Broadway's longest-running American musical got two new stars July 20, 2026 at the Ambassador Theatre, with Mark Ballas joining as Billy Flynn and Eddie Cooper as Amos Hart.
The first thing to know about Lantern Theater Company’s Franklinland is that the direction is solid, the actors first-rate, and their back-and-forth conversations are punchy and funny. The…
A new Passover Seder as designed by the Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara. Instead of telling the Passover story, this ritual commemorates the time that all… The post Fringe in Sketch: Tristan T…
The role of Rafiki is one that Gugwana Dlamini is quite familiar with. The post The Wonderful World of Rafiki: Interview with Gugwana Dlamini of Disney's The Lion King appeared first on phin…
Friend of Phindie Josh McIlvain and his band Casual Fantastic released a new video for their song "Happy (You Make Me)" from recently released album… The post A Music Video to Make You HA…
With credits spanning the globe, director Lisa Steven's latest project brings her to Philadelphia. Lisa was brought in by Walnut Street Theatre's president and producing… The post Five O'…
BalletX's 2023 Winter Series sees the company reaching back into their past and looking to the future, with new or reconsidered works by three contemporary… The post WINTER SERIES 2023 (B…
The intimate Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Cultural Campus provides an ideal setting for Philadelphia Ballet's impressive new production, Forward Motion, three world premieres by… The po…
Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? The post Fringe in Sketch: FAIR TRADE (Jessica Creane & Yannick Trapman-O'Brien) appeared first on phindie.
How many bodies make a body of law? Corpus is a play at the intersection of legal interpretation and human experience. The post A Play at the Intersection of Law and Brutality: CORPUS opens …
Pulitzer winners aren't always great theatrical works, but they are often very revealing about the times in which they won The post FAIRVIEW (Wilma): 60-second review appeared first on phind…
2022 Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames directs the 2019 Pulitzer winner Fairview at the Wilma. The post Winning a Pulitzer, Directing a Pulitzer-winner appeared first on phindie.
In a post-quarantine world, we often don't know what to expect, and the same is true of Sarah Knittel and Bradley Kristian Wrenn's upcoming experience/performance titled MAKE A F@CKIN' SHOW …
Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Marsha Norman's two-woman play 'night, Mother is a tragedy on an intimate, rather than epic, scale. Taking place over a single night, it looks at…
Humble Materials, a new theater company in residence at Philly PACK, will produce an original adaptation of MEDEA, opening February 25.  "Medea is one of… The post Theater's Fierce…
It's a new world with Philadelphia Ballet. Vaccine checks and face masks, a new name (is there any state with less state pride than Pennsylvania?),… The post NEW WORKS FOR A NEW WORLD (Ph…
Marcie Bramucci took on the role of executive director at Hedgerow Theater at an interesting time. For three generations, members of the Reed/Kelsey family had… The post Now Serving: Hedg…
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, sold over one million copies… The post …
Like many people, I'm only now returning to in-person shows after 18 months finding other means of distraction. In a typical example, I went down… The post BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDG…
Why do we dance? Lily Kind proposes an answer The post Playing "Girl Games": WOLFTHICKET draws on playground fun for joyful dance piece appeared first on phindie.
Shakespeare in Clark Park uses Pericles as the launching point for two community-created interpretations in different Philadelphia parks. The post Kensington-Style Shakespeare: SCP prese…
In 2020, filmmaker and theater creator Irina Varina had a plan to make a film called I Know What You Did in the Summer of… The post Irina Varina Knows What You Did Last Summer appeared fi…
Religious cults have marked every society throughout history, and Philadelphia has seen its share of peculiar groups. The city's streets have seen such charismatic figures… The post Relig…
On March 23, 2020, Philadelphia officially went into a lockdown that's still to end. It's kinda like we've all been stuck in an artificial world,… The post Living in A DOLL'S HOUSE: An Ib…
As warm weather and herd immunity approach, a new dance-theater work heralds a safe return to live performance. The post Live dance begins to return with Dream Chapters appeared first on phi…
A virtual memorial service held on Sunday, January 17, 2021, for Dr. Henrik Eger, who died January 3, 2021, at the age of 79. The post Henrik Eger's Memorial Service appeared first on phindi…
The performing arts lost a vocal supporter and the world lost a vibrant presence last weekend. Editor-at-Large Henrik Eger died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, after being admitted to hospital f…
What a fucking year that was. The post Phindie's Most Read Articles of 2020 appeared first on phindie.
Hallmark Christmas movies are a genre of cinema that has received decidedly little critical attention... until now The post Need A Podcast for Christmas? appeared first on phindie.
THE WOLVES has been reconfigured as a virtual performance, with the same talented all-female-identifying cast and the same devastating drama. The post Directing THE WOLVES: Nell Bang-Jensen …
In Will Arbery's HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, four Catholic conservative friends gather at a late-night backyard party in Wyoming, shortly before the 2017 eclipse.… The post Recording HE…
Hanna Gaffney's character is the center of much of the action in Sarah DeLappe's wonderfully naturalistic new play The post Tackling THE WOLVES: Star Hanna Gaffney talks about working on th…
The Fringe Festival kinda crept up on us this year, but here are a few shows we're looking out for this festival.
Philly's absurdist theater company continues to bring good nothingness to life even in this time of absurd nothingness
A virtual performance festival
A new podcast
Our last post of videos of recent Philly theater productions proved popular, so we're sharing another. Here are five more recordings to get you through.
Hella Fresh Theater's production of Osceola lives on in these theaterless times thanks to photographer Kyle Cassidy and videographer Brian Siano, who adapted it for the screen.
Perhaps you find yourself with some time on your hands and a yearning for those bygone days when there were theater shows in Philadelphia. To get you through these dark days, check out these…
An unexpected friendship
Changes are afoot at the Wilma Theater, with Blanka Zizka moving on from her role as sole artistic director after forty years in charge of the company.
Bernard Havard discusses the risks of running a theater as few producers and directors would be willing to
It's the classic story of bands across eras and genres, but this is the story of The Band.
We're all fucked, enjoy the show.
What to see at Philly Theatre Week
Jackie Goldfinger on building a tower to god.
An upcoming production at Allens Lane Theater returns the play to the stage, giving audiences a new opportunity to revisit the still-contemporary comedy.
The most popular articles of the last year.
Phindie after 10 years.
InterAct's 2018/19 Core Playwrights Program culminates in a series of free readings showcasing the work of four local playwrights.
An unexpected holiday show from BalletX
