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Nally, on the podium at left foreground, conducts the black-clad orchestra and singers on Verizon Hall’s sleek wooden stage.

Philadelphia Orchestra presents John Luther Adams and Igor Stravinsky

An emotional premiere and an exciting debut

Philadelphia Orchestra teams with The Crossing for the world premiere of John Luther Adams’s poignant Vespers of the Blessed Earth, and conducting fellow Austin Chanu debuts in a spirited The Rite of Spring. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Apr 04, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Braithwaite as Felix, a white man sitting on top of his desk looking exhausted. McFillin hesitates in the office door.

Act II Playhouse presents Craig Wright’s Mistakes Were Made

The show must go on

Director and star Tony Braithwaite shines in Act II Playhouse’s Mistakes Were Made, a surprisingly emotional farce about the chaotic, horrible, hilarious reality of being a Broadway producer. C.M. Crockford reviews.

C.M. Crockford

Apr 03, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Kemnew stands, hands in pockets looking troubled, in a large, messy office that appears in dramatic yellowed shadows.

Arden Theatre Company presents August Wilson’s Radio Golf

An open letter to Mr. Wilson

This new production of August Wilson’s Radio Golf, the final work of an epic 10-play opus spanning 100 years, is perfectly positioned in the Philly season as we face the primary election for Philly’s 100th mayor. Jeannine Cook reviews.

Jeannine A. Cook

Apr 03, 2023 Reviews 6 minute read

Kuerzi, a white woman dressed as Depp in the Pirates movies, lies on a poster of Depp in this role.

Philly Theatre Week 2023: Jenna Kuerzi and Val Dunn’s Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-Stage Capitalism

Anti-hero worship

After performances running from Philly to the UK and back, Jenna Kuerzi retires her irreverent and enlightening solo show Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-Stage Capitalism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 31, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

25 choir members, men and women posing together on an old brick patio in casual clothes outdoors, next to a stone building.

Penn Live Arts presents The Crossing and PRISM Quartet

Writers in song

The Crossing joined with PRISM Quartet to present the world premiere of Martin Bresnick’s austere, literary Self-Portraits 1964, Unfinished. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 28, 2023 Reviews 2 minute read

Ensemble of nine, different genders & races, singing in tight formation while reaching toward the audience under blue lights

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Cabaret

Successful menace

Cabaret has deep roots and a long life beyond its 1966 Broadway premiere, and a new production at Bristol Riverside Theatre honors the original creators’ intentions. Stephen Silver reviews.

Stephen Silver

Mar 27, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

The full ensemble in costume, posing like pop stars as they sing into handheld mics, with band behind in dramatic blue lights

Kimmel Cultural Campus and Shubert Organization present SIX the Musical

The queens and I

The new Tudor sensation is finally in Philly as the national tour of SIX lands at the Academy of Music. Is it “a women’s show?" And what does that really mean? Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Mar 24, 2023 Reviews 5 minute read

Crammed together in consternation, wearing a furry animal mask, Renaissance garb, Guy Fawkes mask, and pig nose, respectively

Curio Theatre Company presents Tim Crouch & Spymonkey’s The Complete Deaths

The rest is silence

Three years into the coronavirus pandemic, Curio Theatre Company’s production of The Complete Deaths shows us that sometimes death can be a laughing matter. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Mar 21, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Rendered in charcoal, a single flailing human figure falls horizontally through white space, knees facing the viewer.

Twelve Gates Arts presents Numb Images

Undoing the visual tools of oppression

Three artists with roots in Pakistan, the Philippines, and Iran, offer reality checks on the stories we’re told in a powerful mixed-media exhibition at Twelve Gates Arts in Old City. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Mar 21, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Gallery view: looking toward the end of a large room, set up as Mason describes in the text. Two people are sitting there.

ICA Philadelphia presents Carolyn Lazard’s Long Take

Somatic and spiritual

Carolyn Lazard examines accessibility, care, and interdependence, with an interdisciplinary installation at ICA that de-emphasizes sight in favor of many other senses. Hanae Mason reviews.

Hanae Mason

Mar 20, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read