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The helicopter still flies. What about the rest of the show? (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents ‘Miss Saigon’ at the Academy of Music

The heat is gone in Saigon

The national tour of ‘Miss Saigon’ arrives in Philadelphia awash in dated, Orientalist tropes. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 22, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Could you read this funerary stela in the museum? How about in the field? (Image courtesy of Dorling Kindersly/Penn Museum.)

The Penn Museum presents ‘Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display’

After death, before display

They came, they saw, they excavated… and then what happened? Penn Museum offers a look behind the scenes in its new exhibition, while major renovations are under way. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 19, 2019 Articles 5 minute read

Bringing laughs to mere mortals: Brad Oscar and Jessie Cannizzaro in McCarter’s ‘The Gods of Comedy.’ (Photo by Tom Miller.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Ken Ludwig’s ‘The Gods of Comedy’

Mythic laughs

Playwright Ken Ludwig gets his fourth world premiere at McCarter, bringing the gods of ancient Greece to the service of modern mortals trapped in academia. Suzanne Cloud reviews.

Suzanne Cloud

Mar 19, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Dance Heginbotham’s ‘Twin’ favored stark, mechanical elements. (Photo by Amber Star Merkens.)

The Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Dance Heginbotham

Moving parts

A program of two very different pieces brought Dance Heginbotham’s mission of moving us through dance to Philly, with mixed results. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Mar 18, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Composer Kile Smith makes a time machine out of music in his new recording. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

The Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble presents Kile Smith’s ‘Canticle’

Delicate ecstasy

Composer and longtime BSR contributor Kile Smith demonstrates his mastery of choral music in a new recording, ‘Canticle,’ now available on CD or for download. Peter Burwasser reviews.

Peter Burwasser

Mar 18, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Back row, left to right: Grant Herreid, Priscilla Herreid, Joan Kimball, Greg Ingles, and Fiona Last of Piffaro. Front row: Sonnambula’s Jude Ziliak and Toma Iliev. (Photo courtesy of Piffaro.)

Piffaro and Sonnambula present ‘Dancers’ Delight’

A Renaissance in spring

This March evening of Renaissance dance music revives the fresh and artful sound of the era. Margaret Darby reviews.

Margaret Darby

Mar 17, 2019 Articles 2 minute read

The audience comes to him: Kesserack in the Arden’s ‘How I Learned What I Learned.’ (Photo by Wide Eyed Studio.)

Arden Theatre Company presents August Wilson’s ‘How I Learned What I Learned’

The man, not the myth

The Arden's celebration of August Wilson continues with his autobiographical solo show, ‘How I Learned What I Learned.’ Alix Rosenfeld reviews.

Alix Rosenfeld

Mar 17, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Death is no impediment to this family reunion: Mary Pat Walsh, Oliver Donahue, Dan McGlaughlin, and John Cannon in ‘Da.’ (Photo courtesy of Irish Heritage Theatre.)

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Hugh Leonard’s ‘Da’

With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day and families divided by the current political climate, Hugh Leonard’s 1978 Tony Award-winning ‘Da’ is still remarkably relatable today. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Mar 17, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Gone but not forgotten: the Boyd Theater in 1953. (Image courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Collection.)

The Free Library presents ‘Philadelphia: The Changing City’

How we were… and still are

This special exhibition from the Free Library’s Rare Book Department might make you think that the more things change in Philadelphia, the more they stay the same—but there’s plenty to learn about our city along the way. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 12, 2019 Articles 4 minute read