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Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival presents 'Painted Nails'
Engaging documentary still unpolished
This entry at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival examines the harmful ingredients in nail salon cosmetics and one woman who wants to see them changed. Brittany Barbato reviews.
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Lantern Theater Company presents Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's 'An Iliad'
A war for our time and all time
Lantern Theater Company’s 'An Iliad' describes a distant war that proves its relevance to today’s audiences. Mark Cofta reviews.
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'Heat & Light' by Jennifer Haigh
Fracking: The novel
Jennifer Haigh's novel 'Heat & Light' visits a fracking-fed Pennsylvania town in Trump country. Rick Soisson reviews.
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PAFA presents World War I and American Art (second review)
The struggle is real
As Judy Weightman contemplated how artists reacted to the world-changing events of a century ago, she continued to meditate on the world-changing election just passed.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with organist Paul Jacobs (second review)
A rocking Rouse world premiere and more
Organist Paul Jacobs joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in Christopher Rouse's Organ Symphony, the Barber 'Toccata Festiva,' and Saint-Saëns’s beloved Organ Symphony. Linda Holt reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra with organist Paul Jacobs (first review)
Some set of pipes!
A rousing concert celebrating the history of organs with the Philadelphia Orchestra reminded Steve Cohen of the biggest disaster in the orchestra’s history.
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First Person Arts presents Nimisha Ladva's 'Uninvited Girl: An Immigrant Story'
Undocumented, unafraid
Nimisha Ladva's First Person Arts show gave its audience front row seats to the life of a suddenly undocumented immigrant. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents 'The Wizard of Oz'
The Wizard is back in technicolor
The Walnut Street Theatre's spectacular 'The Wizard of Oz' brings back your old friends with some new innovations. Toby Zinman reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents 'A Child's Christmas in Wales'
A comfy, cozy production
The Walnut Street Theatre's musical, magical 'A Child's Christmas in Wales' keeps the cold outside. Toby Zinman reviews.
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The Barnes Foundation presents Live and Life Will Give You Pictures (second review)
The world in one city
The Barnes Foundation's first photography exhibition depicts the "movable feast" in early-20th-century Paris in all its gritty, gorgeous glory. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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