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Lou Mallory, beleaguered head football coach at Lenape State University. (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

BSR Scripts and Sips: David Robson's 'Clay Warrior'

What's in a game?

The first of BSR's "Scripts and Sips" series begins with David Robson's 'Clay Warrior,' a drama about a sexual-abuse scandal rocking a state university — and the football coach who allowed it to happen. Sound familiar?

David Robsonand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Jul 11, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

A 1955 publicity still of Sarah Vaughan. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia.)

'Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan,' by Elaine M. Hayes

The "Divine One" deserves more

Elaine M. Hayes's new biography of Sarah Vaughan offers some pluses but doesn't match the complexity of its songbird subject. Bruce Klauber reviews.

Bruce Klauber

Jul 10, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

The 'Shark Tank' pretenders take a dip in the tank. (Photo courtesy of Sean Keegan-Landis and Max Sittenfield.)

Good Good Comedy Theatre presents 'Shark Tank: The Final Episode'

Swimming with the sharks

Sean Keegan-Landis and Max Sittenfield spoof the entrepreneur-go-round 'Shark Tank' television series and its pompous personalities. Stephen Silver reviews.

Stephen Silver

Jul 10, 2017 Articles 2 minute read

Mary Carpenter asks the big questions. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

Act II presents Mary Carpenter's 'The New & Improved Stages of Grief'

Denial, anger, and tuna casserole

Mary Carpenter brings her solo comedic examination of love and loss, 'The New & Improved Stages of Grief,' to Act II Playhouse. Stacia Friedman reviews.

Stacia Friedman

Jul 07, 2017 Articles 2 minute read

The videotaped police beating of Rodney King and the subsequent acquittal of all the officers involved sparked the 1992 L.A. riots. (Photo via ATOMIC Hot Links at Creative Commons/Flickr.)

Blackstar Film Festival presents 'L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later'

Can't we all just get along?

Erik Parker and One9's documentary looks back at the 1992 L.A. riots and those whose lives were affected before, during, and after the fires stopped burning. Jarreau Freeman reviews.

Jarreau Freeman

Jul 04, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

Soldiers brawl in a tableau at the Museum of the American Revolution. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of the American Revolution.)

Celebrating independence at the Museum of the American Revolution

Visiting 1776 in 2017

What better time to consider the Museum of the American Revolution than in the midst of Philadelphia's Independence Day celebrations? Richard Da Silva visits.

Richard da Silva

Jul 03, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

L to R: James Wilby's Maurice, Rupert Graves's Alec, and Hugh Grant's Clive in the 1987 film 'Maurice.' (Photo via IMDB.)

Re-release of Merchant Ivory's 'Maurice'

Love that dare not speak its name

Thirty years after its release, a Merchant Ivory gay classic gets a re-release and the recognition it deserves. Gary Day reviews.

Gary L. Day

Jul 03, 2017 Articles 2 minute read

Etowah Mounds (circa 1250 CE), near Cartersville, Georgia. Thousands of mounds dotted eastern North America before Europeans arrived. (Photo by Tom Patton, courtesy of Penn Museum)

Penn Museum presents 'Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America'

America's earthen pyramids

England has Stonehenge, Egypt has the Great Pyramid, and North America has... mounds. Learn all about them at the Penn Museum's new exhibition. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Jul 02, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

'Still from Horse Day, 2015,' video diptych by Mohammed Bourouissa. (Photo courtesy of Mohammed Bourouissa and Kamel Mennour.)

Barnes Foundation presents 'Mohammed Bourouissa: Urban Riders'

Corralling the urban cowboy myth

North Philly's black cowboys have been a fixture on the streets and in Fairmount Park for over a century. A new Barnes Foundation show pays tribute to them. Stacia Friedman reviews.