The Weekly Roundup, March 9-16
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…
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…
Delaware Theatre Company's world-premiere musical spans diverse digital and real-life communities with astounding visuals and sparkling songs. Helen Walsh reviews.
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…
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.
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…
Despite strong performances, Marsha Norman's 'Night, Mother shows its age in a staging from Isis Productions. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
Stephen Silver's roundup of the upcoming films screening in Philadelphia and in the Greater Philadelphia region in March.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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…
Gail Obenreder previews OperaDelaware's return to the stage with The Barber of Seville.
The student-driven music and career skills program is solving systemic problems with systemic solutions as it helps youth and young adults in the community. Christina Anthony profiles.
Fine artist and scenic painter Erica Harney digs into a creative life centered around home with paintings of Lansdowne. Dara McBride profiles.
Network for New Music is honoring Jan Krzywicki, its ensemble conductor for more than 30 years, for his many contributions to the New Music community. David W. Webber profiles.
A week with healing comedy, streaming theater performances you may have missed, Afro-Cuban jazz, and a visit from author Farah Jasmine Griffin. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.