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Christoph Eschenbach channeled Beethoven's pulsing heartbeat. (Photo by Scott Suchman.)

National Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Christoph Eschenbach passes the baton

Christoph Eschenbach, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director and principal conductor from 2003, conducts Bright Sheng’s 'Zodiac Tales' and the best Beethoven’s Ninth Camille Bacon-Smith has ever heard.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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'Mother Emanuel' revives one of the Charleston victims. (Photo courtesy of New Freedom Theatre)

New Freedom Theatre presents 'Mother Emanuel'

Honor through celebration

New Freedom Theatre's 'Mother Emanuel' honors the victims of the South Carolina church shooting by focusing on life rather than death. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Hannibal Lokumbe (left, on stairs) and Steve Prince's banners. (Photo by Margaret Darby)

Hannibal Lokumbe's 'Crucifixion Resurrection: Nine Souls a-Traveling'

Walk of love for the Charleston nine

Philadelphia Orchestra Music Alive composer-in-residence Hannibal Lokumbe performed a tribute to the Charleston Nine on the second anniversary of their deaths. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

Articles 3 minute read
Steven Wright as Vanya in Quintessence Theatre Group's production. (Photo by Shawn May.)

Quintessence Theatre Group's 'Uncle Vanya' and the hybrid classic

Racial awareness vs. colorblind casting

Quintessence Theatre Group artistic director Alexander Burns examines his company's color-conscious production of 'Uncle Vanya.'
Alexander Burns

Alexander Burns

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Harry Watermeier in Sarah Knittel's 'The Diviner.' (Photo by Fred Brown.)

SoLow Festival and Automatic Arts' 'All on 1'

Four in 1

Automatic Arts' SoLow Festival entry, 'All on 1,' brings four short performance works to the PII Gallery. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

Articles 3 minute read
Kate Shindle as Alison in 'Fun Home.' (Photo by Joan Marcus.)

Kimmel Center presents Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's 'Fun Home'

Right show, wrong space

'Fun Home,' 2015 Tony Award winner, visits the Forrest Theatre, sharing Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's lovely adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic novel. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read

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Eppchez! appears as Max in Simpatico Theatre Company's production of Taylor Mac's 'Hir.' (Photo by Daniel Kontz)

REP Radio podcast with Eppchez!

Not buying the binary

Darnelle Radford interviews Eppchez!, a nonbinary performer who appears in Simpatico Theatre's production of 'Hir.'
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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L to R: Gregory Isaac's Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Criss's Leo Tolstoy, and Brian McCann's Charles Dickens. (Photo by Mark Marvin.)

Lantern Theater presents Scott Carter's 'The Gospel According to...' (second review)

A funny thing happened on the way to purgatory

Three men, three versions of the Bible. But is Scott Carter's comedy heavenly or hellish? Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

Articles 3 minute read
Detail from Rhoda Ryba's 'Tree of Life.' (Photo courtesy of Old City Jewish Art Center.)

Old City Jewish Art Center presents 'Painting the Poetry of the Bible'

Celebrating the bounty

Old City Jewish Art Center's new art exhibition uses a Jewish holiday to celebrate springtime in art and poetry in the Bible. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 3 minute read
Terry Brennan strikes a delicate balance. (Photo by Nick Mazzuca.)

Tribe of Fools presents 'School Play'

High grades

'School Play' takes Tribe of Fools founder Terry Brennan back to elementary school — and schools us on how the system treats kids who are different. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read