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No "your momma" jokes for Caroline Dooner, but plenty for her momma. (Photo by John Flak)

1812 Productions' JillineFest, celebrating 10 years of the Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program

Caroline Dooner's Possible Memoir Titles (& Songs) chases a momster

As part of JillineFest, in Caroline Dooner's 'Possible Memoir Titles (& Songs)' the solo performer looks at herself and sees her mother.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

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Kirill Gerstein sets the record straight. (Photo by Marco Borggreve)

The trouble with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor

The Tchaikovsky concerto that wasn't

The Tchaikovsky piano concerto we’ve been enjoying all our lives is not what the composer intended. Now the authentic version is available, and it’s better.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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It could have happened. (Illustration via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Marla R. Miller's biography 'Betsy Ross and the Making of America'

Betsy Ross, defense contractor

Betsy Ross may not have made the first American flag, but Marla R. Miller's 'Betsy Ross and the Making of America' illuminates the history of the artisans and shopkeepers who built the United States.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Samuel L. Jackson as <em>'Do the Right Thing'</em> DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy. (Photo by Elias Schewel via Creative Commons/Flickr)

BSR's #GetWoke racial justice/law enforcement film starter pack

Seven films to watch and discuss when the news isn't enuf

Our film critic Trish McFadden lists her top seven films for furthering discussion around racial justice and law enforcement. How many have you seen?
Trish McFadden

Trish McFadden

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<em>Bonzi</em>, featuring (l to r) Daniel Mayo, Andrea Yorita, Skyler Lubin, Gary W. Jeter II, Edgar Anido, Caili Quan. Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

BalletX 2016 Summer Series with Klip Collective

Lost memories and vibrant dreams

BalletX's Summer Series brings technology into dance. But in the contest between human and machine, which one prevails?
Jim Rutter

Jim Rutter

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Playwright Jonathan Payne, dramaturg and artistic associate Michele Volansky, and director Katherine Brook. (Photo by John Flak)

PlayPenn's Rent-a-Dramaturg program

It's dramaturgy to go at PlayPenn

Who needs a script doctor when you can rent a dramaturg? Martha Steketee looks at one of the new play development conference's newest developments.
Martha Steketee

Martha Steketee

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Singer Eddie Bruce, putting on a happy face. (Photo courtesy of eddiebruce.com)

Eddie Bruce: The music of Tony Bennett and friends with Tom Adams Trio at Chris' Jazz Café

For one night only, Bruce does Bennett

Stalwart Philly bandleader Eddie Bruce hosted a one-night-only tribute to Tony Bennett and his contemporaries. But did he fly them to the moon? SaraKay Smullens reviews the dinner performance.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

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Russ Widdall as Robert Kennedy and Joshua Tewell as Richard Goodwin. (Photo by Alex Lowy of lowyphoto.com)

New City Stage Company's world premiere of 'Roseburg,' by Ginger Dayle

'Roseburg': At the intersection of theater and reality

When our entertainment and our news overlap, we are left bewildered by both, but can theater really bring about change? New City Stage's world premiere 'Roseburg' looks at past and present U.S. gun violence.
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

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Julian Dennison as foster child and "bad egg," Ricky. (Photo courtesy of Piki Films)

Taika Waititi's 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople'

Little boy lost and found

New Zealand director Taika Waititi’s new comedy/adventure pairs a foster child with an interesting family. It’s also, to use a word the film coins, a "majestical" summer treat.
Rachel Bellwoar

Rachel Bellwoar

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British spy John Andre, after the party. (Illustration via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

'Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love,' by Thomas H. Keels

William Penn and prostitutes: All the news that's unfit to print

Rick Soisson reviews 'Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love,' Thomas Keels's 2010 catalog of our city's historic scandals and scoundrels.
Rick Soisson

Rick Soisson

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