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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Conor McPherson’s The Weir by Walt Maguire

Conor McPherson’s The Weir is a ghost story about the living, now onstage with Irish Heritage Theatre at Plays and Players. Walt Maguire reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:54PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Your March guide to 250th Anniversary events in Philadelphia by Walt Maguire

Welcome to our new monthly guide to Philly-area events celebrating America’s 250th birthday. We’ve got art and poetry, participatory textiles, feminist furniture, medical history, and lo…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:01PM
Monday, February 23, 2026

The Kammerspiel presents Molière’s Tartuffe, adapted by Bob Sloan by Walt Maguire

A new adaptation of Molière’s Tartuffe gets its world premiere at Performance Garage with The Kammerspiel, a theater troupe dedicated to intimate and subversive productions. Walt Maguire …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PM
Monday, February 16, 2026

UPenn’s Van Pelt Library presents Celebrate or Demonstrate: Philadelphia and Bicentennial Discontent by Walt Maguire

A small, free-to-visit exhibition in Penn’s Van Pelt Library reminds us that protests during America’s 250th birthday resemble those that rocked Philly in 1976. Walt Maguire reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:46PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

1812 Productions presents This Is The Week That Is: 20th Anniversary Special by Walt Maguire

1812’s annual satirical variety show is back for its 20th year with a strong cast and design, but some missed opportunities in its sketches. Walt Maguire reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:35AM
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Philly Fringe 2025: Automatic Arts presents Josh McIlvain’s Slideshow by Walt Maguire

Josh McIlvain of Philly’s Automatic Arts is back in this year’s Fringe with his popular Slideshow, a performance built around a real-life carousel of a stranger’s vintage family photos…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:44PM
Monday, September 15, 2025

Philly Fringe 2025: Greg Kennedy presents Architectonica by Walt Maguire

A new Fringe experience from juggler Greg Kennedy is more collaborative workshop than performance, mixing art with engineering to take the audience inside a craft that dates back to Leonardo…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:41PM
Monday, May 5, 2025

Could the Wanamaker Building become a hub for Philly’s 250th anniversary events? by Walt Maguire

When plans got underway for Philly’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday, organizers didn’t know that the beautiful and historic Wanamaker Building would go empty with the closure …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:59AM
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