A new production collaborative brings queer icon David Wojnarowicz's opus The Waterfront Journals to the stage in an original adaptation for the Fringe. Evan Mitchell Schares reviews.
Solo dance theater artist Jessica Fudim's Fringe entry offers a modern take on Medusa, challenging the tragedy and rewriting her script. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Kindled by Nina is a new interpretation of Nina Simone's iconic song "Four Women," using spoken word, projected film, and music to honor historic and contemporary Black womanho…
A new multimedia Fringe show by John Miller Giltner and Gene Farbe mixes slideshow, singalong, and earnest confessions to explore the messy tenderness of belonging to a family. Josh Herren r…
Reflecting on how to make absurd work in our absurd time, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium brings us home with its Philly Fringe entry, Tina Howe's Painting Churches. Josh Herren reviews.
New exhibitions open for the fall from the Halide Project, Woodmere, Temple Contemporary; and a few shows and performances outside of Fringe introduce September. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Dancefusion's Timeless connects the avant-garde past with our troubled times in this Fringe performance. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Fringe can be overwhelming"so here are Camille Bacon-Smith's picks for dance performances happening at this year's festival.
Kicking off the new season with concerts from your musical favorites in the Philly area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Artists from Philly's Medicare for All Movement volunteer their time for a Fringe performance including video, puppetry, poetry, song, and audience participation to explore America's healthc…
Darnelle sits down with Rayne (also known as Angela Bey) to talk about her new Afrocentric riff on Antony and Cleopatra, and Chris Davis pulls back the curtain on his updated solo show, The …
In his new graphic novel, Robert Edwards reveals a Civil War hero who is largely forgotten today. Robert Smalls, an enslaved Black man, pulled off one of the war's biggest heists, freeing hi…
Crash Bang Boom, the colorful rock and roll destination that opened in wake of Zipperhead's closing, celebrates 20 years of business this summer. Jimmy Viola profiles.
Hamilton comes to theaters, plenty of Paul Thomas Anderson, and Lightbox goes back to the Bok. Stephen Silver rounds up screenings for September in the Philly area.
This week's roundup highlights Fringe shows that have had lifespans before and beyond this year, capturing the essence of how performance art evolves over time. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Sarah Knittel has been lurking in the darkest corners of the Philly Fringe for years, and she brings light to your quest for the freshest, weirdest, most dangerous and hilarious solo artists…
If you want to get your butt to some art during this year's Fringe but don't know where to start, we're here for you. Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns shares some of her top picks for 2025.
A worsened healthcare crisis is about to hit Philadelphia. Artists are disproportionately affected, and they're speaking up on behalf of all of us in this year's Fringe. Alaina Johns helps y…
In the 1850s, writer and activist William J. Wilson imagined a museum exhibition that honored Black history and culture. More than 150 years later, Winterthur makes his dream a reality. An N…
Veteran actor and playwright Chazz Palminteri welcomed Delco audiences back to the Lansdowne Theater, after a lengthy renovation transforming the 1927 movie house into destination concert ve…
Three architectural projects in Chestnut Hill"a pedestrian bridge and two 19th-century mansions"maintain the neighborhood's historic character while opening new spaces to the public. Clark P…
Wrapping up August and peaking into September in Philly ahead of the 2025 Fringe Festival. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Three Philly arts leaders were on the team that developed a new resource guide for theaters tackling Jewish stories. They sit down with Jill Ivey to discuss how it all happened and what the …
The PMA has acquired an interdisciplinary installation by the Swiss/German creator duo Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz. Moving Backwards was first commissioned in 2019 and feels even more r…
Dancing at Dilworth Park, new shorts from CHI Movement Arts, and looking ahead to Penn Live Arts' 2025-26 season. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.