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Photographer Robert Yang's “Radiator 2” (2017) shows young men at play. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Institute of Contemporary Art presents 'Tag' and 'Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show' (first review)

Not all fun and games

Two shows at the Institute of Contemporary Art, 'Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Ways Forward' and 'Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show,' offer perspectives on contemporary life and getting through it. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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Nutter and Smerconish talk shop. (Photo courtesy of the National Constitution Center.)

'Mayor: The Best Job in Politics (The City in the Twenty-First Century)' by Michael A. Nutter

The mayor's mantra

Former Mayor Michael Nutter visited the National Constitution Center to discuss his new memoir, 'Mayor: The Best Job in Politics.' A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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Krissy Fraelich. (Photo by Greg Carroccio.)

Media Theatre presents Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'Next to Normal'

A new normal

Media Theatre's production of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'Next to Normal' explores mental illness with raw honesty — and, true to the subject, doesn't offer easy answers. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Frank X and Johnnie Hobbs Jr. bring a "much-needed dose of humanity" to Didi and Gogo. (Photo by Shawn May.)

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot'

Worth the wait

Quintessence Theatre Group’s fresh, invigorating ‘Waiting for Godot’ foregrounds the humanity and heart of Samuel Beckett’s tramps. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Christoph Eschenbach guided the starship Philadelphia with strength and vision. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Beethoven's Fifth with Eschenbach'

Eschenbach returns, Weilerstein shines

Thanks to an atypical staging, the Philadelphia Orchestra projected a warm, enveloping tone while Christoph Eschenbach returned to bring maturity and insight to his reading of three Romantic masterworks. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Melanie Julian, Charlie DelMarcelle, and Ed Swidey attempt to build a better future. (Photo by Dave Sarrafian.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents John Guare's 'Lydie Breeze Part 1: Cold Harbor'

Pioneer woman

EgoPo Classic Theater’s premiere of John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ trilogy gets off to an arresting and maddening start with 'Cold Harbor.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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One dancer performed the facial expressions of a Maori Haka. (Photo by Bill Hebert

FringeArts presents 'Sp3' by <fidget>

Dancing in digital and analog

'SP3,' by <fidget> at FringeArts, blends the robotic with the human and creates a new language for our new century. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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L to R: Nancy Boykin and Jessica Johnson bond over the guy who made their lives a misery. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Theatre Exile presents Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 'Really'

Out of focus

Theatre Exile’s production of Jackie Sibblies Drury's 'Really' mulls photography and art, but its affectations blur character and narrative. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The Canos presented a promising concert with mixed results. (Photo courtesy of PCMS.)

PCMS presents Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano, and Christopher Cano, piano

Portrait of Jenny

Jennifer Johnson Cano’s recital for PCMS showed off a lustrous voice but an unsure interpreter. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Above, in a memorable turn, former Cirque du Soleil and 'Planet of the Apes' specialist Terry Notary plays a gorilla impersonator hired to spice up a modern-art museum's benefit dinner. (Photo via IMDB.com.)

Ruben Östlund’s 'The Square'

Square pegs, round hole

Ruben Östlund’s satirical film 'The Square' uses the rarefied Swedish art world as a funhouse-mirror reflection of social hypocrisies. Michael Woods reviews.

Michael Woods

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