Friday, October 6, 2023
Mean Girls has been a sensation since the original film premiered in 2004—but it’s as funny as it is problematic. The Broadway musical, now on its national tour, is even more offensive, …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:30AMTuesday, September 26, 2023
BLACK WOOD, the latest from Gunnar Montana Productions, is an immersive, creepy, atmospheric experience perfect for spooky season. But we shouldn’t view it without talking about the violen…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:16PMMonday, September 25, 2023
Festival O23’s world-premiere production of composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch’s 10 Days in a Madhouse is fresh, urgent, and relevant. Alaina Johns reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:32PMThursday, September 7, 2023
Solo performer Hannah Parke’s new piece on navigating a devastating epilepsy diagnosis is exactly the kind of work that makes the Fringe exciting. If only the venue was bearable. Alaina Jo…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:32PMTuesday, August 29, 2023
Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns has her picks for this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, including offerings from Cannonball, Free Fringe, and Digital Fringe.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:45PMWednesday, July 12, 2023
Alaina Johns and Kyle V. Hiller curate a variety of books from a variety of writers living with disabilities for this year’s BSR book week.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:12PMMonday, July 10, 2023
For the first time since BSR’s founding 18 years ago (wow, we know), we’re spotlighting books written by our contributors, who are some of the region’s top critics, essayists, and arts…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:10PMTuesday, June 20, 2023
Last week, the Museum of the American Revolution hosted a screening of Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia while protestors of an upcoming Moms for Liberty party at the museum …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:50PMWe're celebrating summer with our first-ever BSR Book Week, July 10-16, 2023, packed with reviews and recommendations. And we want to hear from you, too! Here are all the ways you can join i…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:51PMTuesday, June 13, 2023
The Philly Marriott and the Museum of the American Revolution are drawing criticism for hosting the anti-government, anti-education, anti-LGBTQ+ nonprofit Moms for Liberty. It’s not just a…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:04PMMonday, June 12, 2023
The Wilma’s new Twelfth Night, from co-artistic director Yury Urnov, promises to “reimagine” Shakespeare (just like every theater company does). But this show has plenty to delight and…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:33PMFriday, June 9, 2023
In Fiscal Year 2023, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund received $5.5 million in city funding—a lifeline for 275 PCF grantees this year (including BSR). But the mayor’s 2024 budget proposes …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:29PMWednesday, May 31, 2023
If you missed our May 25 Power of Food Media panel conversation in person, now you can listen to it on the BSR pod! Our guests explain how they got into the biz, why the work matters, and of…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:06AMWednesday, May 17, 2023
BSR is the media partner for the PVLA Arts Affair! Podcast host Darnelle sits down with PVLA leaders to find out how lawyers and artists empower each other, what services PVLA offers, and ho…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:44AMTuesday, May 16, 2023
It’s a great time whenever the BSR community gets together, and we’re branching out to welcome some of the city’s top food journalists for an exciting discussion panel (and delicious l…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:09PMMonday, May 15, 2023
Jane Eyre gets a new stage treatment in this ambitious adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, which showcases the inner life of the passionate and principled governess. Alaina Jo…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:56PMTuesday, May 9, 2023
At last week’s Philadelphia Orchestra concert, Yannick Nézet-Séguin was so frustrated by repeatedly ringing phones that he stopped the music. What’s behind the growing smartphone scour…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:15PMFriday, May 5, 2023
As James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning and Tony-nominated FAT HAM continues on Broadway, his latest world premiere, Abandon, gets a stand-out cast at Theatre Exile. Alaina Johns reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:15PMTuesday, May 2, 2023
A fairly faithful adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic 1970 novel is hitting theaters. It expands the stories of three generations of women, reminding us that it’s not just tweens who are …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:22PMFriday, March 24, 2023
The new Tudor sensation is finally in Philly, as the national tour of SIX lands at the Academy of Music. Is it “a women’s show”? And what does that really mean? Alaina Johns reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:54PMFriday, March 3, 2023
At this Kimmel Center debate, nine candidates for mayor took questions about how our cultural sector fits into their platform. Alaina Johns was there.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:11PMTuesday, February 21, 2023
The regional premiere of Empathitrax, now onstage at Suzanne Roberts, deals in troubling tropes of depression without preparing its audience. Alaina Johns considers.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:06AMThursday, December 22, 2022
One thing we've been hearing a lot this year is that people are fed up with the media. Are we a lost cause? Not if you invest in the professionals in your community.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:36PMTuesday, December 20, 2022
When a crisis like cancer hits, it can feel easier to keep it to ourselves. But humans are not meant to cope alone. Vulnerability is where our real strength lies. Alaina Johns shares her exp…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:21PMFriday, December 9, 2022
BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford gets BSR staffers Alaina Johns, Kyle V. Hiller, and Neil Bardhan in the virtual studio to talk book, TV, and podcast recs for your 2023 feed.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:33PMBSR podcaster Darnelle Radford interviews producer Carlos Armesto and actor Carmen Borlas about creating an immersive show in at Bristol Riverside Theatre, sans sight.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:13PMTuesday, October 18, 2022
Last week, the BSR team chose not to cross the PMA picket line, and did not attend a preview event for Matisse in the 1930s. We were in the minority, but we weren’t alone. Alaina Johns ref…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:08PMFriday, September 30, 2022
SPEECH, the latest from Lightning Rod Special, features the company's signature stellar ensemble work, skewering our cultural currents. Alaina Johns reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:07AMMonday, September 12, 2022
A wider range of voices would have benefited this production of new short plays, which marks the Philly debut of TheatreXP, a recent transplant from South Florida. Alaina Johns reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:10AMWednesday, August 31, 2022
Chances are if we missed being in the theater, we also missed meeting up for a bite. Many artists of this year’s Fringe are bringing us together over food. Alaina Johns rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:52PMTuesday, August 30, 2022
Alaina Johns always admired others’ permanent body art, but she didn’t think she could ever make the jump to get tattooed herself, even though everyone else in the neighborhood is. This …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:48PM 
