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Tofte, in a chaotic outfit of colorful rags, spreads his arms above a pram, facing a surreal shower of blue confetti.

Curtis Opera Theatre presents Les Mamelles de Tirésias and The Seven Deadly Sins

An inventive double bill on 20th-century women

Curtis Opera Theatre inventively pairs two works from the 20th century that consider the struggles of women in society: Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s The Seven Deadly Sins. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 19, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

Baroque orchestra plays on a stage with a light wooden floor. Bragle sings in a red dress at center; Solis seated at left.

Tempesta di Mare presents Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans

Freeing Judith from the screens

Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans, a 1716 oratorio about Judith and Holofernes that premiered with a famous all-women Venetian ensemble, is little known today. Philly’s baroque orchestra revives it with stunning effect. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 19, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

Production shot of the three stars, standing in a row wearing 19th-century suits. Green letters behind read Lehman Brothers

Arden Theatre Company Presents Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy, adapted by Ben Power

When speculation trumps slavery

A well-acted, well-crafted new production of the epic Lehman Trilogy, now getting its regional premiere at the Arden, can’t overcome this play’s moral bankruptcy. C.M. Crockford reviews.

C.M. Crockford

Mar 18, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

Close-up on the conductor, with gray hair, glasses, and a black tux conducting with a baton, with darkness behind him.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Carl Orff’s Carmina burana

Springing ahead with a popular classic

The Philadelphia Orchestra teamed with conductor Fabio Luisi, the Mendelssohn
Chorus of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, and Philadelphia Girls Choir for a much-anticipated Carmina Burana. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Mar 18, 2024 Reviews 4 minute read

The Dreams pose with white-gloved arms up, against a luxe gold curtain, wearing silvery formal dresses and white feather boas

McCarter Theatre Center presents Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger’s Dreamgirls

Flashy dreams

McCarter Theatre Center’s revival of Dreamgirls features an all-star cast, lots of glitz, and dynamic, dazzling hair and costumes. But can it overcome the show’s core flaws? Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Mar 12, 2024 Reviews 2 minute read

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Sonya Kelly’s Once Upon a Bridge

Acts of violence, acts of kindness

Inis Nua’s Once Upon a Bridge dramatizes a random act of violence with empathy and suspense. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 11, 2024 Reviews 3 minute read

Each actor, wearing black, smiles and holds a large piece of paper with a single apostrophe on it.

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Jeffrey Barg and David Lee White’s The Angry Grammarian

Love languages

Jeffrey Barg, author of the Inquirer’s popular Angry Grammarian column, debuts a likable musical comedy by the same name in South Philly about two grammar nerds languishing for language and each other. Mike Fisher reviews.

Michael Fisher

Mar 11, 2024 Reviews 5 minute read

August Wilson's portrait described in the piece. Shades of blue, teal, & flashes of yellow & orange break through the black.

Arthur Ross Gallery presents Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body

Carving with light

The layered, kaleidoscopic works of Barbara Earl Thomas, who ingeniously harnesses paper, light, and glass, are now on view at Arthur Ross Gallery. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 05, 2024 Reviews 5 minute read

Informal black & white daytime photo of Brodovitch walking across dozens of photos laid flat on the office floor.

The Barnes Foundation presents Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me

Surprising the eye

Twentieth-century designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch revolutionized more than one field of visual arts, but he’s best known for his stint as art director at Harper’s Bazaar. His first major US exhibition, now at the Barnes, covers his entire career. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 05, 2024 Reviews 5 minute read

Scene from the musical: the four actors sit smiling around a simply set wooden table, against a black backdrop.

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Schubert Organization present Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country

A new kind of jukebox musical

Girl from the North Country, a Bob Dylan jukebox musical set during the Depression by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, defies expectations. It stops in Philly on its North American tour. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Mar 04, 2024 Reviews 2 minute read