The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, June 4-10, 2026
Two Outta Three, summer series in the city, and My Bonnie
A pair of series return for the summer in Sistah Soul Series and the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival, Two Outta Three rediscovers love, and the Naked Comedy Show. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Previews
3 minute read
A remembrance of Martha Graham Cracker, in honor of Dito van Reigersberg
Philly grieves one our favorite artists
We on the BSR team were devastated to hear about the passing this week of Dito van Reigersberg, an innovative, big-hearted, one-of-a-kind Philly artist. Editor Alaina Johns shares a memory and revisits him in the pages of BSR.
Essays
4 minute read
The new Pride Arts Festival takes over Philly this June
Feeling PrideAF
Five local arts organizations join forces to launch PrideAF, the Pride Arts Festival; a Fringe-esque series of performances taking place all across the city in June. Mina Reinckens previews.
Previews
1 minute read
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The past, present, and future of the ODUNDE festival
A joyous cultural fete
The ODUNDE festival has become one of Philadelphia’s largest celebrations, and as it celebrates 51 years, what about its origins and its future are important now more than ever? Constance Garcia-Barrio profiles.
Profiles
3 minute read
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
A perfect staging of a play America needs
James Ijames helms a new production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and the show is worth the trip to Center Valley for anyone in the Philly area. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
What did Philly audiences and theaters learn from the 2026 Citywide James Ijames Pass?
Tracking an experiment in multi-theater marketing
As three Philly theaters programmed works by James Ijames in the 2025-26 season, they decided to join forces to attract new audiences. Did it work? Wendy Univer finds out.
Features
7 minute read
Join arts advocates demanding $6 million for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Another year, another arts budget fight. We’re ready.
Each budget season, arts advocates rally to remind City Hall that Philly doesn’t run without funding for the creative sector. As the deadline for FY27 looms, we need to speak up for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Alaina Johns explains.
Editorials
6 minute read
Arden Theatre Company presents Dear Evan Hansen
Watching through a window
The Arden’s regional premiere of Dear Evan Hansen flattens the musical’s complicated story. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
The Month in Philly Dance for June 2026
Dancing 9-5
Camille Bacon-Smith previews June dance events and performances, from BalletX, PHILADANCO!, Chocolate Ballerina Company, and more.
Previews
4 minute read
cinéSPEAK presents the Under the Stars Film Festival
Screening real stories and fostering community
cinéSPEAK Under the Stars Film Festival returns for a sixth year, with four features and many shorts. Stephen Silver previews.
Previews
4 minute read
The Barnes Foundation presents Freedom Dreams
“What kind of world do we want to struggle for?”
In honor of the 250th, the Barnes presents Freedom Dreams, showcasing intriguing and often-hopeful video installations that examine and celebrate Black American culture. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
BSR Classical Interludes, June 2026
Listening to festive tunes
Gail Obenreder rounds up classical musical performances in and around the city, with a number of festivals decorating June.
Previews
3 minute read
Your June guide to 250th Anniversary events in Philadelphia
The summer of the Revolution starts now
The greater Philly area is packed
with exciting cultural events as we count down the final weeks til America’s
250th, including festivals, music, fireworks, storytelling, printmaking,
decorating, parades, and more. Walt Maguire dives in.
Previews
13 minute read
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BalletX presents the fifth annual Festival at the Highmark Mann
Reimagining the seasons
BalletX returns to Fairmount Park with a new work inspired by Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Previews
3 minute read
Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of The Outsiders
Greaser is the word
A musical adaptation of The Outsiders proves iconic as its source material, as the national tour lands in Philly through June 7, 2026. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
The BSR June 2026 repertory movie roundup
Summer of Soul, a trip to 90s Wildwood, Pride, and more
A documentary from Philly’s own Questlove, a rare screening of Wildwood, NJ, the science behind Memento, and more. Stephen Silver previews.
Previews
6 minute read
The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 28-June 3, 2026
ArtPhilly asks “What Now?”
ArtPhilly's new festival arrives in time for America's 250th, and it asks a big question to the city and its artists. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Previews
5 minute read
The BSR Podcast: Talking with Philly playwright Chaz T. Martin
Following the successful run of Class C, go behind the scenes with the writer.
Philly playwright Chaz T. Martin sits down with Darnelle Radford to talk about their writing process, finally being the "bride" at the table, and what's next after the closing of Class C from Azuka and Simpatico.
Podcast
1 minute read
PHILADANCO! and Martha Graham Dance Company present in case of fire, speak by Tommie-Waheed Evans
Talking about America, in dance
Martha Graham Dance Company and PHILADANCO! put Graham’s work in conversation with Philadelphia choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans. Melissa Strong previews.
Previews
3 minute read
The Wilma Theater presents Suzan-Lori Parks’s The America Play
A rare work by an American master
Lindsay Smiling marks the announcement of his role as the Wilma’s sole artistic director with a wonderfully realized production of The America Play, a rarely seen yet prescient 1994 work by Suzan-Lori Parks. Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Piffaro presents Eagle & Empire: Music of Colonial Mexico
Exploring the music of Renaissance-era Mexico, where European and Indigenous cultures mixed
A deeply researched program from Piffaro proves that the mixing of European and Indigenous cultures in 16th and 17th-century Mexico created works that rival their more famous European peers. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts
Creativity breaks out
A new installation of Jesse Krimes quilts at the Fabric Workshop and Museum explores the humanity of incarcerated people and questions the American justice system. One of the quilts is now a new Philly mural. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 21-27, 2026
Book Week recs from the BSR team
Three of the staff here at Broad Street Review offer their book recommendations in the spirit of the fourth annual BSR Book Week 2026.
Alaina Johns, Kyle V. Hiller, and Neil Bardhan
Previews
14 minute read