Wednesday, November 20, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, November 21-27, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

Holiday-themed events from NextFab, Ensemble Arts, and Hedgerow Theatre, a vinyl and recorded media event takes over the weekend, and a wellness workshop to get ready for the season. Kyle V.…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:07PM

Rashid Zakat and the Uses of the Ironic by John Morrison

Multimedia artist Rashid Zakat’s exhibit at Asian Arts Initiative is a meditation on music, joy, and spiritual vitality. John Morrison profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:01PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Theatre Ariel presents Maya Arad Yasur’s Amsterdam by Josh Herren

The first mainstage production in over a decade for Theatre Ariel fronts an historic bill with contemporary perspective. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:04PM

The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection by An Nichols

In an exhibition curated exclusively for AAMP, arts patron and prolific actor CCH Pounder opens up her significant and uplifting portrait collection for Philly audiences. An Nichols reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:29PM

BSR Podcast, Season 9 Episode 5: Directors Seth Rozin and J Paul Nicholas on InterAct's Moreno by Darnelle Radford

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.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:21AM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Brandywine Museum of Art presents The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick by Gail Obenreder

Wood comes alive in The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick, now on view at the Brandywine Museum of Art. It’s a rare chance to see the interdisciplinary artist’s full oeuvre outside his h…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:43PM

Lantern Theater Company presents Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor by An Nichols

Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor, which follows a Black actor reluctantly auditioning for an Othello helmed by a white director, gets its Philly premiere at the Lantern. An Nichol revie…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:21PM

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists presents Thesentür/The Thinker: Nina Simone and the Politics of Music by Emily Schilling

A new solo exhibition by Philly conceptual artist and writer Theodore A. Harris, inspired by Nina Simone’s history with the Curtis Institute, questions the ways that art, artists, patrons,…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:45PM
Friday, November 15, 2024

BalletX presents it 2024 Fall Series with Matthew Neenan, Takehiro Ueyama, and Marguerite Donlon by Melissa Strong

BalletX kicks off its 19th season with more dancers, a new venue, and works by Marguerite Donlon, Matthew Neenan, and Takehiro Ueyama. The works showcase the quality and range of the company…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:12PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Academy of Natural Sciences presents The Ecology of Fashion by An Nichols

The new exhibition at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University explores how fashion impacts our environment and our everyday lives. An Nichols previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:03AM

A new take on cooking with Margaret Eby's You Gotta Eat by Anndee Hochman

Food writer and editor Margaret Eby's new cookbook lays out creative plans for when your energy may be running low. Anndee Hochman previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:52AM

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Urban Scuba by Melissa Strong

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents a limited-run showcase of Urban Scuba featuring a new musical score. Melissa Strong previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:35AM

BSR Classical Interludes, more music in November 2024 by Gail Obenreder

LyricFest, Delaware Symphony, the Fairmount String Quartet and others close out November with classical offerings in the Philly area. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:22AM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, November 14-20, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

Preserving art with Afromation Avenue, Theatre Ariel’s premiere of Amsterdam, PAFA opens Making Strange, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:14AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

The BSR Podcast: Season 9, Episode 4: Simone Lawrence on The Coronation: An All-Black Drag King Show and Art Exhibition by Darnelle Radford

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Philly drag king Simone Lawrence about a November 16 event at Prism Arts Philadelphia featuring fine art, drag, and the community we need.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:18AM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

At BSR, our values do not change based on elections. by Alaina Johns

We offer a huge range of opinions here at BSR, from journalists who know what they’re talking about. But this diversity of opinion is built on the value of respect for our shared humanity.…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:58PM

Resident Ensemble Players presents Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing by Gail Obenreder

Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware takes on Tom Stoppard’s rarely produced Rough Crossing, but it’s choppy seas, despite a cast that is well-known for excellent farc…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:19PM

Media veteran Gabriel Coan’s next venture is a new record shop in Fairmount by Emma Riverso

Gabriel Coan has spent almost 30 years in the media business from coast to coast. Now he calls his new record shop in Fairmount, Records Forever, the best job he’s ever had. Emma Riverso v…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:19AM

TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image presents Wherever There Is Light by Anndee Hochman

Wherever There Is Light, a new exhibition combining portraits, self-portraits, landscape, and collage, starts a new conversation about imprisonment, identity, and justice with cameras in the…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:56AM
Monday, November 11, 2024

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure by K.a. McFadden

A new PMA exhibition curated by Ekow Eshun gathers 28 contemporary artists from across the Black and African diaspora in the US and UK, exploring Blackness as lived experience rather than so…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:41PM

InterAct Theatre Company presents Pravin Wilkins’s Moreno by Krista Mar

Moreno, getting its American premiere at InterAct, takes us to a 2016 NFL locker room in the aftermath of Colin Kaepernick’s famous field protest. The show still has plenty to say about ou…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:36PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, November 7-13, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A new exhibit at PMA, PAAFF returns with a fully-hybrid format, and crafty events decorate the weekend. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:44AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Woodmere Art Museum presents In the Moment: The Art & Photography of Harvey Finkle by Pamela J. Forsythe

For half a century, Harvey Finkle has trained his camera on those fighting for the rights of homeless, displaced, disabled, or undocumented people on the front lines of American protest. An …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:29PM

The Clay Studio presents The Future of Clay by Crystal Sparrow

To close out its 50th anniversary year, The Clay Studio fittingly looks forward with The Future of Clay, which assembles eight artists for a streamlined show full of intriguing juxtaposition…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:17PM
Monday, November 4, 2024

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton by An Nichols

Just in time for the week of the 2024 election, Hamilton is back in town, running at the Academy of Music through November 24. The current production boasts a great cast and sometimes differ…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:52PM

Theatre Exile presents John Logan’s Red by Cameron Kelsall

The struggle to make art takes center stage in John Logan’s Red, now revived by Theatre Exile. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:31PM

Arden Theatre Company Presents Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel by Nat čermák

In a new production of Lynn Nottage's celebrated Intimate Apparel at the Arden (already extended through December 8, 2024), compelling performances are the highlight of an uneven whole. nat …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:09AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Suzanne Roberts Theatre hosts Eli Bauman’s 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL by An Nichols

Just in time for Philly theatergoers stressed about the 2024 election to find a little relief, Eli Bauman’s crowd-pleasing 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL arrives for a lim…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:11PM

BSR Classical Interludes, November 2024 by Gail Obenreder

Getting tea with Mimi Stillman, seeing the future with Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and saying goodbye to Astral Artists. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:12AM

The BSR November 2024 repertory movie roundup by Stephen Silver

A Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective, Whit Stillman back in town, a noir festival, and the return of the Lightbox Film Center. Stephen Silver previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:09AM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, October 31-November 6, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A new performance from Britt Fishel and Artists, InterAct Theatre Company; a new exhibition opens in a Chestnut Hill gallery, and acoustic explorations are happening with FringeArts and Fire…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:01AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic