4,170 stories from Broad Street Review
The Philadelphia Orchestra's latest program brings together chamber-sized wind compositions by Mozart and Valerie Coleman. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Since the pandemic has left us longing for live music, Nancy Barile's new punk-scene memoir, 'I'm Not Holding Your Coat,' is an especially welcome window on a bygone musical era. Chelsea Spe…
The Arden adapts its 2019 production of '74 Seconds… To Judgment' into a provocative, meta radio play. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
Ephraim Asili's 'The Inheritance,' a thought-provoking new film about a Black socialist collective in West Philadelphia, combines fictional characters with real-life appearances by veterans …
Dancer and choreographer Hope Boykin premieres 'Redefine US, from the INside OUT,'
a personal and emotional journey that explores identity through suffering and renewal. Camille Bacon-Smith…
BalletX concludes its spring season of world premieres as it began, dancing with the camera in three new short films by choreographers Maddie Hanson ('Virtuality'), Gustavo Ramirez Sansano (…
EgoPo's production of 'Rockaby,' Beckett's avant-garde classic, performed for an audience of one, is the perfect anniversary marker of the pandemic age. Jill Ivey reviews.
CAPA students made the McDonald's across the street a second home between classes and concerts, where the drama never stopped and nobody went hungry. Isabel Soisson remembers.
How have we weathered the last year? Let us count the ways. Births. Zooms. Funerals. The hugs we missed. Anndee Hochman is still realizing that anything can happen.
Especially when many of us are spending extra time at home, what does being a good neighbor really mean? Roz Warren listens in.
My stars, it's 'Arsenic and Old Lace,' the latest audio production from Resident Ensemble Players. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Te-Ping Chen's debut story collection, 'Land of Big Numbers,' casts a wide net to explore contemporary China and its diaspora. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
'A Modern-Day Carmen Fantasy' reunites the Philadelphia Orchestra with Brian Sanders' JUNK for an innovative concert with movement for home viewers. Melissa Strong reviews.
When a board member of SAG-AFTRA shared a blatantly anti-Chinese meme earlier this year, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival responded strongly. Marta Rusek talks with festival dir…
After New Jersey native JP Teti realized he couldn't get a cheesesteak in London, he dreamed up a restaurant that takes an authentic South Philly vibe abroad. Emily Savidge stops in.
The Wilma Theater shows off its versatility with 'Expired' and 'The Lagniappe Project,' the latest in its HotHouse Shorts series. Brad Rothbart reviews.
Readers respond about 'True Believer,' Karen 30 years later, 'Molly Sweeney," essential workers, chronic illness and the Covid vaccine, saving American democracy, 'The Defender,' Gregg White…
Netflix's 'Malcolm & Marie,' the first Hollywood feature conceived and created within the pandemic, follows a couple trading uncomfortable truths on the night of a fraught film premiere.…
George Street Playhouse presents BAD DATES, a one-woman comedy about a single mom in search of cute shoes, the perfect dress and a romantic table for two at a great restaurant. Written by Th…
Courtney Bryan's 'Blessed,' the second of four digital commissions from Opera Philadelphia, is a stirring exploration of Christian theology and present-day activism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
'The Manic Monologues,' an interdisciplinary streaming theatrical experience from McCarter and other partners, enlists actors to tell true stories gathered from people living with mental ill…
It's Stacey Abrams Day 2051, and just like her forbears marched with Dr. King, Karen reminisces about the time she helped America finally change for the better. Kyle V. Hiller imagines.
Journalist Abraham Riesman has authored a definitive biography of the famed Marvel creator Stan Lee, uncovering truths that may make Lee's fans uncomfortable. Stephen Silver reviews.
In Adam Bender's near-future political satire, a crisis communications manager troubleshoots disasters for a callow reality-television star turned president while trying to maintain a sembla…
Theatre Exile's 'Sin Eaters' takes advantage of the digital stage to tell a gripping story about the content moderators who make the Internet what it is today. Mina Reinckens reviews.
