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Today on the BSR Podcast, Darnelle welcomes veteran Philly actor Susan McKey, who's starring in Fly Me to the Moon, Hedgerow's surprising season opener.
Moore College and the Franklin Institute partner for Michelle Lopez: Pandemonium, an enveloping reminder that America has been here before, and it's our turn to find a response in the wind. …
For their new partnership, Azuka and Simpatico team with Khalil Munir for 1 Pound 4 Ounces, a "very Black Philly" world premiere that feels like a perfect synthesis of both companies. Josh H…
The Philadelphia Orchestra revisited Jennifer Higdon's Concerto for Orchestra, written for them in 2002, in a thrilling program including soloist Lisa Batiashvili in the Violin Concerto of J…
The quirky and endearing musical Kimberly Akimbo comes to Philadelphia through November 2, 2025 as part of a national tour. It fits surprisingly well into the Academy of Music. Cameron Kelsa…
A new performance from EgoPo opens their 2025-26 season, Delaware Theatre Company tells a unique baseball story, and South Philly celebrates the season of autumn. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
This new collection of essays looks into the history of Blackness and horses. Dr. Lindsay Gary previews.
The return of music in the Wanamaker Building, and more highlights to close a busy October in classical music. Gail Obenreder previews.
Singing City is back with a follow up to a performance from last year, while meditating on the importance of song and singing together in community. Maria Thompson Corley previews.
Darnelle sits down with artists of Quintessence, Curio Theatre Company, and Relic Theatre Company to get an inside look at this fall's theater offerings.
A multidisciplinary theater project features nine performance installations by local artists that pull from listening circles held with local Asian elders. Krista Mar previews.
Philly turned out for the second nationwide No Kings Day, with rallies throughout the region that showcased our creative flair and our refusal to show fear in the face of fascism. BSR was th…
Puccini's Tosca is a classic for a reason, and a new production by OperaDelaware proved that this masterwork remains timeless and stirring. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Curios Theatre Company's Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is a gleefully unhinged retelling of the Bram Stoker classic, in the spirit of Monty Python and Charles Ludlam. Josh Herren reviews.
Philadelphia Ballet dances to the dark side in An Evening of Horror, featuring a resonant ballet about Lizzy Borden and the world premiere of Juliano Nunes's Valley of Death. Melissa Strong …
Quintessence opens its new season with Fire!!, a world-premiere interdisciplinary show inspired by giants of the Harlem Renaissance and America's first all-Black literary magazine. A. Lewis …
The 34th Philadelphia Film Festival kicked off on October 16 at the newly renovated Film Society Center and runs through October 26. Stephen Silver reviews opening-night film Wake Up Dead Ma…
BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with FringeArts leader Nell Bang-Jensen to look back at this year's fest, dream the future, and invite you to FEASTIVAL on October 22, 2025.
Previewing new exhibitions at MoAR and Pearlstein Gallery, the annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit, and a performance garden at Asian Arts. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
With fire, flash, and precision, Michelle Di Russo opened her first season as music director of the Delaware Symphony with a virtuosic program including Gabriella Ortiz, Rachmaninoff, and Tc…
For the third and final year, Bucks County Playhouse revives its popular new production of The Rocky Horror Show starring Frankie Grande. An Nichols reviews.
Letty Esherick, the wife of world-famous woodworker Wharton, opens up in an exhibition of textile works and letters discovered almost 50 years after her death, paired with contemporary artwo…
With Clay As Care, The Clay Studio welcomes four very different ceramic artists to explore the ways attention to art and the work of our hands can heal, empower, and connect us. Anndee Hochm…
The Walnut opens the 2025-25 season with a fun production of Million Dollar Quartet, a glossy look back at one famous night with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis…
The Philadelphia Ballet opens its season with artistic director and choreographer Angel Corella's Carmen and Boléro. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
