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"Charger, Bandhavgarh National Park, India, 1996." Inkjet print mounted on Dibond. Photo courtesy of Michael Nichols/National Geographic.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Wild: Michael Nichols'

Mild kingdom

Michael “Nick” Nichols is an artist, technical innovator, and ardent advocate for preserving natural habitats. Reviewer Tom Goodman wishes he was more than that.

Tom Goodman

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Author Zinzi Clemmons. (Photo by Nina Subin)

'What We Lose,' by Zinzi Clemmons

What got lost

'What We Lose,' an unusual first novel by Philadelphia author Zinzi Clemmons, uses an unorthodox structure — for better and for worse. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

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L to R: Savannah Jackson's Katharine sees eye to eye with Emilie Krause's Henry V. (Photo by Alessandra Nicole.)

Delaware Shakespeare presents 'Henry V'

A glimmer of progress

Delaware Shakespeare strikes a blow for gender equality and makes a fine production, with Emilie Krause playing the title character in 'Henry V.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Emma Gibson and Harry Smith as Carys and Michael, worlds apart. (Photo by Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Tiny Dynamite presents G.W. Watson's 'Perfect Blue'

Future perfect?

Tiny Dynamite's 'Perfect Blue' imagines a near-future battle for environmental control and a family's survival. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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All for one and one for all. L to R: Porthos (Zack Robidas), D’Artagnan (Sean Patrick Higgins), Sabine (Stephanie Hodge), and Musketeers Aramis and Athos (Alex Sovronsky and Ian Merrill Peakes). (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Ken Ludwig's 'The Three Musketeers'

Cinematic thrills onstage

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 'The Three Musketeers' features great fights but a muddled script. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's 'Castrati,' with, L to R, Francesca Forcella, Richard Villaverde, Gary W. Jeter II, and Zachary Kapeluck. (Photo by Bill Hebert.)

BalletX presents 2017 Summer Series by Matthew Neenan, Jodie Gates, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

Three choreographers, two world premieres

BalletX presents two world premieres and reignites a favorite for its summer series. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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Trevor William Fayle and Campbell O'Hare in 'Romeo and Juliet.' (Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company.)

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company presents 'Romeo and Juliet'

Coming soon to a park near you

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company’s 13th Free Theatre in the Parks tours 'Romeo and Juliet' through July. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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From Menotti's 'The Medium,' l to r: Josh Gold, Paula Rivera-Dantagnan and Elizabeth Holmes. (Photo by John Sturgis Photography)

Delaware Valley Opera Company presents an operatic threesome

Puccini, Menotti, and Misha Dutka all at once

Delaware Valley Opera Company offers a rarely heard Menotti masterpiece, but its South-Philly-based '"Johnny" Schicchi' is too clever by half. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Too large to be passed, this Norwegian ale bowl (c. 1850) was used like a punchbowl. Its inscription reads, in part, “Like a flower I stand on the table. Happy will be the guests who take a drop from me." (Photo by Pamela Forsythe.)

American Swedish Historical Museum presents 'Skål! Scandinavian Spirits'

Here's to Scandinavia!

Cheers! The American Swedish Historical Museum's newest exhibition pays homage to sublime Scandinavian spirits. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Philadelphia Orchestra president and CEO Allison Vulgamore. (Photo by J.D. Scott.)

Allison Vulgamore leaves the Philadelphia Orchestra

CEO's departure leaves the orchestra's wheels spinning

With the departure of the Philadelphia Orchestra's president and CEO, the company finds itself at a crossroads... again. Robert Zaller considers.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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