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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

1812 Productions presents This Is The Week That Is: 20th Anniversary Special by Walt Maguire

1812’s annual satirical variety show is back for its 20th year with a strong cast and design, but some missed opportunities in its sketches. Walt Maguire reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:35AM

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Philly Fringe 2025: Automatic Arts presents Josh McIlvain’s Slideshow by Walt Maguire

Josh McIlvain of Philly’s Automatic Arts is back in this year’s Fringe with his popular Slideshow, a performance built around a real-life carousel of a stranger’s vintage family photos…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:44PM

Monday, September 15, 2025

Philly Fringe 2025: Greg Kennedy presents Architectonica by Walt Maguire

A new Fringe experience from juggler Greg Kennedy is more collaborative workshop than performance, mixing art with engineering to take the audience inside a craft that dates back to Leonardo…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:41PM

Monday, May 5, 2025

Could the Wanamaker Building become a hub for Philly’s 250th anniversary events? by Walt Maguire

When plans got underway for Philly’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday, organizers didn’t know that the beautiful and historic Wanamaker Building would go empty with the closure …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:59AM

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