POOL: A Social History of Segregation exhibit emerges from adversity by Anndee Hochman

POOL: A Social History of Segregation, an exhibit at the Fairmount Water Works, opens this week after having been delayed by flooding from Hurricane Ida. Anndee Hochman previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:45am on March 16, 2022☆⚑

The Delaware Art Museum and Somerville Manning Gallery present Holly Trostle Brigham by Gail Obenreder

Fans of Philadelphia artist Holly Trostle Brigham, whose work elevates often-forgotten women, have a double opportunity to see her work: a show at the Delaware Museum of Art, and at Brecks M…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:25pm on March 14, 2022☆⚑

Peacock presents Bel-Air by Blair Krassen

Starring UArts alum Jabari Banks, Peacock's Bel-Air is a dramatic reimagining of the popular 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Blair Krassen reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:25pm on March 14, 2022☆⚑

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! by Gail Obenreder

The promoters of this revival of Oklahoma! promise it's like nothing you've ever seen, and they're right. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:44pm on March 11, 2022☆⚑

Arden Theatre Company presents R. Eric Thomas's Backing Track by Cameron Kelsall

In Backing Track, a world premiere at the Arden, R. Eric Thomas offers a warm, witty portrait of a multigenerational Black queer family. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:59pm on March 11, 2022☆⚑

The Weekly Roundup, March 9-16 by Kyle V. Hiller

The Print Center closes its international solo exhibit, Personality from People's Light honors an unsung leader in music, and Elizabeth Bergeland illustrates the male body in a different lig…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:27pm on March 9, 2022☆⚑

Delaware Theatre Company presents Hunter Bell's Other World by Helen Walsh

Delaware Theatre Company's world-premiere musical spans diverse digital and real-life communities with astounding visuals and sparkling songs. Helen Walsh reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:33pm on March 8, 2022☆⚑

Theatre Horizon presents James Ijames's TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever by Cameron Kelsall

TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever, a world premiere from James Ijames at Theatre Horizon, asks its characters, and its audience, to wrestle with the complicated concept of inheritance. Cameron Kelsall r…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:15pm on March 8, 2022☆⚑

Azuka Theatre presents Val Dunn's Carroll County Fix by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Val Dunn's world-premiere play reckons with changes to Carroll County, Maryland, amidst the opioid epidemic and the suburbanization of once-outlying small towns. Jill Ivey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:53am on March 8, 2022☆⚑

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the Rent 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour by Gabrielle Kaplan-mayer

After a BSR podcast conversation between Gen X and Gen Z Rent lovers, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer takes her teenager to experience Rent live, finding out whether Jonathan Larson speaks to a new g…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:05pm on March 7, 2022☆⚑

Isis Productions presents Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother by Cameron Kelsall

Despite strong performances, Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother shows its age in a staging from Isis Productions. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:10pm on March 7, 2022☆⚑

Walnut Street Theatre presents Bill Van Horn's Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Following protests by a cohort of Philadelphia artists taking aim at the Walnut's leadership, the theater produces a shlocky, self-indulgent, and sometimes cringeworthy adaptation of Sherloc…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:42pm on March 7, 2022☆⚑

Lyric Fest presents Yiddishe Nightingale, A Short History of the American Yiddish Theater by Wendy Rosenfield

Lyric Fest's presentation of a musical history of American Yiddish Theater makes compelling and poignant listening, especially as all eyes are on Ukraine. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:04pm on March 4, 2022☆⚑

The Weekly Roundup, March 2-9 by Kyle V. Hiller

Theatre Horizon hosts James Ijames' TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever, Harriett's Bookshop trolleys to Black women-owned businesses, and the future of South Philly highlight the week. Kyle V. Hiller rou…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:59pm on March 2, 2022☆⚑

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Fiddler on the Roof by Stephen Silver

Chuck Cooper talks about Philadelphia Orchestra's upcoming production of the legendary show, returning to the stage, and how Fiddler reflects the times. Stephen Silver previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:40pm on March 2, 2022☆⚑

Lightbox Film Center and the importance of film preservation by Kc Wingert

The center's new preservation program kicks off with the premiere of a never-before-seen cut of Wayne Wang's Life is Cheap…But Toilet Paper Is Expensive. KC Wingert profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:34pm on March 2, 2022☆⚑

Spotlighting the Philly creative scene with Anne Ishii by Crystal Sparrow

Anne Ishii talks hosting the new season of WHYY's Movers & Makers, translating bara manga, and the power of art that takes its time. Crystal Sparrow profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:09pm on March 2, 2022☆⚑

March 2022 repertory movie roundup by Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver's roundup of the upcoming films screening in Philadelphia and in the Greater Philadelphia region in March.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:55am on March 2, 2022☆⚑

Philadelphia Ballet presents Swan Lake by Camille Bacon-smith

Artistic director of the Philadelphia Ballet Angel Corella talks the upcoming performance of Swan Lake and the influences behind this fresh take for modern audiences. Camille Bacon-Smith pre…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:36am on March 2, 2022☆⚑

Many months later, how has the Walnut Street Theatre answered a community rallying for equity? by Wendy Rosenfield

Last summer, many in the Philly theater community began protesting unjust conditions that Walnut Street Theatre workers said they experienced on and offstage. Wendy Rosenfield asks whether t…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:16pm on March 1, 2022☆⚑

What happens when you're living a story that someone else handed you? by Michelle Chikaonda

The painful end of a long friendship helped teach Michelle Chikaonda about the power of owning her own story"thanks also to a return to another favorite Hamilton song.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:54pm on March 1, 2022☆⚑

Dreadful Sorry: Essays on an American Nostalgia, by Jennifer Niesslein by Grace Kennedy

In Pennsylvania native Jennifer Niesslein's deeply personal new essay collection, she grapples with the personal, political, and cultural myths of America today. Grace Kennedy reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 8:15pm on February 28, 2022☆⚑

The BSR Podcast, season 6, episode 11: Talking with director Jeffrey L. Page about PTC's Choir Boy by Darnelle Radford

BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford gets director Jeffrey L. Page into the digital studio to fill us in on creating PTC's new production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Tony-winning Choir Boy.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:49pm on February 28, 2022☆⚑

The BSR Podcast, season 6, episode 10: A new generation discovers RENT by Darnelle Radford

BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford gets writer and BSR social-media manager Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer in the digital studio with her teenager June, to talk about discovering and rediscovering RENT …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:34pm on February 28, 2022☆⚑

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Philadelphia Theatre Company closes out its 2021-22 season with Choir Boy, combining must-see artistry with characters and stories that need more space on our city's stages. Jill Ivey review…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:06pm on February 28, 2022☆⚑