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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

How to have a Hallmark Holiday in Philly by An Nichols

Breaking the holiday formula with a curated selection of things to do in Philly this holiday season, with festivals, food, light shows, volunteering opportunities, and more. An Nichols round…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:19PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection by An Nichols

In an exhibition curated exclusively for AAMP, arts patron and prolific actor CCH Pounder opens up her significant and uplifting portrait collection for Philly audiences. An Nichols reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:29PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Lantern Theater Company presents Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor by An Nichols

Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor, which follows a Black actor reluctantly auditioning for an Othello helmed by a white director, gets its Philly premiere at the Lantern. An Nichol revie…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:21PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Academy of Natural Sciences presents The Ecology of Fashion by An Nichols

The new exhibition at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University explores how fashion impacts our environment and our everyday lives. An Nichols previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:03AM
Monday, November 4, 2024

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton by An Nichols

Just in time for the week of the 2024 election, Hamilton is back in town, running at the Academy of Music through November 24. The current production boasts a great cast and sometimes differ…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:52PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Suzanne Roberts Theatre hosts Eli Bauman’s 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL by An Nichols

Just in time for Philly theatergoers stressed about the 2024 election to find a little relief, Eli Bauman’s crowd-pleasing 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL arrives for a lim…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:11PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Teatro Esperanza presents Tanaquil Márquez’s Nichos by An Nichols

An ambitious, sold-out world premiere at North Philly’s Esperanza Arts Center combines real-life stories from Mexican American locals and their families with rich, fantastical cultural ele…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:14PM
Friday, October 18, 2024

The Wexler Gallery presents Jomo Tariku’s Juxtaposed by An Nichols

Ethiopian American artist and design star Jomo Tariku, whose work spans from the PMA and the Smithsonian to Marvel’s onscreen Wakanda, gets his first-ever solo show at Fishtown’s Wexler …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:28PM
Monday, September 23, 2024

McCarter presents Carol Heikkinen and Zoe Sarnak’s Empire Records: The Musical by An Nichols

Empire Records bombed when it first came out in 1995, but the soundtrack was a sensation. Now the movie is a cult classic, inspiring a new musical getting its world premiere at McCarter. An …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:31PM
Sunday, September 22, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Fist and Heel presents POWER by An Nichols

Fist and Heel’s Fringe entry merges a variety of dance elements from West African, Black Shaker, modern dance, and more to imagine the life of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson. An Nichols review…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:22PM
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Setting new trends with Philly Fashion Week and Philly FatCon by An Nichols

An Nichols previews this year’s Philly Fashion Week and Philly FatCon, two events that continue to make space for size-inclusive fashion.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:36PM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Elevator Repair Service presents James Joyce’s Ulysses (second review) by An Nichols

James Joyce's Ulysses is the novel that everyone (or English majors at least) has to read, but few finish. In this year's Fringe, Elevator Repair Service tackles the elusive text. An Nichols…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:01PM
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The new Black Circus Week leaps into Cannonball by An Nichols

A full week of shows, workshops, family-friendly cabarets and more arrive with Black Circus Week at Cannonball. An Nichols previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:27AM
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival presents Pancake Queen by An Nichols

Theatre Exile and STARFIRE bring Brie Knight’s play to life at this year’s Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival. An Nichols previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:35PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Alice Walker’s The Color Purple by An Nichols

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson, but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Visiting Philly’s Chocolate Ballerina Company ahead of its June Black Swan performances by An Nichols

An Nichols visits Philly’s Chocolate Ballerina Company, rehearsing for its second annual Black Swan production, based on Swan Lake with original choreography by founder Chanel Holland-Pier…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:04PM
Sunday, June 2, 2024

Girls with Bad Reputations, by Xio Axelrod by An Nichols

The Lillys are back in Girls with Bad Reputations, the second installment of Xio Axelrod’s popular romance series about an all-women rock band chasing love and stardom from their Philadelp…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:32AM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents The Second City: Comedian Rhapsody by An Nichols

Famous Chicago improv troupe Second City didn’t have a good showing at its 2023 stop in Philly, but a better cast and a retooled setlist make for a worthy ticket at Bristol Riverside Theat…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:43PM
Monday, April 8, 2024

Delaware Art Museum presents There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art by An Nichols

Current representations of Black women in American history are improving, and a traveling exhibition now at Delaware Art Museum is a welcome addition to the trend. An Nichols reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:52AM
Monday, March 4, 2024

PHS presents the 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show: United By Flowers by An Nichols

The Flower Show is here through Sunday, March 10! An Nichols has your guide to entry on a budget plus suggestions for connecting with Philly gardens year-round, and Alaina Johns has a look a…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:36PM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Marian Anderson Museum presents Porgy and Bess by An Nichols

The Marian Anderson Historical Society will host a performance of Porgy and Bess, and looks to continue the Museum’s challenging reconstruction project. An Nichols previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:19PM
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Passage Theatre Presents Richard Bradford and Anthony Martinez-Briggs’s Ghetto Gods in Divineland by An Nichols

Ghetto Gods in Divineland, now getting its world premiere in Trenton, has successful interdisciplinary elements of music, poetry, and dance, but the script doesn’t follow through on its am…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:23AM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun by An Nichols

A new production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun at Bristol Riverside Theatre honors this monumental American text while highlighting relevant struggles today. An Nichols revie…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:41PM
Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Shubert Organization present Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations by An Nichols

Ain’t Too Proud, on its first national tour and getting its Philly premiere, follows the lives, loves, and moves of the Motown-hitmaking super group The Temptations, but questions about ge…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:49PM
Friday, December 15, 2023

Chris Davis presents One-Man Nutcracker by An Nichols

Chris Davis has been bringing his fresh and funny one-man take on The Nutcracker to Philly theaters since 2019. This year, the still-delightful show lands at the Drake. An Nichols reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:15PM
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Five reasons to attend the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention by An Nichols

An Nichols previews the 2023 East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention and how the ECBACC works towards cultural awareness, youth literacy, and building safe spaces for geekdom.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:25PM
Monday, June 19, 2023

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights by An Nichols

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’s In the Heights relies on the life of a neighborhood for its drama, and a smooth, sparkling production from Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:59PM
Monday, May 22, 2023

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Douglas Lyons’s Chicken & Biscuits by An Nichols

Chicken & Biscuits at Bristol Riverside Theatre gathers common tropes of the family funeral genre, but its performances and design meld comedy and drama for a fun family night. An Nichol…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:44PM
Monday, February 27, 2023

Lyric Fest presents Cotton by An Nichols

Cotton, an immersive multimedia experience recreating generational trauma, marks Lyric Fest’s 20th anniversary, with new music by Damien Geter and a slate of poets inspired by the photogra…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:22PM

People’s Light presents George Stevens Jr’s Thurgood by An Nichols

People’s Light stages this informative and engaging one-man drama about lawyer Thurgood Marshall, who became the first Black justice on the US Supreme Court. An Nichols reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:20PM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

A look back: why the Philly theater scene needs the Black Lives Matter movement by An Nichols

Writer An Nichols followed the recent national social justice explosion that rocked the Philly theater community, but she wanted to look closer, speaking with local artists about their exper…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:52PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime