CultureFest!, a series of films from Penn Live Arts and Temple University, and of course, Make A F*Ckin' Show, You P.O.S. Kyle V. Hill…
The Philadelphia Ballet performs a trio of neoclassical ballet works, helmed by artistic director Angel Corella. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
POOL: A Social History of Segregation, an exhibit at the Fairmount Water Works, opens this week after having been delayed by flooding from Hurricane Ida. Anndee Hochman previews.
Fans of Philadelphia artist Holly Trostle Brigham, whose work elevates often-forgotten women, have a double opportunity to see her work: a show at the Delaware Museum of Art, and at Brecks M…
Starring UArts alum Jabari Banks, Peacock's Bel-Air is a dramatic reimagining of the popular 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Blair Krassen reviews.
The promoters of this revival of Oklahoma! promise it's like nothing you've ever seen, and they're right. Gail Obenreder reviews.
In Backing Track, a world premiere at the Arden, R. Eric Thomas offers a warm, witty portrait of a multigenerational Black queer family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Print Center closes its international solo exhibit, Personality from People's Light honors an unsung leader in music, and Elizabeth Bergeland illustrates the male body in a different lig…
Delaware Theatre Company's world-premiere musical spans diverse digital and real-life communities with astounding visuals and sparkling songs. Helen Walsh reviews.
TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever, a world premiere from James Ijames at Theatre Horizon, asks its characters, and its audience, to wrestle with the complicated concept of inheritance. Cameron Kelsall r…
Val Dunn's world-premiere play reckons with changes to Carroll County, Maryland, amidst the opioid epidemic and the suburbanization of once-outlying small towns. Jill Ivey reviews.
After a BSR podcast conversation between Gen X and Gen Z Rent lovers, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer takes her teenager to experience Rent live, finding out whether Jonathan Larson speaks to a new g…
Despite strong performances, Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother shows its age in a staging from Isis Productions. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Following protests by a cohort of Philadelphia artists taking aim at the Walnut's leadership, the theater produces a shlocky, self-indulgent, and sometimes cringeworthy adaptation of Sherloc…
Lyric Fest's presentation of a musical history of American Yiddish Theater makes compelling and poignant listening, especially as all eyes are on Ukraine. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Theatre Horizon hosts James Ijames' TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever, Harriett's Bookshop trolleys to Black women-owned businesses, and the future of South Philly highlight the week. Kyle V. Hiller rou…
Chuck Cooper talks about Philadelphia Orchestra's upcoming production of the legendary show, returning to the stage, and how Fiddler reflects the times. Stephen Silver previews.
The center's new preservation program kicks off with the premiere of a never-before-seen cut of Wayne Wang's Life is Cheap…But Toilet Paper Is Expensive. KC Wingert profiles.
Anne Ishii talks hosting the new season of WHYY's Movers & Makers, translating bara manga, and the power of art that takes its time. Crystal Sparrow profiles.
Stephen Silver's roundup of the upcoming films screening in Philadelphia and in the Greater Philadelphia region in March.
Artistic director of the Philadelphia Ballet Angel Corella talks the upcoming performance of Swan Lake and the influences behind this fresh take for modern audiences. Camille Bacon-Smith pre…
Last summer, many in the Philly theater community began protesting unjust conditions that Walnut Street Theatre workers said they experienced on and offstage. Wendy Rosenfield asks whether t…