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The cast of 10, dressed in baggy 90s stripes, plaid, polos, and corduroy, strikes sassy poses on the record-store set.

McCarter presents Carol Heikkinen and Zoe Sarnak’s Empire Records: The Musical

A 1990s cult classic hits the stage
Empire Records bombed when it first came out in 1995, but the soundtrack was a sensation. Now, the movie is a cult classic, inspiring a new musical getting its world premiere at McCarter. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
A painting with reds and browns that roughly reveal a face; eyes, nose, and mouth more apparent, the rest are soft lines

Philly Fringe 2024: Liberty City Arts presents Erwartung

A voice of discovery
Philadelphia-based soprano Amanda O’Toole makes a memorable impression in a rare performance of Arnold Schönberg’s Erwartung, presented in the Fringe by Liberty City Arts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 2 minute read
Adams, a white woman in maroon blazer, lectures onstage between signs saying “god’s still dead” and “you’re still stupid"

Philly Fringe 2024: Jenn Adams presents An Evening with August Strindberg: Followed by a Perfectly Normal Performance of Miss Julie

If Strindberg got a TED talk
Writer, director, and actor Jenn Adams takes an ambitious leap by portraying the complex and often problematic playwright August Strindberg in her new show for this year’s Fringe. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 1 minute read
Four women, wearing drab dresses with puffed sleeves and white aprons, extend one arm upward in a dance.

Humble Materials presents Jessica Noel’s All Quiet on the Western Front

A new adaptation of the iconic war novel explores the home front
In this year’s Philly Fringe, Humble Materials adapts the classic war novel All Quiet on the Western Front to focus on the ones who are most often left behind: women. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
Six performers on stage, all wearing blonde wigs and framed glasses, in song. Five are around a couch, one on the couch

Philly Fringe 2024: Pig Iron presents Poor Judge

How many Aimee Manns does it take to patch a broken heart?
Pig Iron presents Poor Judge, an exuberant piece of dance-theater cabaret that finds the personal in the music of Aimee Mann. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
Close-up on Davis, a 42-year-old white man with a short graying beard, arms in a balletic pose, wearing a pale rain jacket.

Philly Fringe 2024: Chris Davis presents The 40-Year-Old Ballerino

Dancing with memoir
Chris Davis continues his tradition of audience-pleasing solo Fringe shows with The 40-Year-Old Ballerino, one of his most personal creations to date. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 3 minute read
Three puppeteers in all blue on stage with Winnie, Eeyore, and Piglet puppets, full trash bags, balloons, outside in a park

Philly Fringe 2024: My Mother Once Read presents Hundred Acre Park

Honey Buns and woozles
Part of the Cannonball Kids series, a Winnie the Pooh production attempts to transcend the limits of a Philadelphia urban park. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

Reviews 3 minute read
Breen, a white woman with blond hair wearing a gold top, sits and speaks with her hands folded in her lap.

Philly Fringe 2024: Tennessee Playwrights Studio’s That Woman – The Monologue Show and Becky Bondurant’s Penis Envy

Politics, patriarchy, and women’s lives
A pair of timely monologue shows in this year’s Fringe, That Woman – The Monologue Show and Penis Envy both explored the high stakes for women’s autonomy in the modern political era. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 4 minute read
In a wash of blue light, Feldman & Howard play a Hasidic couple looking at each with tired but tender expressions.

Lantern Theater Company presents Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers

Williamsburg, now and then
The Philly premiere of Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers at the Lantern is a compelling yet uneven exploration of marriage, identity, and religion featuring two Williamsburg couples decades apart. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
Ali-Ahmad, a Lebanese American woman, sits on a box draped with a rug, holding a cane and wearing a keffiyeh.

Philly Fringe 2024: Myriam Ali-Ahmad presents Handala: A Celebration of Palestine

Sharing Palestinian stories in US theater festivals
LA-based Lebanese American actor, writer, and producer Myriam Ali-Ahmad brings her award-winning solo show, Handala: A Celebration of Palestine, to this year’s Philly Fringe. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read