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The BSR Podcast, season 6, episode 11: Talking with director Jeffrey L. Page about PTC's Choir Boy

Theater at the speed of light

BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford gets director Jeffrey L. Page into the digital studio to fill us in on creating PTC's new production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Tony-winning Choir Boy.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast
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The BSR Podcast, season 6, episode 10: A new generation discovers RENT

Talking to the next generation of musical theater lovers about the 90s phenomenon

BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford gets writer and BSR social media manager Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer in the digital studio with her teenager June to talk about discovering and rediscovering RENT today.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
A scene from Choir Boy. Five young Black men in khakis and red vests face the audience, a spotlight on one in front, singing

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy

A singing performance

Philadelphia Theatre Company closes out its 2021-2022 season with Choir Boy, combining must-see artistry with characters and stories that need more space on our city’s stages. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 4 minute read
Myer in yellow-orange robe with red and white checkered vest or scarf material, make up and a red & white confectionary wig

OperaDelaware reopens shop with The Barber of Seville

An appointment with the Barber

Gail Obenreder previews OperaDelaware’s return to the stage with The Barber of Seville.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read

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The cover features the side profile illustration of a Black youth wearing a purple headband, and colorful background

The Weekly Roundup, February 23-March 2

The Fleecing and This Bitter Earth return, Farah Jasmine Griffin visits Philly, and more

A week with healing comedy, streaming theater performances you may have missed, Afro-Cuban jazz, and a visit from author Farah Jasmine Griffin. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
A scene from the play: Scott Greer poses as if meditating, but looks aggressively toward a concerned-looking J Hernandez.

Theatre Exile and the Brothers’ Network present Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Too far from Philly

Theatre Exile’s Motherf**cker with the Hat moves the setting of the hit play from New York to Philadelphia, with mixed results. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
About 15 ensemble members dance on a stage washed in red light, with a man in a shiny gray suit holding an umbrella at center

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the national tour of Hadestown

Hell of a show

The touring production of Hadestown, a wildly popular retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, arrives at the Academy of Music with energy and verve. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
Two young men are in a fighting stance in front of a stage. The photo is in black and white with the title Cowboy Vs Samurai

The Weekly Roundup, February 9-16

Exploring intercultural relationships through the arts

A week to observe a variety of cultures and identities with events from Hedgerow Theatre, DVAA, National Liberty Museum and Vinyl Tap 215, Temple University, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
A scene from the play: David Bazemore & Gabriel Elmore face away from each other in a bedroom with brick walls & large window

InterAct Theatre Company presents Harrison David Rivers’s This Bitter Earth

A 21st-century love story

In This Bitter Earth, now onstage at InterAct, a Black playwright and a white activist see their relationship tested against police brutality and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
Kirsten Bowen

Kirsten Bowen

Reviews 3 minute read
A scene from the show. Ramirez at center wears a red toga, and two chorus members pose on either side with long spears.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy

Something that's Greek

Quintessence Theatre offers a modern, vibrant riff on Sophocles with Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read