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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.

Reviews
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Marian Anderson Museum presents Porgy and Bess
Preserving a legendary Philadelphia institute
The Marian Anderson Historical Society will host a performance of Porgy and Bess and looks to continue the museum’s challenging reconstruction project. An Nichols previews.

Previews
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People’s Light presents Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home
A deep dive into the fight for desegregation
Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home, which explores a family on the front lines of desegregation in Kansas, gets its regional premiere at People’s Light. Krista Mar reviews.

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Delaware Theatre Company presents Ted Swindley’s Always… Patsy Cline
Live country all the way
Delaware Theatre Company’s new production of Always… Patsy Cline, with spot-on casting and design, feels like a night in the company of the real country-music legend. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Reviews
4 minute read
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Hedgerow Theatre Company Presents Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom
A haunting nightly dance
With Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom, Hedgerow Theatre spotlights women characters with existential storylines, a relative rarity in absurdist theater. Melissa Lin Sturges reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read

The BSR Podcast: season 8, episode 2: talking with director Jeffrey L. Page
Directing, disability, and other enduring conversations about PTC's Cost of Living
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with busy director Jeffrey L. Page for a wide-ranging conversation about his recent work, including PTC's new production of Martyna Majok's Cost of Living.

Podcast
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living
Necessary intimacies
The Philly nonprofit Art-Reach, which
connects our disability community to our cultural scene, partners with Philadelphia
Theatre Company for Cost of Living, a show about the complexities of caregiving. Alaina Johns reviews.
connects our disability community to our cultural scene, partners with Philadelphia
Theatre Company for Cost of Living, a show about the complexities of caregiving. Alaina Johns reviews.

Reviews
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Passage Theatre Presents Richard Bradford and Anthony Martinez-Briggs’s Ghetto Gods in Divineland
A mixed-media world premiere in Trenton
Ghetto Gods in Divineland, now getting its world premiere in Trenton, has successful interdisciplinary elements of music, poetry, and dance, but the script doesn’t follow through on its ambitious concepts. An Nichols reviews.

Reviews
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Lantern Theater Company presents Brian Friel’s Faith Healer
Acts of faith
The line between truth and memory blurs in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, given a riveting revival by Lantern Theater Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read

Gnome Core journeys through South Philly Meadows
Whimsical, magical wonders rooted in reality
The magical and politically relevant performance from Alex Tatarsky is a chance to connect with the earth and our inner child on a journey through South Philly Meadows. Dara McBride previews.
Previews
3 minute read