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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Piffaro welcomes new director Priscilla Herreid with Passing the Torch by Gail Obenreder

In the spirit of passing the torch, the season opener for Philly’s illustrious Renaissance band celebrated 15th and 16th-century teachers and mentors who became musical colleagues. Gail Ob…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:52PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

BSR Classical Music Interludes: October 1-15, 2022 by Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder previews upcoming music performances happening in the Philly area, including concerts from Orchestra 2001, Choral Arts, Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Viola Quartet, and more.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:36PM
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain Suite by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Symphony Orchestra paired Jennifer Higdon's latest premiere with favorites from Dvořák in this season opener marking the orchestra’s return to full concerts. Gail Obenreder revi…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:28PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Opera Philadelphia presents: Festival O22: Opera on Film by Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder previews Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O22, which features 30 films screened at the Philadelphia Film Center.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:53PM
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

People’s Light presents Eisa Davis’s Mushroom by Gail Obenreder

People’s Light presents its latest locally inspired New Play Frontiers production, exploring Chester County’s mushroom-farming community. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:58PM
Monday, September 19, 2022

Delaware Theatre Company presents Here You Come Again: How Dolly Saved My Life in 12 Easy Songs by Gail Obenreder

Beloved country-song hits and a script that makes sense? A new homage to Dolly Parton, now onstage at Delaware Theatre Company, is a treat whether or not you’re devoted to Dolly. Gail Oben…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:25PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2022

BSR Classical Music Interludes: September 2022 by Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder rounds up upcoming classical music events throughout the month of September.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:43PM
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

The Delaware Are Museum presents In Conversation: Will Wilson by Gail Obenreder

An important new exhibition of portraits by Diné photographer Will Wilson at the Delaware Art Museum is both strongly historic and strikingly contemporary. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:41PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Delaware Shakespeare presents The Tempest by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Shakespeare celebrates its 20th year of the Bard in Rockwood Park with a strange and satisfying production of The Tempest. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:38PM
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Winterthur Museum presents From Winterthur to the White House: Jacqueline Kennedy and Henry Francis du Pont by Gail Obenreder

A new Winterthur exhibition revives the historic collaboration that turned the White House into the museum it is today, thanks to the vision of Jacqueline Kennedy and Henry Francis du Pont. …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:10AM
Monday, July 11, 2022

The Delaware Art Museum presents Stan Smokler: Steel in Flux by Gail Obenreder

Sculptor Stan Smokler, who has worked in Chester Country for more than 20 years, comes to the Delaware Art Museum with Steel in Flux, whose found-object abstractions are almost impossible no…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:53PM
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

People’s Light presents Paul Osborn’s The Vinegar Tree by Gail Obenreder

People’s Light revives The Vinegar Tree, a rarely staged comedy of manners by a playwright who was America’s answer to Shaw and Coward. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:34PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents Dawoud Bey and Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America by Gail Obenreder

Two exhibitions at the Brandywine River Museum of Art demonstrate bold curatorial vision, with Dawoud Bey: Night Coming Tenderly, Black and Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist i…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:17PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents Gershwin and Rachmaninoff by Gail Obenreder

A program of iconic works by Gershwin and Rachmaninoff, originally intended as the Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s season opener, made a smashing conclusion instead. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:22PM
Monday, May 23, 2022

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band presents The Musical Legacy of Charles V by Gail Obenreder

For the close of its 38th season and a major leadership transition, Piffaro’s tribute to the life of Charles V examines musical legacies then and now. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:39PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

OperaDelaware presents The Marriage of Figaro by Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder previews OperaDE's production of The Marriage of Figaro, continuing the tale of Figaro from this past winter's The Barber of Seville.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:50PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Opera Philadelphia presents Rigoletto by Gail Obenreder

Rigoletto is Opera Philadelphia’s first full production at the Academy of Music since 2019, reminding us how we sustain, and are sustained by, great art. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:57PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Resident Ensemble Players presents Theresa Rebeck’s Yeah Baby by Gail Obenreder

Expectation and reality collide in Theresa Rebeck’s Yeah Baby, an absurdist comedy that is the playwright’s fourth Resident Ensemble Players premiere. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:44PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Tempesta di Mare presents On Tour from Dresden by Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder looks at Tempesta di Mare as they celebrate their 20th anniversary and debut On Tour from Dresden, a film about their March 2022 Germany tour.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:26PM
Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Delaware Art Museum presents Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection by Gail Obenreder

Prize Tiffany Studios works, from lamps and windows to humidors and fireplaces, transport Delaware Museum of Art visitors to the American brilliance of the Gilded Age. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:21PM
Thursday, March 24, 2022

People’s Light presents Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical by Gail Obenreder

The world premiere of Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical sings an unsung entertainment hero at People’s Light. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:19PM
Monday, March 14, 2022

The Delaware Art Museum and Somerville Manning Gallery present Holly Trostle Brigham by Gail Obenreder

Fans of Philadelphia artist Holly Trostle Brigham, whose work elevates often-forgotten women, have a double opportunity to see her work: a show at the Delaware Museum of Art, and at Brecks M…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:25PM
Friday, March 11, 2022

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! by Gail Obenreder

The promoters of this revival of Oklahoma! promise it's like nothing you've ever seen, and they're right. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:44PM
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

OperaDelaware reopens shop with The Barber of Seville by Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder previews OperaDelaware’s return to the stage with The Barber of Seville.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PM
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents Wayne Thiebaud 100 by Gail Obenreder

After flooding forced the Brandywine River Museum of Art to close for several months, it reopens with a delicious retrospective marking Wayne Thiebaud’s 100th birthday. Gail Obenreder revi…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:51PM
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Exploring the 17th century with Filament's Music for an Inner World II by Gail Obenreder

Filament, a rising chamber ensemble based in Philadelphia, performs in Rosement with a repertoire of Renaissance and Baroque music. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:21PM
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band presents Let the Holidays Resound! A Christmas, Hanukkah, & Solstice Celebration by Gail Obenreder

Piffaro brings resounding music from the Renaissance with its upcoming weekend concert celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and the winter solstice. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:33PM
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Delaware Theatre Company presents Million Dollar Quartet by Gail Obenreder

Million Dollar Quartet from the Delaware Theatre Company looks to shake things up with a jukebox musical performance inspired by 1950s rock-and-roll. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:07PM
Wednesday, December 1, 2021

A look into Tempesta di Mare's A 1000-Guilder Tune: Musical Alchemy from Baroque Moravia by Gail Obenreder

A thousand guilders for your music! Gail Obenreder previews Tempesta di Mare’s holiday offering.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:30PM
Tuesday, November 30, 2021

People's Light and Hedgerow Theatre present their takes on A Christmas Carol by Gail Obenreder

People's Light and Hedgerow Theatre perform A Christmas Carol, but in two very different ways. Gail Obenreder reviews the two productions.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:13PM
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Choral Arts and Philadelphia Bach Collegium present The Lost Oratorios of Giacomo Carissimi by Gail Obenreder

Choral Arts Philadelphia and Philadelphia Bach Collegium present a performance of two unpublished oratorios by Giacomo Carissimi. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:23PM

All that Chat

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis 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