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Bill Haney’s ‘Jim Allison: Breakthrough’
The science of courage
‘Breakthrough,’ a new documentary from Bill Haney, follows Nobel laureate Jim Allison’s long search for a cancer cure, and his struggle to bring his discovery to the people who need it. Gary L. Day reviews.
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The Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Ragtime’
How little the world has changed
Arden Theatre Company’s season-opening production of ‘Ragtime’ is the most intimate critic Cameron Kelsall has ever seen. It’s also the least successful.
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Festival O19: Opera Philadelphia presents Handel and Cosgrove's ‘Semele’
The opera that wasn’t meant to be
Handel never intended for his oratorio ‘Semele’ to be staged as an opera. Opera Philadelphia’s muddled, inert production suggests why. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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‘SLAY,’ by Brittney Morris
Slaying the book game
Brittney Morris's debut YA novel tackles identity, online and off, as a canny teenager takes the online gaming world by storm, with unexpected consequences. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents Steve Martin’s ‘Meteor Shower’
Is there a chiropractor in the house?
The Walnut’s production of Steve Martin’s darkly funny but too-neatly-resolved 'Meteor Shower' is good fun till the neck spasms kick in. Jill Ivey reviews.
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People’s Light presents Colman Domingo’s ‘Dot’
Dementia and the family
A West Philly family comes home to learn that its matriarch is living with dementia, in the regional premiere of Colman Domingo's 'Dot' at People's Light. Frank Burd reviews.
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Festival O19: Opera Philadelphia and FringeArts present ‘Let Me Die’
When I am laid in earth
Joseph Keckler’s ‘Let Me Die’ examines opera’s preoccupation with kicking the bucket. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Festival 019: Opera Philadelphia presents ‘Denis and Katya’
Through a smartphone, darkly
The striking ‘Denis and Katya,’ part of Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O19, captures the existential dread of the social-media generation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Orchestra 2001 presents George Crumb’s ‘The River of Life’
‘The River of Life’ meets the Delaware
Orchestra 2001 salutes George Crumb on the Cherry Street Pier. Margaret Darby reviews.
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Festival O19: Opera Philadelphia presents Prokofiev’s ‘The Love for Three Oranges’
Fresh-squeezed fairy tale
Opera Philadelphia kicks off Festival O19 with a rare staging of Prokofiev’s ‘The Love for Three Oranges.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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