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L to R: Penn anthropologist Carlton Coon, sculptor Jacques Lipschitz, and Alfred Kidder II, with Froelich Rainey at the desk, on the set of 'What in the World?' (Photo courtesy of Penn Museum.)

Penn Museum presents 'What in the World?'

'What in the World' brought archaeology home
Normally a portal to ancient worlds, Penn Museum is unearthing a more recent period: the dawn of television. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Herbie Hancock is back and better than ever. (Photo by Douglas Kirkland.)

Kimmel Center presents Herbie Hancock

"Rockit" man returns
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock fused old and new at the Kimmel Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Antoinette Robinson's Camae and Hassan El-Amin's Martin Luther King Jr. share a final evening. (Photo by N.Howatt.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Katori Hall's 'The Mountaintop'

Life before death
The Resident Ensemble Players' production of 'The Mountaintop' highlights the strengths of Katori Hall's popular play about Martin Luther King Jr. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Martin Puryear, "Untitled V1 (State 1)," (2012) could be a blueprint for "Big Bling." (Image courtesy of Paulson Fontaine Press.)

The Print Center presents 'Martin Puryear: Prints, 1962-2016'

Powerful printmaking
The Print Center highlights monumental sculptor Martin Puryear's etchings and offers a different perspective on the artist's work. Pam Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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The eccentrics: Elizabeth Heflin's Penny and Lee E. Ernst's Mr. De Pinna. (Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Kaufman and Hart's 'You Can't Take It With You'

You can have it here
The Resident Ensemble Players' splendid production of 'You Can't Take It with You' makes the 1936 comedy relevant again. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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You gotta be tough to make it through the bee. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'

L-O-V-A-B-L-E
Bristol Riverside Theatre spells success with its production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Joseph Spieldenner's Billy Bigelow and Maxwell Porterfield's Julie Jordan with what passes for a carousel in 'Carousel.' (Photo by Greg Carroccio.)

Media Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel'

'Carousel' spins out
Media Theater's maddeningly inconsistent ‘Carousel’ can be chiefly characterized by what it lacks. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Poet (and actor) Hayden Saunier. (Photo by Kim Carson.)

'How to Wear This Body,' by Hayden Saunier

Making our way in the world
Hayden Saunier’s new collection of poetry, 'How to Wear This Body,' is an astute meditation on mortality and grief. Katie Berta reviews.
Katie Berta

Katie Berta

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Almost perfect. Like a ball. (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

The oak tree and the bird

Following a road to "home"
Music does two things: it takes you somewhere else, and it brings you home. Kile Smith considers.
Kile Smith Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Kile Smithand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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Emcee John Jarboe leads the ensemble in dancing away the Reich. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Arden Theatre Company presents 'Cabaret'

Song and dance and Nazis
The sparkle of the Arden Theatre Company's 'Cabaret' overwhelms the Kander and Ebb musical's menace. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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