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Greg Wood and Jennifer Childs mid-farce. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

1812 Productions presents Marc Camolletti's 'Happy Birthday'

Light the candles

1812 Productions presents a very 'Happy Birthday' with Marc Camolletti's little-known farce. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to R: Aetna Gallagher, Andrew Blasenak, and Chase Byrd. (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas)

Curio Theatre presents Peepolykus's 'The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary'

Massive tragedy, big laughs

Curio Theatre Company's 'The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary' manages to simultaneously skewer Flaubert's novel and celebrate its qualities. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Author, television star, and movie star Gaborey Sidibe. (Photo by Keenan Perry, Plethora Media Group.)

'This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare,' by Gabourey Sidibe

Girl talk with Gabby

Gabourey Sidibe has come a long way from her Brooklyn roots and her role as the beaten-down star of Lee Daniels's film 'Precious.' Her new memoir tells all about it. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
Jarreau Freeman

Jarreau Freeman

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Playwright Stef Smith. (Photo via StefSmith.co.uk)

REP Radio podcast with 'Swallow' playwright Stef Smith and director Claire Moyer

All alone in a crowded room

On this podcast, Scottish playwright Stef Smith and director Claire Moyer join Darnelle Radford to discuss Inis Nua Theatre Company's production of Smith's drama 'Swallow.'
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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'Self Portrait with Mask' (1922). (Photo by Anne Brigman, courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art)

PMA's Another Way of Telling: Women Photographers from the Collection

Women's work

This exhibition of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection of work by women photographers shows over a century of seeing through their lenses. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Judge this book by its cover. (Image courtesy of HumorOutcasts Press)

Roz Warren's 'Just Another Day at Your Local Public Library'

Quiet, please!

In her latest humor collection, Roz Warren draws back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes world of public libraries. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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The entrance to Cellblock Three and possibly your nightmares. (Photo courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary)

New visiting hours at Eastern State Penitentiary's hospital block

An old prison wing sees new light

The former prison has been gradually restored and reopened since it was shut down in the early 1970s. It’s a treasure to hold dear in a city plagued by preservation crises. Jared Brey goes inside.
Jared Brey

Jared Brey

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Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

How to write a theme song

The sound of killing your darlings

Occasionally, people ask Kile Smith how he composes music. The answer is pretty simple and includes a spacious trash can.
Kile Smith Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Kile Smithand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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Piano soloist Radu Lupu. (Photo by Pekka Saarinen.)

Philadelphia Orchestra's Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mozart and Bernstein (first review)

After the 'Dutchman'

Yannick Nézet-Séguin returns from the Metropolitan Opera with a bigger, bolder approach. Robert Zaller reviews.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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Another evening's Pamina (Karen Barraza) and Papageno (Christopher Kenney). (Photo courtesy of AVA.)

Academy of Vocal Arts presents Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'

This 'Flute' flouts convention

An unusual staging of 'The Magic Flute' gives a fresh perspective to Mozart’s familiar fairy tale. Steve Cohen reviews.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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