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Tilson Thomas conducted his own work alongside Tchaikovsky's. (Photo by Art Streiber.)

Philadelphia Orchestra's Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts

Something old, something new

Michael Tilson Thomas paired classic Tchaikovsky with his own composition in a series of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 02, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Philly favorite Rob McClure (right) joins the touring production of Broadway's 'Something Rotten.' (Photo by Jeremy Daniel.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Something Rotten'

Something fun

Broadway hit 'Something Rotten' visits the Academy of Music this week, sharing laughs about Shakespeare and musicals. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Mar 01, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Performer (and panelist) Tara Demmy in Tribe of Fools' 2017 FringeArts entry 'Fishtown.' (Photo via FringeArts.)

Philadelphia Theatre Company hosts "Improv Is the Future of Theater" panel discussion

Improvising an improv economy

A panel discussion at Philadelphia Theatre Company explored the notion that "Improv Is the Future of Theater." Judy Weightman considers.

Judy Weightman

Feb 27, 2018 Articles 6 minute read

'Black Panther' offers the kind of "what if" scenario for African Americans that many Asian Americans wish to leave behind. (Photo courtesy of Disney/Marvel Studios.)

Will Asian Americans get their 'Black Panther' moment?

'Black Panther' through an Asian American lens

Asian Americans have yet to enjoy a major U.S. film breakthrough on the scale of 'Black Panther,' but that might be okay. Rob Buscher considers.

Rob Buscher

Feb 27, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Eastern State's bar-graph installation features global incarceration statistics. (Photo courtesy of Sean Kelley.)

Eastern State Penitentiary engages big audiences, bigger questions

Bringing the 19th century into the 21st

Eastern State Penitentiary rethought their museum exhibitions, took a risk, and saw a huge growth in attendance. How did they do it? Cara Blouin considers.

Cara Blouin

Feb 27, 2018 Articles 5 minute read

Sisters Margot (Caroline Strang) and Anne (Brittany Anikka Liu). In the diary, Margot is something of a mystery to Anne. (Photo by Tori Harvey.)

People's Light presents Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's 'The Diary of Anne Frank'

Notes for our time, and for all time

'The Diary of Anne Frank' receives a superb and timely revival by People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Feb 27, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

"Down, down, down, would the fall never come to an end?" From 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,' 2017, by Charles Santore. (Collection of the artist.)

Woodmere Art Museum's 'Charles Santore: Fifty Years of Art and Storytelling'

Illustrating his own story

The Woodmere Art Museum's 'Charles Santore: Fifty Years of Art and Storytelling' shows the illustrator's careful hand, whether depicting pop-culture icons or literary ones. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Feb 26, 2018 Articles 4 minute read