2020 Ibsen Award-winner Taylor Mac celebrates the dysfunction of the holidays in 'Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!,' a virtual vaudeville performance exploring the power of chosen family through mu…
The ambitious and mind-bending new TV series 'Split,' created by Yael Shavitt, follows the two lives of Sammy 12 years after an audition for her dream high school. Kelly Conrad reviews.
We're not going to make it through the rest of 2020 if we can't process what's happened through laughs, and 1812's 'This Is The Week That Is' delivers. Josh Herren reviews.
The Martha Graham Dance Company offered a taste of the company's rich and emotionally charged repertoire in a series of excerpts from Graham's best-loved works, performed by Lloyd Knight and…
'Rendering Justice,' an online exhibition presented by Mural Arts and the African American Museum in Philadelphia, brings together artists and community members affected by incarceration and…
What is the state of 'The Nutcracker'"beloved holiday tradition and the equivalent of retail's Black Friday for dance companies"in 2020? Melissa Strong considers.
Jody Armour's 'N*gga Theory' is an unexpected book title in 2020. In this treatise on modern racial justice, does the author argue successfully for the reclamation of painful language? Linds…
In 'Ohio State Murders,' playwright Adrienne Kennedy uses tragedy to explore the lingering effects of racism on personal relationships and society at large. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
From the Founders' reading lists to the bridges, architecture, and artists that define Philly's look today, 'Salut! France Meets Philadelphia' proves that French style is part of our city's …
In the Wilma's 'Heroes of The Fourth Turning,' playwright Will Arbery uses both intellect and unfettered emotion to address the fundamental issues facing a divided USA. Brad Rothbart reviews.
Readers respond about the new Sixers jersey and 'Cycles of my Being.'
Theatre Exile presents 'D-Pad,' an almost-too-real narrative about a woman of color facing down the gaming industry. Mina Reinckens reviews.
'UNDERGROUND,' a co-production of EgoPo Classic Theater and Lawrence Theatre Company, updates Dostoyevsky to contemporary Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Sixers' unveiling of their new city jerseys came just days after election week. For Kyle V. Hiller, the two events offer a lot to debate about Philly's identity.
It was easier to keep spirits up at the start of the pandemic shutdown, when we thought the disruption would be short. Nine months later, Michelle Chikaonda finds unexpected help in two movi…
In 'Sleep Deprivation Chamber,' part of the virtual Adrienne Kennedy festival from McCarter and Round House Theatre, a decades-old play gets new life in the painfully perfect moment. Josh He…
Actor Jefferson Mays offers a thrilling, one-person 'Christmas Carol' as a benefit for theaters across the country. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Philadelphia Theatre Company brings 'The Wolves,' a stunning portrait of adolescent self-discovery, to the digital stage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The livestreaming Philadelphia Orchestra tackled Barber's attractive but morose 'Adagio for Strings' and the Philly premiere of Florence Price's serene but engaging Symphony No. 1 in E minor…
Honoring Beethoven's 250th birthday, pianist Jonathan Biss concluded a livestreamed PCMS recital with an inspired finale to the composer's Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110. Linda…
Tyshawn Sorey's 'Cycles of My Being' is a gripping, haunting opera that seeks answers to America's long history of oppression. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
When your family lives with its own complicated experience of oppression, assimilation, and success, talking about racial justice can be especially challenging. But for Christina Anthony, it…
An online festival dedicated to the life and legacy of playwright Adrienne Kennedy commences with 'He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box,' a lyrical and brutal chronicle of interracial romance …
Radha Blank's semi-autobiographical film debut, 'The Forty-Year-Old Version,' follows a Black woman playwright as she balances the production of her new play in the predominantly white New Y…
BalletX dances with the camera in three very short films that explore collaborations between choreographers, dancers, filmmakers, and the urban and natural landscapes of the city and its exu…