4,212 stories from Broad Street Review
Timeless Resonance Music Chamber, Piffaro, Pyxis Piano Trio, and more decorate the next two weeks in October. Gail Obenreder previews.
Getting soulful in Philly, picturing the Anatomy of Grief, Cookbooks & Convos returns, and Inis Nua opens Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
For its eighth annual Community Tour production, visiting schools, prisons, libraries, and other unconventional spaces, Delaware Shakespeare tackles Two Gents with an ensemble of six. Gail O…
The Arden kicks off its new season with a thoughtful production of the complex musical Falsettos, featuring a powerhouse cast directed by Kevin Glaccum. Mina Reinckens reviews.
The Philadelphia Orchestra and visiting conductor Marin Alsop premiered John Adams's The Rock You Stand On, in a program including Bartók's last concerto and selections of Prokofiev's Rom…
Iranian-born and New York-based artist Nazanin Noroozi explores history and memory with a multi-media Print Center exhibition plunging viewers into the journey of African migrants heading fo…
David Lynch, the PFF Vault, Rocky Horror, and other highlights in time for Halloween. Stephen Silver previews.
Previewing a variety of fall-inspired events, the Out and About Festival in Manayunk, and a block party to unveil a new mural in Africatown. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
After managing coverage for dozens of Fringe shows, Alaina Johns is proud of the BSR team's work, proud of Philly artists, and ready to share her top takeaways from this year's festival.
New seasons begin with Brandywine Baroque, Philadelphia Orchestra, Tempesta di Mare, and the Parisian salon of Winnaretta Singer. Gail Obenreder previews.
BalletX and Sharp Dance celebrate 20 years, and Kun-Yan Lin Dance makes a difficult decision. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Kathryn Grody premieres her third autobiographical play, kick-starting the 2025-2026 season at People's Light with a brilliant marathon of a monologue. Emily Schilling reviews.
Playwright Savannah Reich pushes the boundaries of theatrical experience with her mashup of Oedipus and Sleepless in Seattle, two stories about fate, featuring new actors every night who hav…
Toni Nagy and Sarah Buckner's interdisciplinary duo performance Grape Culture held space in this year's Fringe for experiences of domination without consent. Melissa Strong reviews.
Julia VanderVeen's solo Fringe show, Dentata, incorporated wonderful production elements for a rich expression of female ferocity. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
The latest stage creation from Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips, Around the World in 80 Toys, came to the FringeArts stage for the final weekend of the fest. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Catching Fireflies: A New Queer Musical is set in Philly, but was developed in New York before getting its local premiere in this year's Fringe. It celebrates joy and possibility for genderq…
Eboni Booth's Primary Trust, a play about the quiet dignity of an ordinary bookstore worker, won the 2024 Pulitzer for drama. Now it makes its local debut at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Ca…
Rhonda Moore and Ben Grinberg's Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People, part of the Cannonball Festival, is a unique and remarkable physical duet exploring how and why we inha…
Terms of Use: A Millennial Farce, a new Fringe show promising to examine Millennials' relationship with the Internet, isn't quite ready for the stage. But it poses questions worth building o…
Network for New Music and the Arden start their new seasons, getting spooky in Delco, and The Living Temple exhibit opens. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
The Lantern opens its 2025-2026 season with a smooth and engaging production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. AJ Sabatini reviews.
Spinner, a new play by hall-of-fame sportswriter, author, and playwright Ray Didinger, explores a father-son relationship through the life of a real Canadian hockey star who went from small-…
Opera Philadelphia opens its 50th season with a production of Rossini's comic Il viaggio a Reims, composed 200 years ago and transformed into a modern marvel thanks to 21st-century stagecraf…
nora chipaumire's "anti-genre" performance installation Dambudzo, part of the curated Fringe Festival, is a postcolonial fever dream. Melissa Strong reviews.
