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Without a Cue's interactive And Then They Were Dead is more fun than it is good"which is, itself, a good thing. Jill Ivey reviews.
Theatre by Development, a new company founded by UArts grads, presents Urinal, a 2017 high-school period piece that thrills for its verisimilitude, even when it bites off more than it can ch…
A new Fringe show by interdisciplinary artist Taahira Teshi mixes monologues, singalong, and bluesy ballads to explore one college student's mental-health journey, and racial inequities in c…
Indecorous Theatre brings a mostly successful production of the popular Complete Works to a beautiful historic space with its Fringe production in the backyard of the Elfreth's Alley Museum.…
With an incisive new satirical drama unfolding backstage at a nonprofit regional theater, Pier Players brings us back to fall of 2021, when theaters were reopening in a whole new world. Step…
Part Shakespeare, part Stoppard, part Beckett, and part Dumb and Dumber, Philly Fringe offering Dogberry and Verges are Scared is one of the festival's must-see shows. Jill Ivey reviews.
North Philly native and street dance pioneer Rennie Harris returns for this year's Curated Fringe with his Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, fearlessly danced by Megan Bridge. Eileen B. Fishe…
Performer Chris Davis is back with an updated version of his engaging solo show, The Presented, which is not a Curated show in this year's Philly Fringe. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
ArtSake, a new Philly theater company using the performing arts to inspire climate activism, presents Roadkill Bambi in this year's Fringe. Emily Esten review.
Dan Kitrosser's QUEER WINDOW! welcomes Karen, a repressed suburban wife who discovers a window that reveals unexpected desires in this campy, tender, and funny Hitchcock-inspired cabaret. Jo…
In this Fringe production from Applied Mechanics, Severin Blake explores a new take on the myth of the Minotaur, asking what we need to forget and remember to move past childhood trauma. Cam…
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.
