4,217 stories from Broad Street Review
Courageous writer/performer Tenara Calem tackles hard and hilarious truths as she explores life with a brother who has autism. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
For its outdoor summer Shakespeare this year, REV unleashes Hamlet to wander among residents and guests of historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Alex Keiper advocates for the next generation of Philadelphia performers in an intelligent, wide-ranging, gender non-conforming cabaret. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Inis Nua serves up a tasty treat with its Pop-Up Play in a Pub, 'How to Ruin a Life from the Comfort of Your Own Beanbag.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Evita,' about Argentina's legendary First Lady, opens at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Hugh Hunter reviews.
The Chicago Sun-Times' chief theater critic, Hedy Weiss, sets off another firestorm after a Steppenwolf review. Philly critic Cameron Kelsall considers.
A popular Philly performer didn't feel ready to mount a cabaret all on her own. Fortunately, the city is full of artists who joined her to make an entertaining line-up with a vital messa…
'Project Dawn,' at People's Light & Theatre Company, is based on a real Philadelphia experiment and shows the struggles of prostitutes and the beleaguered officials trying to help them. Mark…
Timothy M. Kolman's The Roses in June has a hard time making its author's fascinating life bloom onstage. Mark Cofta reviews.
New Freedom Theatre's 'Mother Emanuel' honors the victims of the South Carolina church shooting by focusing on life rather than death. Mark Cofta reviews.
Quintessence Theatre Group artistic director Alexander Burns examines his company's color-conscious production of 'Uncle Vanya.'
Automatic Arts' SoLow Festival entry, 'All on 1,' brings four short performance works to the PII Gallery. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Three men, three versions of the Bible. But is Scott Carter's comedy heavenly or hellish? Stacia Friedman reviews.
'School Play' takes Tribe of Fools founder Terry Brennan back to elementary school " and schools us on how the system treats kids who are different. Mark Cofta reviews.
Scott Carter makes religious debate exciting in the Lantern's 'The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord.' Mark Cofta reviews.
In the wake of controversy surrounding the Public Theater's Trump-themed 'Julius Caesar,' Chris Braak wonders when it's okay to assassinate your political leaders (onstage).
Taylor Mac's 'Hir' detonates the nuclear family in Simpatico Theatre's excellent production. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Theatre Unspeakable and Let's Make History Productions' 'The American Revolution' sketches history in an unusual all-ages show. Mark Cofta reviews.
Quintessence's 'Uncle Vanya' supports popular misconceptions about Anton Chekhov's plays, missing an opportunity. Mark Cofta reviews.
Sharp knives and tongues clash in InterAct Theatre Company's explosive premiere of 'How to Use a Knife.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Sean Christopher Lewis's monologue 'Dogs of Rwanda' tells a gripping story about a U.S. witness to atrocities. Mark Cofta reviews.
PWTF 2017 isn't until August, but donors can help now with the costs of staging its world-premiere headliner musical about a march a lot of us would probably like to take.
Spontaneous theater and DIY productions are June's big events.
Brian Friel's little-known 'Making History,' produced by the Irish Heritage Theatre and Plays & Players, reveals not only the personalities behind an historic event, but the shifting nature …
Hedgerow's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' squeezes Shakespeare's play to six actors and 90 minutes, with good results. Mark Cofta reviews.
