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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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