Tuesday, July 15, 2025

The Barnes Foundation presents From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes by Pamela J. Forsythe

With several Barnes galleries closed for refinishing, some of the museum’s 19th and 20th-century masterpieces get a new configuration in From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barn…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:51PM

The Clay Studio presents resident artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim and Kevin Snipes by K.a. McFadden

Artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim, and Kevin Snipes wrap up their three-year residency at the Clay Studio Center for Innovation in Ceramic Art with this trio of enigmatic and arresting solo s…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:08PM

Indecorous Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Schuylkill Center by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Philly’s Indecorous Theatre takes audiences into the woods for an interactive production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that celebrates the show’s gender-bending, class-swapping, fairy-m…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:40AM
Monday, July 14, 2025

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 17-23, 2025 by Kyle V. Hiller

Shakespeare in Clark Park premieres a bold, queer take on Midsummer, the 2nd Place Race is back, and two nights with your inner monologue. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:58PM
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

BSR Classical Interludes, July and August 2025 by Gail Obenreder

Highlighting summer concerts in the Philadelphia area throughout the summer, including series by Lenape Chamber Ensemble, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Longwood Gardens. Gail Obenreder preview…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:47PM
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Our popular review-writing webinars are back on July 16 and 17! by Alaina Johns

Are you an aspiring or emerging critic? Are you a journalist who is curious about getting started as a reviewer? Are you an arts-lover who wants an inside look at how critics work? These cla…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:17PM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 10-16, 2025 by Kyle V. Hiller

New exhibitions from Al-Bustan, James Oliver, and William Way, Bodies of Water at Fairmount Park, and the sounds of North Philadelphia at Vox. Kyle V. Hiller previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:13PM

Discover the best new books for young readers with Philly author Eric Smith by Eric Smith

Award-winning local author Eric Smith, whose latest YA novel will be featured at the National Book Festival of the Library of Congress later this summer, rounds up his favorite new books for…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:27AM

Jo Piazza’s Everyone Is Lying To You by Elisa Shoenberger

Journalist, writer, and podcaster Jo Piazza uses her research and interviewing skills to bring her works of fiction to life, including new thriller Everyone is Lying To You—where real life…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:54AM
Monday, July 7, 2025

People’s Light presents Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors by Mina Reinckens

A new production of Little Shop of Horrors, closing out People’s Light’s 50th anniversary season, gives fearsome new teeth to the adage that there’s no ethical consumption under capita…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:45PM

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun by Kiran Pandey

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages A Raisin in the Sun to powerful effect, even if the production finds itself occasionally out of step. Kiran Pandey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:00PM

Brandywine Museum of Art presents Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth by Emily Schilling

The Brandywine Museum of Art’s Wyeth Study Center invigorates the storied local artist’s legacy. Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth features intimate works made over 70 y…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:43PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 2-8, 2025 by Kyle V. Hiller

New exhibitions Queridos and Where I’m From take unique looks at “how we got here”, get hands on at the PMA, and talk to spirits with Conversations with Miranda. Kyle V. Hiller preview…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:00AM

The moment of rupture: a conversation with Phantasmagossip author Sara Mae by Kiran Pandey

Philly writer Sara Mae talks about their new poetry chapbook Phantasmagossip, writing songs with The Noisy, and themes of gender expansiveness and past selves. Kiran Pandey profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:00AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

In today's America, parenting itself can be an act of patriotism. by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

As a kid, Jill Ivey loved donning American flag fashion for the Fourth of July. Today, with her own child born between two Trump administrations, she marks the holiday in a different way, as…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:56PM

I feared liberals, and then I became one. But I’m still evolving, and you can, too. by Alaina Johns

With partisan politics so toxically entrenched in America, it can be tough to admit that you’re open to change. This Fourth of July, Alaina Johns is thinking about her conservative upbring…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:42PM

Books are dangerous. That’s why we need the freedom to read them. by Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman grew up reading Judy Blume, unaware of how controversial her books were. Today, after raising her own daughter, she knows what book-ban proponents do not: reading is a fundame…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:45PM

Discover Revolutionary history on both sides of the river at Fort Mifflin and Red Bank Battlefield Park by Bart Stump

Looking for Revolution-themed summer or fall day trips? Learn about the history of Fort Mifflin, Fort Mercer, and the Pennsylvania State Navy with historic sites spanning the Delaware River.…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:05PM

The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution, by Zara Anishanslin. by Gail Obenreder

Some American patriots fought with words or swords, but others aided and abetted the Revolution with their art, both in the Colonies and abroad. They are illuminated in The Painter’s Fire,…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:57PM

This Fourth of July, we need a narrative revolution. by Cass Lewis

The Trump administration is trying to rewrite reality and history. Cass Lewis says we’re not going to let them, if writers and artists have anything to say about it.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:48PM

The Untied States: 249 years later, America’s still not great—but it could be. by Lindsay Gary

The Trump administration has brought the United States to a crisis—but only because it revealed what has been there all along. Lindsay Gary asks if we have the courage to respond by making…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:41PM

In America today, joining the jury isn’t just a civic duty. It’s an ethical one. by An Nichols

After serving on a jury earlier this year, An Nichols was surprised by her relationship to her fellow jurors, and learned about the outsize impact jurors can have at the local and national l…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:32PM

The BSR July 2025 repertory movie roundup by Stephen Silver

Summer movie screenings happening in the Philly area this month, including This Is Spinal Tap, Con Air, and a litany of Hitchcock seminars. Stephen Silver previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:12PM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Round, June 26-July 1, 2025 by Kyle V. Hiller

Previewing an exhibition that celebrates small-scale creativity, a performance that looks to laugh at a rare disorder, and a bazaar under the el in Fishtown. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:07PM

Martha Anne Toll revisits her early violist days in Duet for One

‘Duet For One’ by Martha Anne Toll tells a personal Philadelphia music story. Margaret Hutton profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:55PM

The Month in Philly Dance: July 2025 by Camille Bacon-Smith

Fourth of July with Chocolate Ballerina Company, summer with BalletX, and a pair of PHILADANCO celebrates 55 years. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:50PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

West Chester Dance Works presents Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line by Melissa Strong

A June 22 performance of West Chester Dance Works’ Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line at the Performance Garage celebrated Juneteenth with a vibrant, relevant imagining of one real-lif…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:21PM

PlayPenn’s 20th anniversary conference takes root in Philly neighborhoods by Camille Bacon-Smith

Despite cruel NEA cuts, PlayPenn's 2025 New Play Development Conference opens on July 5. Camille Bacon-Smith sits down with conference leaders and resident playwright Lori Felipe-Barkin.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:20PM
Monday, June 23, 2025

Brandywine Museum of Art presents This Earthen Door: Nature as Muse and Material by Gail Obenreder

An elegant conceptual exhibition at the Brandywine Museum of Art explores conservation, the act of noticing, and the poetics of nature and art through the lens of Emily Dickinson’s garden …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:40PM

Michener Art Museum presents Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural by Pamela J. Forsythe

In an eerie, exquisite show at Michener Art Museum, stained-glass artist Judith Schaechter explores the darker emotions and stories that make beauty and joy possible by contrast. Pamela J. F…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:45AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Go behind the scenes with Philly actor Ross Beschler of the Wilma's HotHouse Company by Darnelle Radford

Listen in as podcast host Darnelle Radford gets an inside look at the Wilma's acclaimed acting company, and their season-closing show, A Summer Day.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:43PM