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Sisters Olga (Anastasiia Sidorova) and Tatyana (Tiffany Townsend). (Photo by Cory Weaver.)

Curtis Opera Theatre presents Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin'

Arctic ‘Onegin’

Curtis Opera Theatre offers a chilly take on Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Subcircle's dancers leave the movements to chance. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

FringeArts presents Subcircle's 'HOLD STILL while I figure this out'

Bonne chance!

Dance company Subcircle's 'HOLD STILL while I figure this out' transforms FringeArts' space with a John Cage-like performance. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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Anthony Lawton's van Meergeren and Mary Lee Bednarek's Johanna in Lantern's world premiere. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Bruce Graham's world premiere 'The Craftsman'

Those who can't do...

Bruce Graham uses ‘The Craftsman’ to confront his critics, but the result is more screed than storytelling. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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What once looked like an answer now only raised more questions. (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

Counterweight finds artists of color, gets lost

A road paved with good intentions

Cara Blouin helped create the website Counterweight to help theaters diversify their artistic pool, but it turned out to be a lot more complicated than she anticipated. Blouin considers.
Cara Blouin Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Cara Blouinand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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Penn Museum’s Shop will move closer to the museum café, making room for a new Crossroads of Cultures Gallery. (Rendering by Josh Lessard, Penn Museum.)

Penn Museum's "Building Transformation" project

When they build it, will you come?

The Penn Museum's "Building Transformation" project will reconfigure the institution's gallery and open spaces, but will it encourage visitors to return? Tieshka Smith considers.
Tieshka Smith

Tieshka Smith

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The Crossing brings 'the national anthems' to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrea Kane)

The Crossing presents 'the national anthems tour'

So proudly we hail

The Crossing Choir's 'the national anthems tour' looks to our patriotic songs to find the commonalities among us. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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L to R: Stephen Pelinski's Tom, Celestine Rae's Samara, and Elizabeth Heflin's Meredith pick potential homeless adoptees. (Photo by N. Howatt

Resident Ensemble Players presents Chisa Hutchinson's 'From the Author of'

Big budget meets big ideas

Chisa Hutchinson's 'From the Author of' provides surprises and laughs in the Resident Ensemble Players' sumptuous premiere production. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to R: Shamus Hunter McCarty, Tim Rinehart, Morgan Billings Smith, and Leonard C. Haas. (Photo by Chris Miller

Eagle Theatre presents Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones's 'The Fantasticks'

Not so fantastick

The Eagle Theatre in Hammonton, New Jersey, revises ‘The Fantasticks,’ with diminishing returns. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Claire de Monteil's Leonora and Mackenzie Gotcher's Manrico. (Photo by Paul Sirochman.)

Academy of Vocal Arts presents Giuseppe Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' (The Troubador)

Forget the plot, just listen

Academy of Vocal Arts offers a refreshingly old-fashioned take on Giuseppe Verdi's ‘Il Trovatore.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Benjamin Grosvenor fears no music. (Photo by Patrick Allen/Opera Omnia.)

PCMS presents pianist Benjamin Grosvenor

Conquering 'Gaspard'

In Benjamin Grosvenor's Philadelphia debut (courtesy of PCMS), the fast-rising pianist made child’s play of difficult selections. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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