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Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

Trading places

The new generation of 'Star Wars' heroes does away with the old guard, which is just what Master Yoda predicted. Rob Buscher considers. (Contains spoilers.)

Rob Buscher

Jan 02, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Denève: How many time zones in China? (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve concert

On New Year’s Eve, conductor Stéphane Denève managed the impressive feat of relieving his sellout Philadelphia Orchestra audience of any thoughts of Donald Trump or sexual harassment. Dan Rottenberg reviews.

Dan Rottenberg

Jan 02, 2018 Articles 2 minute read

Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi, from the title page of 'Fiori poetici,' a 1644 book of commemorative poems for his funeral. (Image via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

Choral Arts Philadelphia presents Monteverdi's 'Vespro Della Beata Vergin 1610'

Monteverdi's modernity

The performance of a 17th-century composer in a historically informed rendition proves Claudio Monteverdi sounds excitingly modern even in the 21st century. Margaret Darby reviews.

Margaret Darby

Jan 02, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

PRISM Quartet. (Photo by Jacqueline Hanna.)

PRISM Quartet's 'Color Theory, Music for Saxophones, Percussion and Harry Partch Instruments'

Four saxophones, percussion, and the junkyard band

PRISM Quartet joins forces with a plethora of musicians, composers, and highly unusual instruments. Peter Burwasser likes what he hears.

Peter Burwasser

Dec 26, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

Philadelphians Elaine and David Ravich visited the Soviet Union in 1978 and smuggled out photographs and tape recordings of conversations with refuseniks. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of American Jewish History, gift of David and Elaine Ravich.)

NMAJH presents 'Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews'

Letting their people go

The National Museum of American Jewish History's 'Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews' looks back at the national efforts on their behalf, and the Philadelphians who either assisted or emigrated. A.D. Amorosi reviews.

A.D. Amorosi

Dec 26, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

Akeem Davis and Charlotte Northeast's bike-store shitheads. (Photo by Joanna Austin/AustinArt.org)

Cameron Kelsall's Best Theater of 2017

2017: the year of the breakout Philly playwright

Cameron Kelsall didn't plan to write a 2017 best-of-theater list, but considering the proliferation of excellent new work by local playwrights, he couldn't help himself.

Cameron Kelsall

Dec 24, 2017 Articles 5 minute read

Rajeer Alford watches Alex G. Kunz play a man much like the man he appears to be. (Photo by ClintonBPhotography.)

Resident Theatre Company presents 'A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play'

Radio Humbug

What we should see and what we should hear get muddled in Resident Theatre Company's not-so-radio 'A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play.' Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Dec 23, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

Conductor Cristian Măcelaru brought the noise but not the funk. (Photo by Adriane White.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Handel's 'Messiah'

Meh 'Messiah'

Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual presentation of Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ under the baton of Cristian Măcelaru, offered few reasons to shout "Hallelujah." Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Dec 22, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

Collaboration is the key to nonprofit survival. (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan for BSR.)

Philadelphia Scenic Works builds a future together

Stop, collaborate, and listen

Philadelphia Scenic Works was born from the need for an affordable, safe way to construct theatrical sets. More important, it embraces the spirit of working together. Seth Rozin considers.