4,217 stories from Broad Street Review
The Quintessence production of 'The Wizard of Oz' is an all-around impressive show filled with a wildly talented ensemble cast, electrifying background music, and flying monkeys. Christina A…
Director Michael Apted's 55-year social experiment on film ends with a powerful lesson about the wisdom age can bring. Gary Day reviews.
It's time for Beetlejuice to move on from Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre (though no word yet on whether their ghosts might stick around to haunt the new owners).
On Monday, producers an…
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Symphonic Choir in Bach's B Minor Mass. This brilliantly executed but slightly subdued performance sometimes lacke…
Fans of 1812's annual 'This Is The Week That Is,' a live political satire onstage, often return for multiple shows, because it's different every night. Daralyse Lyons visits the rehearsal ro…
Simpatico Theatre's production of 'Natural Shocks,' a slim but effective play by Lauren Gunderson, benefits from a brilliant performance by Amanda Schoonover. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Inheritance is about to get hit with some Scandal.
The much-lauded Broadway play, which transferred from London's West End, is about to add Tony Goldwyn to its ranks. The former Sc…
Theatre Exile's production of MartÃn Zimmerman's 'On the Exhale' tackles tragically familiar ground in America with an unexpected narrative. Alaina Johns reviews.
In 1995, Matthew Bourne rose to international prominence for his daring reimagining of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, casting male dancers for the corps of swans and lending the story's themes of …
"Ooh, this could get messy," sings the ensemble of Broadway's Jagged Little Pill at the top of Act 2. It's actually a bit from "Hands Clean" " not a song from the eponymous 1995 Alanis Moris…
Martin McDonagh's Hangmen has roped up its Broadway cast.
The Olivier-winning play is coming to the Great White Way this spring, and it's got a cast full of British heavyweights, includin…
Philly's own Kulu Mele celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Annenberg with the world-premiere 'Ogun and the People,' a story of the Orisha based on Afro-Cuban culture. Camille Bacon-Smith …
The Devil Wears Prada musical has found its Miranda Priestly in actress Beth Leavel.
The Tony Award winner joins Taylor Iman Jones (Head Over Heels), who will be playing Andy Sachs, in th…
Jordan Fisher is heading back to Broadway.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the actor, recording artist, and Dancing with the Stars season 25 champion will join the Broadway production …
Do you remember a time in your life when the decisions really started? Do they come quickly? How do you handle it when it's time to make a choice? Alaina Johns considers.
Readers respond about being single at the holidays, 'Fairy Tales Reimagined' at the Brandywine River Museum, going zero waste, and Koresh's Come Together festival.
Ronan Farrow, one of the leading journalists of the #MeToo movement, has written 'Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,' a gloriously cinematic narrative of his…
Tina Fey's musical 'Mean Girls' brings a teen-saga film blockbuster to the stage. But is it trying too hard to make fetch happen? Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Especially after years of being partnered, the holiday season can pose extra challenges for single folks. Alaina Johns has some advice.
The Walnut's 'The Gifts of the Magi' proves that not all classic tales are timeless, with a script and production that don't do justice to the O. Henry story about the true meaning of giving…
In a one-night solo performance at the Merriam, Tony Award-winning Broadway star Sutton Foster offered a transcendent performance from an artist at the height of her powers. Brad Rothbart re…
Mike Birbiglia has essentially made a career out of brutal honesty and stark vulnerability. (Or stark honesty and brutal vulnerability.) His one-man show Sleepwalk with Me, which he later…
Koresh's sixth annual Come Together Dance Festival is one of the region's top opportunities for a diversity of dance on one stage. Melissa Strong reviews.
PAFA's permanent collection meets the future of contemporary art in partnership with KADIST, exploring everything from eroding Founding Fathers to riffs on Goya, where Wawa meets the War of …
Fairy tales always have more going on under the surface, and a new exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum offers fresh, multicultural takes on three of our favorites. Gail Obenreder revie…
