Tuesday, May 7, 2024

InLiquid Gallery presents The Naked Show by Anndee Hochman

A new ensemble exhibit featuring 15 InLiquid Gallery members poses plenty of worthwhile questions along with its nudes, but something is missing from the show’s promise to honor humanity�…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:15PM

1812 Productions presents Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song by Josh Herren

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 wr…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:09PM

People’s Light presents Madeleine George’s Hurricane Diane by David Block

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 ne…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:34AM

Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre present R. Eric Thomas's An Army of Lovers by Natalie Layne

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, an…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:38AM
Monday, May 6, 2024

Philly’s AAPI playwrights are ready for the stage with PWYC readings in May and June by Krista Mar

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' new playwriting cohort wants to …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:27PM

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun by C.m. Crockford

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…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:38PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 1-8, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A new exhibit opens at Fuller Rosen Gallery, a new play from R. Eric Thomas, revisiting (re)FOCUS, and celebrating Jewish American and Pacific American heritage at the Weitzman. Kyle V. Hill…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:42PM

BSR Classical Interludes, May 1-15, 2024 by Gail Obenreder

Three operas, an operetta, and new vocal work decorate the first half of a very vocal May. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:17PM

The BSR May 2024 repertory movie roundup by Stephen Silver

Celebrating Bob Fosse, Grey Gardens, and more looks back to the ‘70s. Stephen Silver rounds up area film screenings.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:06PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Koresh Dance Company presents Hollow Apple by Melissa Strong

The world premiere of Koresh’s Hollow Apple tackles a timely subject in its 2024 Spring Home Season performance. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PM

Opera Philadelphia presents Puccini’s Madame Butterfly by Linda Holt

Opera is grappling with the iconic creations of Giacomo Puccini: can we reverse harmful depictions of marginalized people while honoring the work’s integrity? Opera Philadelphia finds a wa…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:01PM
Monday, April 29, 2024

Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Café in the World by Kiran Pandey

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.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PM

BalletX presents its 2024 Spring Festival by Camille Bacon-Smith

BalletX’s spring 2024 performance combined otherworldliness with riveting historical narrative, all alongside captivating live music at the Mann. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PM

Curio Theatre Company presents Hannah Moscovitch’s Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story by Sarakay Smullens

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 …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:08PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Contemporary West Dance Theater presents Fall in Love Tour by Camille Bacon-Smith

The new performance by "Phillyboy" Bernard H. Gaddis comes to the Fringe Bar. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:36PM

Inviting improvisation for everyone, every week at The Rotunda by Thomas Hagen

Every Wednesday, Philadelphia residents convene at The Rotunda for two hours of musical improvisation, free and open to all, with no leader, no instructions, and no repeating. Thomas Hagen p…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 25-May 1, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

Festivals from PAFA, BalletX, and East Passyunk, and a variety of performances from Hedgerow Theater, Curio, and Koresh Dance Company highlight the final weekend of April. Kyle V. Hiller rou…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:20PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Six tips for news and social-media sanity in the 2024 election cycle (you won’t believe #6) by Alaina Johns

Our democracy, our climate, our rights, our health, our wars and protests—it’s hard to look at any news at all without feeling like the world is ending. Spend seven minutes with Alaina J…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:33PM

Arden Children's Theatre presents Greg Banks’s Pinocchio by Natalie Layne

A new production of Pinocchio from Arden Children’s Theatre turns kids into active participants, capturing imaginations and pulling back the curtain on the magic of theater. Natalie Layne …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:30PM

1812 Productions and Delaware Theatre Company present Bruce Graham’s Flatlanders (second review) by Gail Obenreder

This world-premiere production of Bruce Graham’s Flatlanders debuted at 1812 earlier this year, and now the show continues at Delaware Theatre Company. But this script still can’t get of…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:45PM
Monday, April 22, 2024

Kun-Yang Lin Dancers present Breath into Air by Melissa Strong

Kun-Yang Lin Dancers shine in the world premiere of Breath into Air alongside Mandala Project and works by Weiwei Ma and Evalina Carbonell. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:49PM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 18-24, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A week full of curiosity, courtesy of American Philosophical Society, Studio 34, Philly School of Circus Arts and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:18PM

BSR Classical Interludes, April 19-May 3, 2024 by Gail Obenreder

More music for April and early May, including performances by Delaware Symphony, Opera Philadelphia, Mendelssohn Chorus, and more. Gail Obenreder previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:14PM
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Quintessence director Alex Burns addresses community concerns about his “all-male” Shakespeare productions by Alaina Johns

When Quintessence artistic director Alex Burns announced plans for his latest all-male Shakespeare production, he struck a nerve with the local theater community. He talks with Alaina Johns …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:08PM

Resident Ensemble Players presents Ira Levin’s Deathtrap by Gail Obenreder

Both movie and live theater audiences love thrillers, so why are frightening plays relatively rare? The University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players delivers with a scary new product…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:59PM

The Museum for Art in Wood presents To Understand a Tree by Anndee Hochman

A new exhibition by woodworker and interdisciplinary artist Gina Siepel at the Museum for Art in Wood asks what happens when we regard trees as “you” rather than “it”. Anndee Hochman…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:31AM
Monday, April 15, 2024

Delaware Art Museum presents In Focus by Gail Obenreder

In a small gallery away from its usual bustle, Delaware Art Museum presents In Focus, a gathering of powerful works by women photographers featured from the museum collection. Gail Obenreder…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:52PM

PHILADANCO! presents Roots and Reflections by Camille Bacon-Smith

With its spring program, Roots and Reflections, PHILADANCO! drew on popular works from past decades to prove that the vivid history of Black choreography still speaks to us today. Camille Ba…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:43PM

SpringFest 2024 presents In a Violent Nature, The Idea of You, and I Saw the TV Glow by Stephen Silver

The Philadelphia Film Society’s annual Springfest brings popular films from Sundance and other festivals to town. This year, three prominent films paid homage to the cinematic legacy of th…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:44AM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

The BSR Podcast, Season 8, episode 4: Talking Philly Theatre Week 2024 with Sabriaya Shipley by Darnelle Radford

Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Theatre Philadelphia executive director Sabriaya Shipley to talk all things Philly Theatre Week 2024, and the issues facing our modern arts scene.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:46AM
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 11-17, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

Philadelphia Film Society hosts a selection of Philly premieres, Piffaro’s Recorder Fest returns, an evening of cabaret at Rittenhouse, and Freedom Seder invites everyone to dinner. Kyle V…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:16PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards