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With chorus members raising arms behind, KO poses with an intent expression by a bed, in a sleeveless beige dress.

Power Street Theatre presents Erlina Ortiz and Robi Hager’s Siluetas

A thrilling trilingual debut
Power Street Theatre presents the world premiere of Erlina Ortiz and Robi Hager’s Siluetas, which brings Tony-winning star KO to Philly. The show could benefit from some more development, but it’s a thrilling debut. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
In Civil War era costumes, the cast poses onstage looking gravely to the right, each raising their right hand, palm outward.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Suzan-Lori Parks’s Father Comes Home From the Wars

An American Odyssey
Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Father Comes Home From the Wars: Parts I, II & III only intermittently captures the grandeur of the text. Cameron Kelsall reviews
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
Two Black performers reading from music stands face each other in front of an audience crowding the frame at right.

The Strides Collective presents New Strides: A Pride Month Playfest on June 10

A new space for Philly’s queer playwrights
The Strides Collective, founded in early 2020, supports new work by local queer playwrights and shines a light on queer stories through play development programs and productions. New Strides, a night of three one-act readings, is coming up June 10. Frank Schierloh checks in.
Frank Schierloh

Frank Schierloh

Previews 3 minute read
Johnson, in blue jacket with applique roses, spreads his arms while a bespectacled Hernandez grabs him from behind, screaming

Lantern Theater Company presents Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare’s lightest play
Lantern Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors as reliably airy and delightful as it’s ever been. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 4 minute read
8 actors dance exuberantly on a two-tier set with a junkyard and palm tree, with a rich orange and blue backdrop.

The Arden Theatre Company presents Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’s Once on This Island

A special Island tale
A thoughtfully reimagined production of Once on This Island smartly overcomes elements of the 1990 musical that haven’t aged well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
One actor leans over backward balancing on the rump of another, leaning forward with hands on knees. A third runs toward them

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents The Second City: Comedian Rhapsody

Chicago improv in the Philly burbs
Famous Chicago improv troupe Second City didn’t have a good showing at its 2023 stop in Philly, but a better cast and a retooled setlist make for a worthy ticket at Bristol Riverside Theatre. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
Alaina and Josh, two white theater critics, sit smiling in the audience. Alaina holds the Philly Grit playbill.

The BSR Podcast, season 8, episode 5: Theatre Exile's PHILLY GRIT with Alaina Johns and Josh Herren

Three solo shows get two critics for the price of one
Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns joins forces with contributing critic Josh Herren for a conversation about Theatre Exile's PHILLY GRIT, an exciting trio of solo shows by Philly women artists.
Alaina Johns Josh Herren

Alaina Johnsand Josh Herren

Podcast 1 minute read
McArdle, a 61-year-old white woman with red hair, sings smiling into a mic in a fine-dining restaurant.

The popular new Broadway Cabaret at Rittenhouse Grill will return for the 2024-25 season

Cabaret is alive and well in Philly
A longtime Philly artistic director and Rittenhouse restaurant owner launched a new cabaret that has drawn Broadway stars and sold-out crowds since it debuted last December. They promise a return next season. SaraKay Smullens visits.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

Features 5 minute read
Stern lounges prettily in drag, missing his wig, wearing a patterned red robe, dressing-room lights & white vanity behind him

1812 Productions presents Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song

Keeping the flame lit
The new version of Harvey Fierstein’s classic comedy, revised from the original into a shorter two-act production, gets its regional premiere at 1812 in a show that aptly emphasizes the writer’s historical era. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
Margron, a nonbinary actor with light brown skin, stands grinning with arms spread in a suburban kitchen washed in blue light

People’s Light presents Madeleine George’s Hurricane Diane

Dionysus has a new agenda in New Jersey
Dionysus is back, but this time, he’s not out for destruction. In Hurricane Diane, now getting its regional premiere at People’s Light, he tries to enlist four Jersey housewives for a new, eco-friendly regime. David Block reviews.
David Block

David Block

Reviews 3 minute read