Friday, April 24, 2026

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the National Tour of Shucked by Josh Herren

The delightful national tour of the modern Broadway musical hit Shucked brings farm life to our city’s Forrest with its Philly stop. Josh Herren reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:49PM

Opera Philadelphia presents Gregory Spears’s Sleepers Awake by Gail Obenreder

Opera Philadelphia premieres Sleepers Awake, resonant new work by Gregory Spears, notable for its chorus, that delves deeply into things we take for granted: time and sleep. Gail Obenreder r…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:44PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 23-29, 2026 by Kyle V. Hiller

New exhibitions open the Weitzman and the Print Center in the spirit of America 250, an international film festival celebrates 20 years, and Kristal Sotomayor’s documentary screens at Bart…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:45PM

APS Museum presents These Truths: The Declarations of Independence by Alaina Johns

The American Philosophical Society celebrates America’s 250th with the largest display of early copies of the Declarations ever assembled, but some of the show’s lesser-known artifacts a…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:04PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Arden Children’s Theatre presents The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, adapted by John Glore by Alaina Johns

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales has been delighting readers of all ages for more than 30 years. Now it hits the Arden stage in a zany adaptation by John Glore. Alaina Joh…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:28PM

Koresh Dance Company presents Never/Mind by Lauren Berlin

Koresh has been drawing full houses for more than three decades. The company’s clarity of vision and uniquely grounded, dynamic movement was on display at Never/Mind, a new work by artisti…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:06PM

Delaware Theatre Company presents The Chequerboard Watch by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Theatre Company stages the rousing world premiere of The Chequerboard Watch, developed by several artists spanning the Atlantic over five years, about an intrepid mixed-race crew on…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:02PM
Monday, April 20, 2026

The BSR Podcast: All about Everything I Know with Mandy Gonzalez by Darnelle Radford

Star of stage, film, and TV, Mandy Gonzalez, joins Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for an in-depth conversation ahead of her April 25 concert of Lin-Manuel Miranda songs at Marian And…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:01PM

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents James Ijames’s Wilderness Generation by Kiran Pandey

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the world premiere of James Ijames’s Wilderness Generation, a family homecoming that falters in its broad, bland depiction of trauma. Kiran Pandey rev…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:28AM

PFS SpringFest 2025 presents Mile End Kicks, These Are My Friends!, and Hokum by Stephen Silver

Drexel alum and New Jersey high-school teacher by Aaron Bartuska’s new film These Are My Friends! joined Mile End Kicks (out April 24) and Hokum (out May 1) at opening night of the 9th ann…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:36AM

The Clay Studio presents American Crib: What’s Happening by Gail Obenreder

Philly artist, ceramicist, activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo joins our 250th celebrations with American Crib: What’s Happening, an exhibition of brilliantly imaginative work at The…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:22AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 16-22, 2026 by Kyle V. Hiller

New work from James Ijames, printmaking for America in the past and the future, and more decorate this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:21PM

On the record with Aaron Pond and the People Music Supply Recording Company by John Morrison

Multi-instrumentalist Aaron Pond’s record label is helping encourage and educate people of all levels who are interested in playing music. John Morrison profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:18PM

Brewce Longo showcases underground cinema at BloodSick Film Festival by Emily Kaldenbaugh

Brewce Longo talks failed early attempts to feature films, friendships and festivals. Emily Kaldenbaugh profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PM

PHILADANCO! is Explosive! in its spring series by Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith previews PHILADANCO!’s spring series Explosive!, a program with new works from Nicole Clarke-Springer and Roderick George, and revisiting a piece from Thang Dao.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:12PM

BSR Classical Interludes, more in April 2026 by Gail Obenreder

Network for New Music honors Earth Day, concerts play for America’s 250th, and more to close out April. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:08PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Huge changes to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts will impact the Philly cultural scene by Camille Bacon-Smith

An overhaul to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts will have a major impact on Philly’s creative sector, cutting diversity programs, operating dollars, and funding for apprenticeship…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:47PM

The BSR Podcast: Talking with Alaina Johns and Kyle V. Hiller by Darnelle Radford

Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns and associate editor Kyle V. Hiller join Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio for a chat about the importance of arts journalism, how BSR has overcome adversit…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:33PM

The BSR Podcast: Catching up with James Ijames by Darnelle Radford

James Ijames joins the BSR Podcast to talk about how to bring a play to the stage, the formula for a Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, and life after Fat Ham.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:26PM
Monday, April 13, 2026

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Peter Fenton’s I Think We’re Lost by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Pier Players Theatre Company continues its mission for new work with the world premiere of I Think We’re Lost, but great actors and design can’t save a script not ready for the…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:05PM

The 2026 Philly Theatre Week and Miniball pack Philly stages this April by Cameron Kelsall

This April, Philly Theatre Week and Miniball 2026 offer an exciting citywide roster of affordable shows, from Moliere to James Ijames, with memoir, comedy, clowning, historic drama, musicals…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:18PM

Curio Theatre Company presents John Bellomo’s Sacco & Vanzetti: A Tragedia Dell’Arte by Walt Maguire

Curio mounts the world premiere of local playwright John Bellomo’s Sacco & Vanzetti: A Tragedia Dell’Arte, restaging a famous 20th-century trial with a 16th-century flair t…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:40PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Royall Tyler’s The Contrast by Kiran Pandey

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents The Contrast, a late-18th-century comedy of manners that holds the title of America’s first comedy. Kiran Pandey previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:13PM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 9-15, 2026 by Kyle V. Hiller

How to find play in the end of times, poetry illustrates Germantown, and an immersive sound experience from Amsterdam collabs with Philly artists. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:55PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Jelly’s Last Jam by An Nichols

Bristol Riverside Theatre’s new production of Jelly’s Last Jam, a lavish musical about the life of Jelly Roll Morton, holds back in some ways and delivers in others. An Nichols…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:11PM

Asian Arts Initiative and partners present No Arena: Making A Movement by Krista Mar

A new exhibition at Asian Arts Initiative explores the recent fight over the basketball arena proposed on the edge of Philly’s Chinatown, celebrating the power of ordinary people who …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:59PM
Monday, April 6, 2026

BSR writers speak up after the Readers Decide campaign by Alaina Johns

See for yourself what BSR writers had to say when they learned we met our $10K goal to close a spring funding gap with our Readers Decide campaign in March.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:37PM

Independence Seaport Museum presents Seeking Profit and Power: Philadelphia, China Trade, and the Making of America by Pamela J. Forsythe

A swashbuckling new exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum marks America’s 250th with a fascinating look at how trade with China shaped the young United States in its first hun…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:15PM

The Brandywine Museum of Art presents Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Eye on Still Life by Gail Obenreder

The Brandywine Museum of Art assembles contemporary artists who are reimagining the genre of still life, offering an unexpected view of the traditional in Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Ey…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:22PM
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Your April guide to 250th Anniversary events in Philadelphia by Walt Maguire

April is overflowing with events continuing Philly’s 250 theme, including an exhibition about fireworks, art shows, a call for photos, circus arts, ceramics, a symphony, a Mummers dan…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:21PM
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present The Sound of Music by Cameron Kelsall

Back on tour in a lavish new production, The Sound of Music combines evergreen entertainment with a potent anti-fascist stance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:07PM

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off