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Nbd, just some awesome government-funded art. WPA poster, 1938. (Image by Trialsanderrors via Creative Commons/Flickr)

The 2016 presidential candidates on arts funding

Tipping the presidential scale

Our editor makes a last-minute plea that you not vote for a third-party candidate, because art! Before you head to the polls, know the candidates' positions on arts funding.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Editorials 4 minute read
Scott Greer as Rizzo (left), with Damon Bonetti: Insatiable appetites. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Bruce Graham’s ‘Rizzo,’ reconsidered

Beyond anger: Frank Rizzo and his survivors

Bruce Graham’s 'Rizzo' isn’t really a play at all. It serves a useful purpose nevertheless.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 2 minute read
The historic Edwin Forrest Mansion has housed Freedom Theatre since 1968. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Theatre Philadelphia hosts a Diversity Town Hall at New Freedom Theatre

Freedom isn't free

Theatre Philadelphia's Diversity Town Hall Meeting at New Freedom Theatre was going great.... Until the cops showed up.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Editorials 5 minute read
When you're fighting to stay on top, who has time for sex? (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Sexual harassment: Roger Ailes vs. Phyllis Schlafly

When Roger met Phyllis

If Fox News chairman Roger Ailes had propositioned Phyllis Schlafly, the virtuous first lady of American conservatism, how would Phyllis have responded? Let me consider the possibilities.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 3 minute read
Dancers in Jerome Bel's <em>Gala</em>. (Photo by Josefina Tommasi)

2016 family-friendly Philly Fringe guide

Families can Fringe too!

There's no reason for families with young children to miss out on this year's Philly Fringe excitement. You just need a little guidance; allow BSR editor Wendy Rosenfield to assist.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Editorials 4 minute read
<em>The Ballad of Baby Doe</em>'s Ensemble with Grant Youngblood as Horace W. Tabor. (Photo by Amanda Tipton Photography)

Central City Opera's 'The Ballad of Baby Doe,' and Leadville's 'Fiddler'

Who tells your story?

A Colorado production of the opera 'The Ballad of Baby Doe,' and a production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' in a church got Wendy Rosenfield thinking about history, legacies, and access to the arts.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Editorials 6 minute read

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Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj settles in on North Broad. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

'Broad Street Review' pairs with the Rep Radio podcast

We know what you need

'Broad Street Review' has been delighting your eyes and mind for the last 10 years. Now we've got something exciting for your ears.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Editorials 2 minute read
Hold the wisecracks! This is a serious religious ritual! (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia.)

Religious insults: A simple solution

There oughta be a law!

Some Islamic governments want a ban on insulting religion to be written into international law. But who will draft such legislation? Let me take a whack at it.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 3 minute read
The Death of Clotel, from 'Clotel; or, The President's Daughter,' by William Wells Brown. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Further thoughts on Young Jean Lee's 'Straight White Men' at InterAct Theatre Company

I come to bury patriarchy, not to praise it

InterAct Theatre Company's straight-white-man-helmed production of Young Jean Lee's 'Straight White Men' has 99 problems, and the truth is one.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

Editorials 5 minute read
Impolitic — but also profound?

Morley Safer, Ed Rendell, and women

Eyes of the beholder

Two quotations from prominent men went viral in May — one for its profundity, the other for its tactlessness. But which was which?
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Editorials 6 minute read