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Bonetti, a white man in tight silver bodysuit and light-up sneakers, kicks one foot in the air as he plays an electric guitar

Philly Fringe 2024: 100th Meridian presents Jared Michael Delaney’s T.REXTASY

Rocking in space
Damon Bonetti makes a rocking galactic tour guide in T.REXTASY, an entry in the Fringe and Cannonball Festivals from 100th Meridian. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 2 minute read
The couple stands solemnly facing forward, wearing black, hands joined in front of a Victorian wedding dress on a mannequin.

Philly Fringe 2024: Real Life Brothers presents Is This a Wedding?

Nuanced nuptials
Some weddings are covered in newspaper marriage announcements. Alison Hyde Pascale and Crys Clemente got theirs covered at the 2024 Philly Fringe. Emily Esten reviews.
Emily Esten

Emily Esten

Reviews 3 minute read
Three women in ragged pink princess dresses hang from a mezzanine, below Rudy in a corset and top hat, reaching forward

The 2024 Philly Fringe Festival editor’s picks

Plan your Philly Fringe calendar with help from BSR
The Fringe calendar is always a bit overwhelming: with hundreds of performances throughout the city, where should you begin? Alaina Johns helps out by sharing some of the shows that caught her eye this year.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 5 minute read
Three performers in orange, red, and white gowns respectively pose for the camera in a portrait style shot

The 2024 Philly Fringe is heading to South Philly

Find comedy, storytelling, theater, ballet, and music in South Philly this September
The Philadelphia Fringe Festival happens in venues throughout the city, and this year, more shows are popping up in South Philly than ever before. Alaina Johns rounds up the ones she’s hoping to see.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 4 minute read

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About two dozen actors in 19th-century costumes pose under dramatic spotlights and fog, each raising one fist in the air.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Shubert Organization present Les Misérables

The people’s song meets theme-park barricades
Despite powerful singing, the national tour of Les Misérables more closely resembles a theme-park attraction than a work of theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Les Mis hero Jean Valjean, with long hair and grimy 19th-century clothes, kneels on the stage and sings passionately.

I loved Les Misérables as a teenager. Now it’s back in Philly, and I want to rediscover it.

Singing the desire for a better world
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer spent her teen years devoted to big books and theater. Seeing Les Misérables all by herself in Philly in 1988 was a formative experience. Now she’s going back to explore what it still means to her.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Essays 6 minute read
Campbell stands between the women, in an avid discussion, one hand on each of their shoulders. They all wear 70s clothes.

Theatre in the X presents Don Evans’s One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show

An excellent night in the park
Theatre in the X presents One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, by Philly-native playwright Don Evans, for its annual free production in West Philly’s Malcolm X Park. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
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The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival presents Pancake Queen

Pouring over history
Theatre Exile and STARFIRE bring Brie Knight’s play to life at this year’s Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival. An Nichols previews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Previews 2 minute read
4 actors stand on the ground, 3 of them gesturing to another who perches on high top of two people vertically stacked.

New York Circus Project presents Hamlet at FringeArts

A high-flying Hamlet takes risks
New York Circus Project’s Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy with performances at Philly’s FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
The 4 actors, with different skin tones & genders, pose together in bright, casual summer clothes next to a tree in a park.

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It

All the park’s a stage
Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through July 28. It’s free! C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read