Philly Fringe 2023: Kat Siciliano presents Eve

Asking why in the Garden of Eden

This folk retelling of exile from the Garden of Eden unravels the Bible story and weaves a tale of affection, curiosity, transgression, and honesty between characters you thought you knew. Helen Walsh reviews.

Helen Walsh

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Kingfisher Theatre presents Odysseus

Let us tell of a man

Bill George brings Odysseus to the Philly Fringe, a one-man retelling of The Odyssey that captivates in returning the poem to its rhetorical origins. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: 100th Meridian presents They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too

Soundtrack of your life

One woman’s quest to score a ticket to her favorite band’s farewell show takes on moving dimensions in They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too in this year’s Fringe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Very Good Dance Theatre presents The Other Gardeners

Beyond Eden

The Other Gardeners, a Fringe show from Very Good Dance Theatre, promises sobbing, laughing, remembering, visioning, dreaming, forgetting, and loving. It delivers a little bit of everything, and more. Zara Waters reviews.

Zara Waters

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Justin Jain presents The Dangers of Tobacco

A queer Filipino retelling of Chekhov’s one-act play

Justin Jain puts his own spin on Anton Chekhov’s The Dangers of Tobacco in this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Sep 06, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: inFLUX Theatre Collective presents Bite the Dust

Ashes to ashes

inFLUX Theatre Collective’s Philly Fringe show Bite the Dust focuses on the impermanence of life, and the permanence of art. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 05, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

UArts presents Dan Levenson: SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école at the Philadelphia Art Alliance

Schools of imagination and memory

Kicking off the academic year with two uplifting shows about how we communicate, learn, and teach, the Philadelphia Art Alliance at UArts welcomes SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Aug 29, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Brandywine Museum of Art presents Andrew Wyeth: Abstract Flash

Andrew in the abstract

Andrew Wyeth is not widely known as an abstract artist, but maybe he should be. A beautifully configured exhibition at the Brandywine Museum of Art looks closer. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Aug 28, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Schubert Organization present Disney’s The Lion King

The circle of life is going strong onstage

Disney’s first large-scale musical returns to Philadelphia with big puppets and bigger talents worthy of the spectacle. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Aug 21, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Theatre in the X presents Charles Fuller’s Zooman and the Sign

Timely, audacious Philly theater

Theatre in the X celebrates its 10th anniversary with Zooman and the Sign, a tremendous rumination on community violence in Philadelphia that is all too resonant today. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Aug 18, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read