Darnelle dives into June 2026 theater with a pair of interviews featuring directors Ontaria Kim Wilson and Dan Rothenberg, and actor Jameka Monet Wilson.
Philly playwright Chaz T. Martin sits down with Darnelle Radford to talk about their writing process, finally being the "bride" at the table, and what's next after the closing of Class C fro…
Darnelle sits down with groundbreaking performer and creator Davóne Tines, pulling back the curtain on his career and his new production of The Black Clown at Opera Philadelphia.
Darnelle dives deep with Conrad Benner about his unusual career, his dreams for Philly, the challenge of sustaining indie media, and how Benner's "Philly is not a real place" series is getti…
Star of stage, film, and TV, Mandy Gonzalez, joins Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for an in-depth conversation ahead of her April 25 concert of Lin-Manuel Miranda songs at Marian And…
Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns and associate editor Kyle V. Hiller join Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for a chat about the importance of arts journalism, how BSR has overcome adversit…
James Ijames joins the BSR Podcast to talk about how to bring a play to the stage, the formula for a Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, and life after Fat Ham.
Director Tyrone L. Robinson joins Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio to take you behind the scenes of the regional premiere of the Tony-winning musical Jelly's Last Jam.
DemBruceGals are becoming a fixture of our local theater scene. These five Philly sisters have made it their mission to see as many shows as possible and share the journey with their followe…
It's another exciting month on Philly's theater scene, and BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford takes you behind the curtain with the artists of new productions at InterAct and Stagecrafters.
This December is full of theater options, and they're not all A Christmas Carol. Darnelle dives into productions at the Walnut and Quintessence with the stars of the show.
Today on the BSR Podcast, Darnelle welcomes veteran Philly actor Susan McKey, who's starring in Fly Me to the Moon, Hedgerow's surprising season opener.
Darnelle sits down with artists of Quintessence, Curio Theatre Company, and Relic Theatre Company to get an inside look at this fall's theater offerings.
BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with FringeArts leader Nell Bang-Jensen to look back at this year's fest, dream the future, and invite you to FEASTIVAL on October 22, 2025.
SEASON 10(!) of the BSR podcast continues with this deep dive featuring the artists behind Painting Churches and Dogberry and Verges Are Scared. Tune in today.
Darnelle sits down with Rayne (also known as Angela Bey) to talk about her new Afrocentric riff on Antony and Cleopatra, and Chris Davis pulls back the curtain on his updated solo show, The …
Listen in as podcast host Darnelle Radford gets an inside look at the Wilma's acclaimed acting company, and their season-closing show, A Summer Day.
Dive deep into three shows closing out the 2024-25 theater scene. Darnelle sits down with the artists behind Inis Nua's Square Go, PTC's Small Ball, and Theatre Exile's Glitter in the Glass.
Darnelle Radford sits down with leaders of PVLA to talk about this year's Arts Affair (coming up on May 15 at REC Philly) and the legal and political concerns local artists are tackling with…
BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Theatre Philadelphia's CJ Higgins to talk all things Philly Theatre Week 2025 (the eighth annual), including shows, workshops, and other indu…
On these podcast episodes, Darnelle takes you inside two exciting regional productions: the Wilma's Half-God of Rainfall (by Inua Ellams) and BRT's Fires in the Mirror (by Anna Deaveare Smit…
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with director Rebecca Wright, playwright AZ Espinoza, and performer/composer Pax Ressler to hear all about this timely revival of a queer story from t…
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Shakespeare in Clark Park artistic director Shamus to hear all about a new Christmas-themed show at the Drake starring Amanda Schoonover.
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with actor Taysha Marie Canales for a backstage look at the Wilma/Woolly Mammoth co-production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's The Comeuppance, now extend…
BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Seth Rozin and J Paul Nicholas, co-directors of the American premiere of Pravin Wilkins's Moreno.