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Bristol Riverside Theatre presents The Second City: Comedian Rhapsody
Chicago improv in the Philly burbs
Famous Chicago improv troupe Second City didn’t have a good showing at its 2023 stop in Philly, but a better cast and a retooled setlist make for a worthy ticket at Bristol Riverside Theatre. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
The BSR Podcast, season 8, episode 5: Theatre Exile's PHILLY GRIT with Alaina Johns and Josh Herren
Three solo shows get two critics for the price of one
Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns joins forces with contributing critic Josh Herren for a conversation about Theatre Exile's PHILLY GRIT, an exciting trio of solo shows by Philly women artists.
Podcast
1 minute read
The popular new Broadway Cabaret at Rittenhouse Grill will return for the 2024-25 season
Cabaret is alive and well in Philly
A longtime Philly artistic director and Rittenhouse restaurant owner launched a new cabaret that has drawn Broadway stars and sold-out crowds since it debuted last December. They promise a return next season. SaraKay Smullens visits.
Features
5 minute read
1812 Productions presents Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song
Keeping the flame lit
The new version of Harvey Fierstein’s classic comedy, revised from the original into a shorter two-act production, gets its regional premiere at 1812 in a show that aptly emphasizes the writer’s historical era. Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
People’s Light presents Madeleine George’s Hurricane Diane
Dionysus has a new agenda in New Jersey
Dionysus is back, but this time, he’s not out for destruction. In Hurricane Diane, now getting its regional premiere at People’s Light, he tries to enlist four Jersey housewives for a new, eco-friendly regime. David Block reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre present R. Eric Thomas's An Army of Lovers
Queer revolutionaries in the digital age
With a multifaceted script and powerhouse lead performance, Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre's An Army of Lovers invites audiences into a world of complex queer politics,
surveillance, and the thorny issue of legacy. Natalie Layne reviews.
surveillance, and the thorny issue of legacy. Natalie Layne reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Philly’s AAPI playwrights are ready for the stage with PWYC readings in May and June
Meet Philly’s first dedicated cohort of AAPI playwrights
None of Philly’s regional theaters have ever staged a full production of a non-solo show by a local AAPI playwright. Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists's new playwriting cohort wants to change that. Krista Mar visits.
Features
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Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun
The Russian Revolution resonates in the US today
This rattling and thrilling new production of Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun, set in 1862 and written in a St. Petersburg prison in 1905, has devastating resonance for Americans in 2024. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Café in the World
An undercooked dramatic menu
Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Cafe in the World, a conceit that offers theater as dinner but never amounts to a complete meal. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Curio Theatre Company presents Hannah Moscovitch’s Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story
Our ancestors were immigrants, too
This thrilling music/theater hybrid is inspired by the true story of two Jewish Romanian refugees, broken by the inhumanities of war, who find love after arriving on the shores of Canada in 1908. SaraKay Smullens reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read