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"Sam Davis lectures the kids." (Photo by Jano Cohen, courtesy of the Gershman Y)

Gershman Y presents Jano Cohen's 'A Close Look Inside James Shuler Memorial Boxing Gym'

A boxing legend and legacy in photographs

Jano Cohen is a relative newcomer to photography, but her dancer's background may be what drew her to capture boxing. Stephen Silver reviews her exhibition at the Gershman Y.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Robert Wieck as Karl Marx, a role he's played and toured for over 12 years. (Photo courtesy of InterAct Theatre Company)

InterAct and Iron Age Theatre present Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho'

Guess who's coming to the resurrection?

InterAct Theatre Company and Iron Age Theatre co-produced Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho.' Robert Zaller wonders what brought him back from the literal and figurative dead.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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Holden, Holliday in 'Born Yesterday': Melania as Billie Dawn? (Photo by John Irving via Creative Commons/Flickr.)

Trump, through a Hollywood lens

From ‘Citizen Kane’ to 'Goodfellas’ with Donald Trump

How to explain the Trump phenomenon? You could do worse than to watch and reflect upon a few classic Hollywood films.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Kevin Meehan's Elias lets loose at Jing Xu's Jenny. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

Arden Theatre Company presents Annie Baker's 'John' (second review)

Three acts, plenty of action

The Arden Theatre Company's production of Annie Baker's 'John' is unconventional and difficult to categorize, but worthwhile. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Neil Rao plays Nick DiBerardino's 'Homunculus.' (Photo by Margaret Darby)

One Book, One Philadelphia's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

Citywide special

The kickoff of the Free Library's One Book, One Philadelphia event celebrated and discussed Mark Haddon's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' with some of the city's favorite authors. Margaret Darby was there.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

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Choong-jin Chang and his beloved viola. (Photo by Jessica Griffin)

Week three of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival

Berlioz and Ravel on the move

The third and final week of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Paris Festival included a (literally) moving performance from violist Choong-jin Chang. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Akeem Davis and Susan Riley Stevens as Marcus Garvey and Emma Goldman. (Photo by Kathryn Raines/Plate 3)

InterAct Theatre Company presents Mary Tuomanen's 'MARCUS/EMMA'

Nowhere, no-when

InterAct's premiere of Mary Tuomanen's 'MARCUS/EMMA' presents two fascinating characters but traps them in a tedious limbo. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Jos Duncan's four-minute 'Black Magic: Black Lives Matter Musical' (Photo courtesy of Scribe Video Center)

Scribe Video Center's "Making Haiku into Short Films"

Poetry in Motion

Scribe Video Center brought in several prominent Philadelphia filmmakers (and poet Sonia Sanchez) for a workshop on experimental short film. A.D. Amorosi took a look.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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(Image courtesy of Jere Krakoff)

'Something Is Rotten in Fettig' by Jere Krakoff

The butcher's tale

In Jere Krakoff's satirical novel 'Something Is Rotten in Fettig,' a kosher butcher finds himself tossed into a bureaucratic and legal meat grinder. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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Loudon Wainwright III spans the generations. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

People's Light presents Loudon Wainwright III's 'Surviving Twin'

Wit and wisdom, songs and soliloquies

Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III’s solo show about his father, 'Surviving Twin,' is a melancholy delight at People’s Light. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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