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Dan D’Albis's CB, and Madison Caudullo as CB's sister all grown up and stressing out. (Photo by Billy Denham)

Raw Street Productions presents Bert V. Royal's 'Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead'

Good Grief! It's teenage Charlie Brown

Young South Philly company Raw Street Productions stages Bert V. Royal’s 'Dog Sees God,' playing the 'Peanuts' parody for more than laughs. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Darcy Lyons's "Heaviness/Lightness" seemed to sum up the three works that preceded it. (Photo by Darcy Lyons.)

Lyons and Tigers presents 'Pendulum'

Mood swings

Lyons and Tigers' 'Pendulum' brought together four choreographers/performers for a provocative show with mixed results. Jessia Rizzo reviews.
Jessica Rizzo

Jessica Rizzo

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Pianist Nicholas Angelich and the orchestra may have held back a bit too much during Saint-Saëns's "Egyptian" Concerto. (Photo by Stephane de Bourgies.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'The Pines of Rome'

Impressions of Egypt and Italy

Pianist Nicholas Angelich joined Stéphane Denève and the Philadelphia Orchestra, but the star of the program was a standout performance of Respighi’s 'The Pines of Rome.' Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Chase Byrd's Yossarian learns that war is hell and so are other people. (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas.)

Curio Theatre Company presents Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22'

Still relevant after all these years

Director Claire Moyer's production of Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22' shows the classic antiwar novel hasn't lost its bite. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Krista Apple's F and Lindsay Smiling's B meet cute somewhere between your country and mine. (Photo by Bill Hebert.)

Wilma Theater presents Christopher Chen's world premiere 'Passage'

This land is my land

Christopher Chen's new play 'Passage' raises many questions about nationality and identity, but fails to follow through, in its Wilma Theater world premiere. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Inner Sun's design elements combine to evoke the glow of molten rock at Earth's core. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

Koresh Dance Company presents Ronen Koresh's 'Inner Sun'

A partly sunny world premiere

At its best, Koresh Dance Company's world premiere 'Inner Sun' is "incandescent with spirit." Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Diggs (left) and Casal play Collin and Miles: best buddies, onscreen and off. (Photo by Ariel Nava, courtesy of Lionsgate Films.)

'Blindspotting,' by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs

Between masks and labels

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal's 'Blindspotting' falls between comic buddy flick and horror movie but lands on a cultural moment, with gentrification and police violence as tense catalysts. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Kishia Nixon and Trevor William Fayle show an unforced stage chemistry. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Theatre Exile presents Michael Hollinger's 'Sing the Body Electric'

Lightning crashes

'Sing the Body Electric' highlights playwright Michael Hollinger’s knack for crafting naturalistic dialogue and sympathetic characters, but the whole often feels like less than the sum of its parts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Shin stands before her installation "Armed," which is composed of veterans' castoff Army jackets. (Photo by Joseph Hu.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Jean Shin: Collections'

Belonging and belongings

Philadelphia Museum of Art's 'Jean Shin: Collections' makes meaningful installations, sculpture, and video from landfill fodder. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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A segment of John J. Pron's "Northern Liberties: Immigrant Haven." (Photo courtesy of DaVinci Art Alliance.)

DaVinci Art Alliance presents 'Rocky (Re)Runs'

Rocky's roads

DaVinci Art Alliance takes a jog through Rocky's iconography and geography with 'Rocky (Re)Runs.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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