4,281 stories from Broad Street Review
Philadelphia film critic Carrie Rickey pens A Complicated Passion, a biography on the legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda. Rachel Bellwoar interviews.
Stephen Silver previews screenings happening in the area, including a collection of "shaggy dog adventures," a hearty serving of Wong Kar Wai flicks, and the Blazing Saddles 50th anniversary.
Choreographer Caili Quan sits down with contributor Melissa Strong to discuss her journey from Guam to Philly and from dancer to choreographer.
Despite powerful singing, the national tour of Les Misérables more closely resembles a theme-park attraction than a work of theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Exhibitions from Chimaera Gallery, Muse, Da Vinci Art Alliance, and Scribe Video Center. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer spent her teen years devoted to big books and theater. Seeing Les Misérables all by herself in Philly in 1988 was a formative experience. Now she's going back to expl…
Novelists Jennifer Weiner and Emma Copley Eisenberg talk with Emma Riverso about a new fellowship from Philly's Blue Stoop that will offer a new path into the industry for under-represented …
Theatre in the X presents One Monkey Don't Stop No Show, by Philly native playwright Don Evans, for its annual free production in West Philly's Malcolm X Park. C.M. Crockford reviews.
A roundup of events at this year's Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl, which enters its second year. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
A Well-Trained Wife, Tia Levings's gripping new memoir about her path in and out of a high-control Christian religion, is also an urgent warning to US voters who care about women's rights. A…
Cameron Kelsall remembers BSR writer Margaret Darby, who died in April. She was a musician, linguist, and librarian; an astute yet generous journalist and critic; and a beloved colleague and…
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with author and literary agent Eric Smith and Philly bookstore owners Catie Gainor and Sara Zia Ebrahimi Hughes to talk all things Philly Bookstore Cr…
Alex DiFrancesco's memoir is a transformative exploration of
identity, spirituality, and perseverance. By delving into the complex layers of
trauma and emotion, they offer a haunting narrati…
Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur's famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary ex…
The Women's Film Festival returns on August 15, 2024 with feature films, documentaries, workshops, panels, and more. Jill C. Brooke previews.
Theatre Exile and STARFIRE bring Brie Knight's play to life at this year's Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival. An Nichols previews.
Philadelphia artist Rachel Hsu's first installation draws inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine and her childhood as the daughter of a Taiwanese immigrant. Kimberly Haas previews.
Movie screenings happening in the Philadelphia area in August, including Star Trek and The Matrix trilogies and a 60 year anniversary of the Beatles' 1964 film. Stephen Silver previews.
The BlackStar Film Festival is here, and here are some picks from associate editor Kyle V. Hiller.
Dance critic Camille Bacon-Smith has spent years admiring Philly's dancers, illuminated by lighting designers who rarely get the spotlight themselves. Now they share the mysteries of their a…
New York Circus Project's Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare's well-known tragedy with performances at Philly's FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
The Atwater Kent Collection got a new home with Drexel when the
Philadelphia History Museum closed. Now, Philadelphia Revealed, a new exhibition
at PAFA, brings the city's history to life wi…
British-born artist Matthew "Henbo" Henning straddles the worlds of tattoo and fine art. Now, his work lands in Philly with A Closer Look: Henbo Henning at FRIEDA's Old City gallery space. W…
Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through Ju…
A list of late July and early August concerts, including performances by the Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy and new music from up-and-coming musicians from Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra…
