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REP Radio podcast with Theatre Exile co-artistic director Deborah Block
20 years and five new Barrymores, all in one week
Not only is Theatre Exile celebrating its 20th anniversary season, but it also won five Barrymore Awards at the 2016 ceremony. Darnelle Radford speaks with Exile producing artistic director Deborah Block.
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The 2016 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
The year of the trickle-down award
An interactive map — okay, just Mark Cofta's fine coverage — of this year's Barrymore winners. Click the links to see our reviews of (sometimes more than one) and features on or by 2016's winning people and productions.
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A four-show sampler from Philadephia Chamber Music Society and 1807 & Friends
Four on the concert floor
A week of chamber music concerts produces a look at the variety and unpredictability of the Philadelphia chamber music scene. Tom Purdom reviews.
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Capsule reviews from the 2016 Philadelphia Film Festival
Four PFF25 opening weekend films
Stephen Silver attended the Philadelphia Film Festival's opening weekend and picked a few of his favorites (and one he wasn't so fond of).
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Philadelphia Museum of Art's Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950
Beyond Kahlo and Rivera
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's new exhibition, Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950 shows a nation embracing its indigenous heritage. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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Inis Nua presents Philip Ridley's 'Radiant Vermin'
A dream home nightmare
Inis Nua's production of Philip Ridley's 'Radiant Vermin' is a dark fable for adults about the costs of greed. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Theatre Horizon presents William Finn and James Lapine's 'A New Brain'
A life-or-death musical comedy
Theatre Horizon's 'A New Brain' fictionalizes William Finn's struggle with imminent death, adds songs and laughs. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival presents Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land'
It's always sunny in 'La La Land'
Director Damien Chazelle pairs Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone for the third time in 'La La Land,' the Philadelphia Film Festival opener. Stephen Silver reviews.
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Pianist Denis Kozhukhin with the Philadelphia Orchestra
All-Russian program with a Russian piano master
An all-Russian slate by the Philadelphia Orchestra featured Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin, who made the program his own. Linda Holt reviews.
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The Wilma Theater presents Andrew Bovell's 'When the Rain Stops Falling'
A grim forecast
The Wilma Theater's 'When the Rain Stops Falling' shows a future world crippled by climate change, and two families tragically colliding. Mark Cofta reviews.
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