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A pair of strangers learn to be brothers in Hymn, a tender two-hander from Inis Nua Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Two new exhibits at Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia Film Society's SpringFest, Philly Otaku Con, and a three-day festival celebrating World Circus Day highlight the week. Kyle V. Hiller …
The world premiere of The Greatest Personal Privation is a collaborative project written by Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith and composer Jasmine Barnes. Maria C…
Gail Obenreder previews the second half of April's classical music offerings, including performances by Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Variant Six, and more.
InterAct presents the world premiere of pay no worship, a play
about very different cousins on a small Cape Verde island who grapple with the effects
of climate change, despite too often bei…
This spring, Delaware Art Museum boasts a pair of striking but very different exhibitions: Our Red Planet: Anna Bogatin Ott, and Estampas de La Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collec…
Because of inaccurate and stigmatizing "autism awareness" campaigns, it took writer and educator Bridget Scanlan a long time to learn that she herself is autistic. Now, she advocates a new p…
A tight selection of abstract artists and works make an inviting but not necessarily cohesive show in Woodmere's JUST IN: Form + Space, Near + Far. Jake Foster reviews.
The national tour of Into the Woods loses the thread of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy-tale parable. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The weekly roundup features the School for Temporary Liveness, Leyendo a Fondo, and jazz at the Kimmel and the Rotunda. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
April is National Poetry Month, and Emily R. Zarevich recalls historic poet Florence Van Leer Earle Nicholson Coates, who paved the way for future generations of poets in Philadelphia.
A genre-straddling musical performance from experimental artist Lucy Liyou makes a quick stop at Asian Arts Initiative. Aaron Pond reviews.
In a world of operas known for romance and tragedy, La traviata really delivers the romance and tragedy in this co-production of OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore. Gail Obenreder reviews.
The Philadelphia Orchestra teams with The Crossing for the world premiere of John Luther Adams's poignant Vespers of the Blessed Earth, and conducting fellow Austin Chanu debuts in a spirite…
Director and star Tony Braithwaite shines in Act II Playhouse's Mistakes Were Made, a surprisingly emotional farce about the chaotic, horrible, hilarious reality of being a Broadway producer…
This new production of August Wilson's Radio Golf, the final work of an epic 10-play opus spanning 100 years, is perfectly positioned in the Philly season, as we face the primary elections f…
After performances running from Philly to the UK and back, Jenna Kuerzi retires her irreverent and enlightening solo show Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-Stage Capitalism. Cameron Kelsa…
The Miniball Festival returns, pay no worship sees its world premiere with InterAct, Broadway sensation Into the Woods comes to Philly, and an exhibit celebrating 300 years of women in scien…
Gail Obenreder previews classical music happening in the first half of April in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Stephen Silver previews film screenings and events for April in the Greater Philadelphia area, including a visit from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly, a Toshiro Mifune retrospective, and…
Mike Weilbacher details the amazing nature in and around the city in Wild Philly. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer previews.
Opera Delaware and Opera Baltimore team up to bring La Traviata to the stage in North Wilmington, using a bit of crafty magic. Dara McBride previews.
Anndee Hochman remembers her daughter's childhood in a home that was open to others who needed it. But eventually, the little girl asks: who is that person on the street?
The Crossing joined with PRISM Quartet to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick's austere, literary Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cabaret has deep roots and a long life beyond its 1966 Broadway premiere, and a new production at Bristol Riverside Theatre honors the original creators' intentions. Stephen Silver reviews.
