On these podcast episodes, Darnelle takes you inside two exciting regional productions: the Wilma's Half-God of Rainfall (by Inua Ellams) and BRT's Fires in the Mirror (by Anna Deaveare Smit…
Classical music performances in the greater Philadelphia area this February, with hints of Argentine tango and classics both contemporary and centuries old. Gail Obenreder previews.
Screenings at the Weitzman and Asian Arts Initiative, new exhibits at the Schuylkill Center, Penn Museum, and FRIEDA, and Black History Month at AAMP and Chestnut Hill. Kyle V. Hiller rounds…
This is no time to wring your hands. If you care about US democracy and its role in our cultural sector, it's time to act. For some people, that means calling Congress for the first time. Al…
A new Pearlstein Gallery show featuring three former Drexel professors spans sculpture, photography, and painting to explore our relationship with nature as part of a larger whole. Pamela J.…
Opera Philadelphia, selling out the whole season after offering $11 tickets to all, delighted a packed house with a faultless production of the only surviving opera by an 18th-century genius…
Veteran musician, performer, and scholar Benjamin Bagby returns to Philly alongside French Medieval music ensemble Sequentia for a thrilling performance of Gregorius, The Holy Sinner. Gail O…
EgoPo Classic Theater's Queer Revolutions season opens with a reworking of Mae West's The Drag that often feels condescending toward its source material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Wilma Theater presents The Half-God of Rainfall, a contemporary epic poem that blends oral storytelling, Yoruba and Greek mythology, and basketball. Kiran Pandey previews.
With a new production of Anna Deavere Smith's one-woman show, Bristol Riverside Theatre reopens with a new facility and commitment to diverse perspectives onstage. nat Äermák previews.
Fire Walk With Me, When Harry Met Sally, Parasite, a "Girls and Guns Double Feature" and more screen this month. Stephen Silver previews.
Urban Movement Arts is making space for dancers of all stages. Katherine Desimine profiles WORKINONIT!
This new conference, hosted by Camden Rep, looks to cultivate and educate young girls of color interested in careers in film and theater. Dara McBride previews.
Opening spaces for Black History in February, exploring the city with Walk Around Philadelphia, and EgoPo's production of a roaring 20s censored classic. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Composer Kile Smith worked with Bob Perkins in the studio at WRTI. He remembers the legendary Philly jazz announcer as an unwitting mentor who imparted the knowledge and the feeling of great…
Two days after Trump was inaugurated again, City Council held a hearing on how Philly can protect vulnerable residents from the new administration, drawing testimony from civil-rights advoca…
The Institute of Contemporary Art hosts the first major museum survey of innovative interdisciplinary artist Carl Cheng, who has challenged ideas of art, science, culture, and nature for 60 …
Montreal's Agora de la danse, a venue and incubator for contemporary dance, brought its virtual-reality experience, Koros, to Philly for the first time with a weekend of showings at the Anne…
Here There Are Blueberries, a touring production of Moisés Kaufman's Tectonic Theater Project now onstage at McCarter Theatre Center, grapples with how to present the history of the Holocau…
Philly playwright Michael Hollinger's Holy Grail of Memphis, premiering at the Arden, follows the white owner of a historic Memphis music studio where the lost recordings of a Black blues le…
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with director Rebecca Wright, playwright AZ Espinoza, and performer/composer Pax Ressler to hear all about this timely revival of a queer story from t…
BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with director Rebecca Wright, playwright AZ Espinoza, and performer/composer Pax Ressler to hear all about this timely revival of a queer story fr…
FringeArts and Ninth Planet present Arielle Julia Brown's fallawayinto: Corridors of Rememory, a word premiere multimedia play that honors the life and legacy of Donna Nicole Booker. Kiran P…
Kicking off the Lunar New Year with Penn Museum, getting crafty at Art Star, and dispelling Good Mother Myths. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.
Music from familiar names, and a different kind of Curtain Call, are all in tow to close out the month of January and move into February. Gail Obenreder previews.