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McCarter Theatre presents Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky
What do we lose, when our folks “escape?"
Josephine Baker presides in spirit over McCarter’s new production of Blues for an Alabama Sky, in which friends in a 1930s Harlem tenement ask what we gain and lose when we stay or leave. Jeannine Cook reviews.
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Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Jane Eyre
Revealing Jane’s inner life
Jane Eyre gets a new stage treatment in this ambitious adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, which showcases the inner life of the passionate and principled governess. Alaina Johns reviews.
Reviews
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Theatre Horizon presents Charly Evon Simpson’s sandblasted
The truth about Black women’s lives
In the regional premiere of sandblasted at Theatre Horizon, Black women in a desert landscape are trying to survive in a world that is literally making their bodies fall apart. Krista Mar reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre Group and New Classics Collective present Written by Phillis
Bringing Wheatley’s words to life
Quintessence marks new ground with a world-premiere production in collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, examining the life of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who gained worldwide fame in the 18th century. Josh Herren reviews.
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Azuka Theatre presents Christine Evans’s Galilee
Walking on water
Azuka Theatre presents the world premiere of Christine Evans’s Galilee, which brings a personal dimension to the threat of climate change. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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1812 Productions presents Theatre Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong
Should the show go on?
1812’s The Play that Goes Wrong, onstage at Plays & Players, brings the hilarity when things go egregiously, deliriously bad. C.M. Crockford reviews.
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Theatre Exile presents James Ijames’s Abandon
Another mother and son
As James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning and Tony-nominated FAT HAM continues on Broadway, his latest world premiere, Abandon, gets a stand-out cast at Theatre Exile. Alaina Johns reviews.
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CSz Philly’s Off the Record is a different type of improv
Making the band
CSz Philly’s Off the Record is a mockumentary musical improv featuring a unique performance with each showing. Daralyse Lyons previews.
Previews
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The BSR Podcast: Season 7, episode 6: Theatre Exile presents James Ijames's Abandon
The Philly Pulitzer winner's latest world premiere is happening here
It's something Philly will never get tired of saying: "Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames." BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford sits down with cast members of his latest premiere, happening at South Philly's Theatre Exile.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
“Like an old sweet song, the lasting time”
There’s a surprise in the staging of Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which takes place just a few blocks from the venue that inspired it. Jill Ivey reviews.
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