4,285 stories from Broad Street Review
Artsi and Pasión y Arte bring back Tablao, Streets Dept parades for vaccinations, A Thousand Fibers honors a Philly resident, and a new Mural Arts project fuses salsa with self-expression…
The arts presenter headquartered at the Annenberg Center goes back to its roots with a new name: Penn Live Arts. Camille Bacon-Smith explores the update.
Tour guide and writer Jim Murphy brings his passion to overlooked corners of our city's history in Real Philly History, REAL FAST. Pam Forsythe reviews.
In Studying with Miss Bishop, acclaimed writer Dana Gioia revisits six people who helped set him on his literary path. Gail Obenreder reviews.
A selection of films to check out for this year's BlackStar Film Festival. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kelli S. Williams is a 2021 Mural Arts Philly Black Artist Fellow, and she's using stop-motion animation and comedy to challenge how we think. Christina Anthony profiles.
A highlight reel of film screenings in the Greater Philadelphia area in August. Stephen Silver rounds up.
In and around Philadelphia, several theater companies are expanding or re-envisioning their artistic leadership models as they prepare to resume in-person performances. Cameron Kelsall speak…
When a stranger shares racist views with you, how do you respond, especially if you're stuck in the next seat? Roz Warren considers.
Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival presents An Iliad, a modern-day adaptation of Homer's classic. David Block reviews.
Shaheer Naveed is BSR's summer 2021 intern. He remembers what he learned about fitting in during his first trip to the United States from his home in Pakistan.
Painting with Mural Arts, discovering folk with People's Light, and the Wilmington Writers Conference highlight the week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Ken Johnston is putting the movement back into the civil rights movement one step at a time, literally. Johnston uses "walks" to emphasize protecting civil liberties. Jared Lowe profiles.
BSR is partnering with the Witnessing the Impact of COVID-19 in Disabled People's Lives archive project. Writer, educator, and disability self-advocate Katie Samson asks whether we'll keep c…
The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder's timeless exploration of society's follies, receives a digital staging from Quintessence Theatre Group that meets our moment. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The Bower, a new sculpture park and public garden outside Harrisburg, features sculptures from Philadelphia artists in a unique and immersive dialogue with the landscape around them. Helen W…
How does a museum add to its collection? And why? Delaware Art Museum's Collecting and Connecting: Recent Acquisitions 2010-2020 has adventurous answers. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival moves outdoors this season with an ebullient, endearingly goofing staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
The middle of July is bringing the heat with a series of comedy events, 80s music from Bristol Riverside Theatre, and a virtual production from Quintessence. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Delaware Shakespeare Summer Festival presents a trifecta. Gail Obenreder previews.
Khalif Rivers is part of the 2021 Mural Arts Philadelphia Black Artist Fellow class. The photographer, writer, and fine artist spoke with Blair Krassen about his work.
A series of works being brought to the city by Philadelphia Contemporary will encourage residents to visit and reflect on the Delaware River. Dara McBride previews.
Most coverage of protests against the Walnut Street Theatre ignores a key fact: the building may be historic, but the theater company there started in the 1980s. Alaina Johns thinks that mat…
Artists of Wyeth County explores three icons of the Brandywine Valley: Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, and Andrew Wyeth, honoring their techniques as well as the reasons for their fame. Pamela Fors…
Dragonbutter is an inventive hour-long experience from Brian Sanders' JUNK that inserts participants into a hands-on science-fiction video-game quest. Melissa Strong reviews.
