This April, Philly Theatre Week and Miniball 2026 offer an exciting citywide roster of affordable shows, from Moliere to James Ijames, with memoir, comedy, clowning, historic drama, musicals…
Curio mounts the world premiere of local playwright John Bellomo's Sacco & Vanzetti: A Tragedia Dell'Arte, restaging a famous 20th-century trial with a 16th-century flair that still feel…
Philadelphia Artists' Collective presents The Contrast, a late-18th-century comedy of manners that holds the title of America's first comedy. Kiran Pandey previews.
How to find play in the end of times, poetry illustrates Germantown, and an immersive sound experience from Amsterdam collabs with Philly artists. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Bristol Riverside Theatre's new production of Jelly's Last Jam, a lavish musical about the life of Jelly Roll Morton, holds back in some ways and delivers in others. An Nichols reviews.
A new exhibition at Asian Arts Initiative explores the recent fight over the basketball arena proposed on the edge of Philly's Chinatown, celebrating the power of ordinary people who activat…
See for yourself what BSR writers had to say when they learned we met our $10K goal to close a spring funding gap with our Readers Decide campaign in March.
A swashbuckling new exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum marks America's 250th with a fascinating look at how trade with China shaped the young United States in its first hundred ye…
The Brandywine Museum of Art assembles contemporary artists who are reimagining the genre of still life, offering an unexpected view of the traditional in Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Ey…
April is overflowing with events continuing Philly's 250 theme, including an exhibition about fireworks, art shows, a call for photos, circus arts, ceramics, a symphony, a Mummers dance work…
Back on tour in a lavish new production, The Sound of Music combines evergreen entertainment with a potent anti-fascist stance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The third annual Confluence Film Festival returns to the Academy of Natural Sciences, centering around the theme "Seeding the Future." Erin Dohony previews.
Comedian Alison Zeidman's show makes light of losing your parents too soon and preparing for end-of-life, tying stand-up with a workshop around death and dying. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Director Tyrone L. Robinson joins Darnelle Radford in the virtual studio to take you behind the scenes of the regional premiere of the Tony-winning musical Jelly's Last Jam.
Philly Jazz Month opens, new exhibitions open for the spring, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Camille Bacon-Smith rounds up what's happening on the dancing stage in Philly for April.
Martial arts on 16mm, revisiting a groundbreaking film from 2024, and a classic thriller turns 35. Stephen Silver previews.
The first half of April's classical music concerts in the Philadelphia area, including performances from Artcinia, the Jasper Chamber Quartet, and the Lenape Chamber Ensemble. Gail Obenreder…
The Ministry of Awe, a wild, self-guided experience from Philly artist Meg Saligman and dozens of local creators, has taken over a Frank Furness bank in Old City. Anndee Hochman reviews.
This winter, snowstorms buried the Philadelphia sidewalks. Cold, ice, and ICE forced people indoors. What gets lost when we can no longer be on the move outside? Julien Suaudeau considers.
The National Constitution Center joins the 250th celebrations with America's Founding, featuring immersive new galleries that take us inside life in Philly before and during the Revolution. …
On March 28, 2026, an estimated 40,000 people took to the Parkway for the third nationwide No Kings march. A fake image of the protest quickly went viral. Here's a real view, from Alaina Joh…
As the celebration of America's Semiquincentennial draws near, the Wilma revives James Ijames's polemical satire The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington. Cameron Kel…
Neil and Alaina chat for 10 minutes about the latest on our Readers Decide campaign, including some interesting stats and what donors have been saying. You have until March 31 to join the ca…
New exhibitions explore works from Africa and East Asia, Inis Nua and Players Club of Swarthmore open comedies on stage, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.