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A space that sends you back to the actors: Robert Jason Jackson as Lear and Eunice Akinola as Cordelia at Quintessence. (Photo by Linda Johnson.)

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

Nothing and nature

Quintessence uses a diverse cast and versatile set to interpret the Shakespearean classic while staying faithful to the Bard’s work. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Apr 03, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Graffiti in glass: Leo Tecosky’s 2019 ‘Nostalgia Styles.’ (Photo by Ryan Collerd.)

The Woodlands presents Roberto Lugo and Leo Tecosky’s ‘Graffiti & Ornament’

Glass, graves, and graffiti

Artists Roberto Lugo and Leo Tecosky mix it up at the Woodlands, a burgeoning arts and historic destination in West Philly. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 02, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

E Pluribus Unum? Sonya Clark’s 2019 ‘Many.’ (Photo by Pamela J. Forsythe.)

Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Sonya Clark’s ‘Monumental Cloth’

We all know some version of the Confederate flag, which has evolved into a contemporary symbol that still reigns in many parts of the country. But with ‘Monumental Cloth,’ the Fabric Workshop and Museum considers a flag we’ve forgotten. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Apr 02, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Hundreds of years later, it’s still shocking. Trevor Fayle, Stephanie Hodge, and Ebony Pullum in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore.’ (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents John Ford’s ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’

Nothing to pity

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’ is revenge tragedy done rippingly right. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Apr 01, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Metropolitan Opera veteran soprano Erin Morley can pair with the piano, too. (Image courtesy of ErinMorley.com.)

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Erin Morley’s ‘Love Songs’

Love takes many forms

Soprano Erin Morley brought her recital, under the unassuming title of ‘Love Songs,’ to the new performance venue at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Apr 01, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Is music abstract or expressive? Robert Edwin (left) as Gerhard Denhoff and Joe Barron as Eduard Hanslick. (Photo by Don Wilson.)

Fine Art Music Company presents ‘War of the Romantics Part II’

Brahms versus Wagner

The musicians and actors of Fine Art Music Company brought a musical conflict of the 19th century back to life with the conclusion of a special series of Romantic music at the Ethical Society. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Apr 01, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Sure of the rightness of his cause: Steve Bannon in ‘The Brink.’ (Image courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.)

Alison Klayman’s ‘The Brink’

An unguarded zealot

In ‘The Brink,’ Alison Klayman’s dispassionate cameras watch as Steve Bannon weaves his worldwide web of white nationalism. Gary Day reviews.

Gary L. Day

Apr 01, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Unconventional best friends: Lindsay Smiling and Stephanie Weeks. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Christina Anderson’s ‘How to Catch Creation’

Catching sight of a new mission

‘How to Catch Creation’ launches an ambitious, important push for greater representation at Philadelphia Theatre Company, but Christina Anderson’s play feels frustrating and predictable. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 29, 2019 Articles 4 minute read