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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Capturing the magic of the real world with Stephanie Feldman and Saturnalia by Michelle Nugent

Feldman's new speculative novel is a haunting, magical glimpse into the very near future. Michelle Nugent profiles.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:18PM
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The James A. Michener Art Museum and Miriam Carpenter present Shaping the Ethereal by Michelle Nugent

Miriam Carpenter’s latest exhibit featuring her sculpture, furniture, prints, and drawings takes a deep look at the importance of technique and labor of art as well as the art itself. Mich…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:19PM
Monday, February 1, 2021

Stop calling essential workers heroes and start actually helping us by Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent is an essential worker, not a hero. For everyone who wants to thank an essential worker today, she explains who the real heroes could be, if they stepped up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:59PM
Monday, December 14, 2020

Hulu presents Clea Duvall’s ‘Happiest Season’ by Michelle Nugent

It’s exciting to see mainstream platforms making and promoting Christmas romances telling queer stories, but Hulu’s ‘Happiest Season’ is run-of-the-mill holiday cheese. Michelle Nuge…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:07PM
Monday, November 2, 2020

‘Pillar of Heaven’ by Kitty Shields by Michelle Nugent

Young workers trying to survive the shoals of 2020 will relate to Philly author Kitty Shields’s urban fantasy debut, ‘Pillar of Heaven,’ which considers just what an enormous paycheck …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:28PM
Monday, October 19, 2020

Why I love it when teenagers push back: one teacher’s politics in a 2020 classroom by Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent absorbed a commitment to neutrality during her own education as a teacher. But here’s why she’s leaving it behind in today’s classroom.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:19PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

What being a caregiver in the pandemic taught me about real revolution by Michelle Nugent

Before the pandemic hit, Michelle Nugent defined herself by her work as a teacher and writer. But a necessary shift to caregiving taught her more about our moment than she expected.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:21PM
Monday, August 17, 2020

‘PUNKS’ by Richard Cucarese by Michelle Nugent

‘PUNKS,’ the debut novel by Richard Cucarese, visits 1980s Philadelphia without sampling the social context that would’ve been so relevant today. Michelle Nugent reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PM
Saturday, June 20, 2020

SoLow Fest 2020: Yannick Trapman-O’Brien presents ‘The Telelibrary Travel Agency’ by Michelle Nugent

This globetrotting choose-your-own-adventure experience is interactive theater through your phone, running as part of this year’s SoLow Fest. Michelle Nugent reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:22AM
Monday, March 9, 2020

The Michener Art Museum presents Selma Bortner and Franz Josef Ponstingl by Michelle Nugent

Two artists now on display at the Michener—one well-known in her lifetime, and one who worked in obscurity—remind us to pay attention to the world through new perspectives. Michelle Nuge…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PM
Monday, February 24, 2020

‘Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds’ by Nancy Moses by Michelle Nugent

‘Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds,’ following the long life of swindles and controversies from Shakespeare to anti-vaxxers, doesn’t draw the sharp parallels that the topic deserves in toda…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:14PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

A queer girl’s guide to love…for everyone by Michelle Nugent

For most of her life, Michelle Nugent was still in the closet, and dated accordingly. But exploring romance in the queer community brought her new perspectives on finding love (or being happ…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:55PM
Monday, February 10, 2020

The Painted Bride presents Eric Jaffe and Foster Longo’s ‘Lizard of Oz’ by Michelle Nugent

‘Lizard of Oz,’ a Philly Theatre Week offering spoofing a world of ‘Wizard of Oz’ stories, brings it all home to Philly. Michell Nugent reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:21PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

‘Don’t Read the Comments’ by Eric Smith by Michelle Nugent

This story about a young person forced to commodify her every moment is an endearing and compelling window on claiming space in gamer geek culture. Michelle Nugent reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:03PM
Friday, December 27, 2019

‘The Dutch House’ by Ann Patchett by Michelle Nugent

Ann Patchett’s latest novel brings the ingredients of a 20th-century fairy tale to the Philly suburb of Elkins Park. Michelle Nugent reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:06PM
Sunday, December 22, 2019

What do former Christians hold dear over the holidays? by Michelle Nugent

Sure, there are plenty of reasons for a queer feminist atheist to look back bitterly on a Catholic upbringing—but exiting a life of faith isn’t so simple. Michelle Nugent considers.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:27PM
Monday, November 11, 2019

Bucks County Playhouse presents ‘Once’ by Michelle Nugent

Modern, ordinary musical icons Guy and Girl return once again, this time to the Bucks County Playhouse. Michelle Nugent reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:52PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Esther Klein Gallery presents ‘Conformations’ by Michelle Nugent

‘Conformations,’ the result of artist Laura Splan’s three-month sojourn alongside Science Center microbiologists, reveals the search for a more beautiful truth in both art and science.…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:50PM

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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