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Bob Dylan in his 2016 tour hat. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Bob Dylan at the Borgata and Mann Center

Bob's your uncle

Bob Levin caught Bob Dylan's tour in California before it arrives here. He was impressed by Dylan's new energy. The set list, however, left him with a few questions.
Bob Levin

Bob Levin

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Detail, 'Walnut Street' (2016), by Mary Henderson. (Photo courtesy of the artist and Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY)

'The Condition of Place,' the Woodmere Museum's 75th annual juried exhibition

From many visions, one Philadelphia

Juror Odili Donald Odita has curated a wide-ranging vision of Philadelphia in the Woodmere Museum's 75th annual juried exhibition, 'The Condition of Place.'

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 4 minute read
Pablo Batista's rhythms tell a centuries-long story. (Photo by Bruce Turner)

Pablo Batista's 'El Viaje (The Journey)' at Temple University's Performing Arts Center

The African diaspora's Latin-Caribbean accent

Puerto Rican-American percussionist Pablo Batista depicts the African diaspora through Afro-Latin-Caribbean rhythms, dance, and narration, and reminds our reviewer of her own immigrant experience.
Concha Alborg

Concha Alborg

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Two of Jasper Johns's 'Postcards.' (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Philadelphia Museum of Art's Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Collection

Couple's collection of modern art is a gift

An impressive gift of contemporary art is on view for the summer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 3 minute read
One of The Crossing's seven responses to Buxtehude. (Photo by Chip Colson)

Donald Nally's The Crossing presents 'Seven Responses'

A dialogue of the centuries

Contemporary composers answer a Baroque master. The Crossing's 'Seven Responses' is an impressive effort.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Keith Hamilton Cobb as Julius Casear (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival )

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 'Julius Caesar'

A political tale for today

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season features an enthralling 'Julius Caesar' with a splendid veteran cast.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Terell Stafford pulling double duty. (Photo courtesy of Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia)

Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia's 'A String of Pearls' at the Kimmel Center

These big-band classics stay fresh

Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia goes in to full swing with bandleader/trumpeter Terell Stafford, Pat Martino and his trio, and "A String of Pearls," classics from the big-band era.
Lewis Whittington

Lewis Whittington

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<em>The Bacchae</em>'s women gone wild. (Photo by Ted Apostolacus)

Phenomenal Animals's 'The Bacchae,' at Walnut Street Theatre Studio Five

Filthy minds, female power

In Phenomenal Animals's 'The Bacchae,' are frenzied women killing men a political metaphor or a cautionary tale (or both)?
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

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Adam Rapp and Jackie Burns. (Photo by Joan Marcus)

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'If/Then' at the Academy of Music

A star vehicle drives on without its star

'If/Then' was written for and based on the talents of Idina Menzel. To Steve Cohen's surprise, the show has appeal even without her.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Andy (Trevor William Fayle) and Paul (Eric Cover) have a heartfelt discussion about a very special guitar. (Photo by Kory Aversa)

Josh Piven's 'Muddled' at Drexel University's URBN Annex

An all-too-accurate title

Bestselling author Josh Piven's comedy 'Muddled' tries to be funny but doesn't succeed.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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