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Piotr Buszewski's Paganini and Jessica Lennick's Anna Elise (Photo by Donato Valentino)

Concert Operetta presents 'Paganini'

Nicolo Paganini and his seductive violin

Concert Operetta presents a production that could have used less opera and more etta. Tom Purdom reviews.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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L to r: from left: Amy Leonard, Meredith Amado, Jie Jin, Hiroko Yamazaki. (Photo by Karen Gowen)

Wister and More! presents the Pyxis Piano Quartet

Pyxis's musical journey

The Pyxis Quartet takes a musical journey in search of a new partner. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

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How can something so wrong feel so right? (Photo by T. Charles Ericsson)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Nilo Cruz's 'Bathing in Moonlight'

It could’ve been a hit (in 1947)

Nilo Cruz’s world premiere drama 'Bathing in Moonlight' overlooks a rich modern family situation for a tired melodramatic trope. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to r: JaRon Battle and Ned Pryce. (Photo by John Doyle)

Philly Fringe 2016 review: Iron Age Theatre's 'A Runaway, a Soldier and a Snowball Fight'

Leah Lawler world premiere goes back to the future

Iron Age Theatre Company's 'A Runaway, a Soldier, and a Snowball Fight' suggests Revolutionary relevance, but doesn't deliver. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The first edition of 'Don Quixote,' Madrid, 1605, held by Elizabeth Fuller, librarian, Rosenbach Museum. (Photo by Anne S. Hunter)

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, presents 'The Musical World of Don Quixote'

'Don Quixote': Precious original, perfect copies

It’s 'Don Quixote' fiesta time in Philadelphia! Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, celebrates 'The Musical World of Don Quixote' with a big concert, a symposium, and museum and libraries joining in with exhibitions around the city. (Part two of a series on Piffaro’s 'Don Quixote' festival.)
Anne Schuster Hunter

Anne Schuster Hunter

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(Image courtesy of FringeArts)

Philly Fringe 2016 review: Wild Plum Productions's 'Say No More'

Saying too much?

A tiny, overlooked Strindberg drama with just one speaking character gets a reworking from Wild Plum Productions. Toby Zinman reviews.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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L to r: Anna Pysher, Tony McNicol, Pierlisa Chiodo Steo, Adrienne Cascarella, Brian Weiser, Jim Fryer. (Photo by Mariangela Saavedra)

REP Radio podcast with Mariangela Saavedra of Casabuena Cultural Productions

A family affair

On our podcast, Casabuena Cultural Productions founder Mariangela Saavedra speaks to Darnelle Radford about their first Philly Fringe entry, a world premiere based on the story of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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Sarah McEneaney's 'Hunters, Gatherers.' (Photo courtesy of the Locks Gallery)

The Locks Gallery presents Sarah McEneaney's When You Wish

Dreaming and living in full color

Anne Fabbri reviews When You Wish, Philadelphia painter Sarah McEneaney's new exhibition at the Locks gallery and finds the artist being the change she wants to see in the world.

Anne R. Fabbri

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Eakins's palette, ready for supernatural action (Photo courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)

PAFA presents 'Fernando Orellana: His Study of Life'

His study of afterlife

Artist Fernando Orellana examines Thomas Eakins's ongoing relationship with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. That is, both in life and in the afterlife.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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Everyone is invited to this gala. (Photo by Veronique Ellena)

Philly Fringe 2016 review: Jérôme Bel's 'Gala'

'Gala' gets Philly moving

Jérôme Bel’s 'Gala' brought Philadelphians to their feet and onto the stage. Alix Rosenfeld gushes over a piece that showcased all dancers, amateurs and professionals, alike.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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