4,285 stories from Broad Street Review
In the midst of a pandemic that's got us on lockdown, how do we handle isolation and anxiety? Kyle V. Hiller considers a series of films that might have the answers.
Writing in the voice of a character who doesn't share your identity takes a lot of learning and soul-searching, finds author Constance Garcia-Barrio, but it can be done well.
Writer Anndee Hochman"a queer Jewish white woman, the descendant of immigrants"grapples with which stories are really hers to tell.
Does a dance critic need to be a dancer? Dance writer Melissa Strong has spent years answering that question for herself.
Philly author Emma Copley Eisenberg's debut novel, 'The Third Rainbow Girl,' discovers the aftermath of a murder in Appalachia that resonates throughout America. Katy Scarlett reviews.
Quarantined at home but craving the one-of-a-kind music of Philadelphia's illustrious DIY scene? Aaron Pond is, too, with Kyle Press's 'Overtones, Drones, and Saxophones' and Boy Dirt Car's …
Did you know that BSR's team has always worked remotely? If shifting to work-from-home mode for awhile (or keeping yourself occupied with a home-based project) feels overwhelming, editors Al…
Everybody loves a hug! It's good for you! No so fast. Some folks, like Roz Warren, have been dodging hugs since long before it was the health directive du jour.
"We're not closing," a local K-5 principal told teaching writer-in-residence Anndee Hochman. But things changed more quickly than anyone could believe.
Montgomery County parents calling shutdowns because of COVID-19 "hype" may not realize that fellow parent Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer is at special risk because she's living with Type 1 diabetes.…
With theaters all over the country going dark indefinitely because of the coronavirus, how will live art continue to thrive? Dramaturg Alix Rosenfeld has news for you.
Suzanne Cloud sings the blues about the sounds of silence in the city, just as we were looking forward to all the Philly concerts for Jazz Month in April. But there's hope for home-bound jaz…
The COVID-19 pandemic and Mayor Kenney's prohibition of large gatherings forced the Philadelphia Orchestra to live-stream a Beethoven concert from an empty Verizon Hall. Cameron Kelsall refl…
In 'Foreign Tongues,' Austrian dance company Liquid Loft mingled with the audience to explore communication through space and gesture and the spoken word. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
We often spend Women's History Month focusing on famous figures"but what could a more collective way of thinking bring to our sense of the value of women who aren't making history, but who a…
In times of political turmoil, we seek comfort in examples of righteousness. That explains CONSCIENCE, a snappy slice of history receiving its world premiere at George Street Playhouse. Play…
As of March 10, 2020, Philly is watching cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the surrounding counties and wondering if and when it'll hit our city. Meanwhile, racism against Asian people rises he…
Irish director Ben Barnes takes on American troubles with REP's 'Crucible.' Gail Obenreder reviews.
Teatro del Sol, in Residence at the Arden, presents 'Oedipus El Rey,' a modern twist on Sophocles's tragedy through the lens of the Chicano experience. Christina Anthony reviews.
As the greater Philadelphia area faces the coronavirus epidemic, an exhibit at the City Archives provides unique insight into the city's long public-health history. Emily Esten reviews.
The dubious legacy of Senator Joe McCarthy is well known. 'Conscience,' at George Street Playhouse, explores his early adversary Margaret Chase Smith, who sounded an alarm well before his re…
Two artists now on display at the Michener"one well-known in her lifetime, and one who worked in obscurity"remind us to pay attention to the world through new perspectives. Michelle Nugent r…
The Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'La Bayadère,' a classic tale of love and jealousy, betrayal and remorse set in a colonizers' vision of an India that never was. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
'The Agitators' at Theatre Horizon dramatizes the decades-long friendship between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
A new book by Harvard's Vincent Brown proves that we can't grapple with slavery simply as a problem of American history. 'Tacky's Revolt' takes a global lens to the transatlantic slave trade…
