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As Philly theater festivals experiment with “Pay What You Can” ticketing structures, how does this really affect companies, artists, and audiences? Gauri Mangala finds out.
A tribute to Fats Waller and his contemporaries, People’s Light’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a high-energy love letter to the Harlem Renaissance and Black joy. Mina Reinckens reviews.
It’s rare for an artistic director job to come open at a Philly-area theater, but Theatre Horizon and The Wilma each had big news this spring. Cameron Kelsall speaks with newly minted lead…
Indecorous Theatre lives up to its name by leading the audience of its new As You Like It into the woods, where Shakespeare competes with the crickets. Josh Herren reviews.
Annual summer festivals return, a deep dive into arts and crafts at the PMA, and taco loving dragons line up the week in Philly. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
A new feature documentary chronicles Black musicians working in punk, metal, and heavy music and their experiences in these alternative communities from the 1990s to the present. Thomas Hage…
Classical music performances in the Philly area in July, including offerings from Lenape Chamber Ensemble, OperaDelaware, the Curtis Institute, and more. Gail Obenreder previews.
The Brandywine Museum of Art celebrates the woman who was behind so much of the Wyeths’ vision and legacy, and who was an artist in her own right, with By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James…
A farewell performance from Sankofa SG, The Little Prince, and looking forward to next season. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
An epic film over seven hours, classics return to big screens, and more in the area. Stephen Silver previews.
New exhibitions opening in the spirit of the semiquincentennial and a handful of festive events pop up around the city. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kile Smith grew up loving his family’s all-American road trips, and on his own forays as an adult, he encountered two especially memorable immigrants who came to the US in very different w…
We grew up learning that Washington couldn’t tell a lie, but this tall tale pales in comparison to the firehose of falsehood from today’s White House. Anndee Hochman asks if there’ll e…
The LGBTQ community faces many of the same injustices today as their peers did in 1976. With a series of exhibitions and events, queer folks in Philly continue to stand for liberty during Am…
Renowned chorus The Crossing celebrates 250 with a concert featuring nine local composers in a program titled The People Speak from the Birthplace of America (Philadelphia Composers Ask Ques…
Philly modern dance troupe Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers celebrated its 40th anniversary with Sea of Memories, a program showcasing its innovative partnerships and thoughtful, whimsical sty…
Feeling excited but overwhelmed by all the Philly-area celebrations of American independence this July? Walt Maguire breaks it all down so you can make your itinerary for the Fourth of July …
Celebrate the summer of the Semiquincentennial as John Adams intended, with Flash! Bang! Boom!, a new exhibition all about the history, science, and art of fireworks. Pamela J. Forsythe revi…
This week sees new exhibitions from the Mütter Museum, the Barnes, and the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, and a special performance celebrates a long history. Kyle V. Hiller rounds …
When Neil Bardhan started taking his toddler to music classes in the Italian Market, he didn’t realize he and the other parents would enjoy it as much as the kids do.
The inaugural Art Philly: What Now festival brought composer Andrea Clearfield and multidisciplinary drag artist Cookie Diorio together for an exciting, genre-defying new work. Krista Mar re…
A Nation of Artists, a major new dual exhibition celebrating the Semiquincentennial, is on view at the PMA and PAFA through next summer. It asks whether creativity is inextricably tied to ou…
After a successful premiere last year, Pig Iron revives Franklin’s Key, a fantastical, Philly-centric, family-friendly stage adventure about a pair of teens on a quest for Ben Franklin’s…
Rounding up Juneteenth events in the Philly area, with events from AAMP, Johnson House Historic Site, the Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, and more. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
