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A diversity of opinions: Alexandra Espinoza, Bi Jean Ngo, Leonard C. Haas, and Catharine K. Slusar in ‘Eureka Day.’ (Photo courtesy of InterAct.)

InterAct Theatre Company presents Jonathan Spector’s ‘Eureka Day’

The problem with consensus

InterAct’s ‘Eureka Day’ is a timely story about Americans’ debate over vaccinations and what happens when liberals’ progressiveness is put to the test. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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Aplomb and energy: Brian McManus and Steve Carpenter in ‘Stones in His Pockets.’ (Photo courtesy of South Camden Theatre Company.)

South Camden Theatre Company presents Marie Jones’s ‘Stones in His Pockets’

Americans in Ireland in New Jersey

A dazzling duo of actors tackle Irish tragicomedy ‘Stones in His Pockets’ at South Camden Theatre Company. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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The engine of ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’: ensemble members Bailey Roper, Akeem Davis, Emilie Krause, and Joilet Harris. (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

The Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’

Help yourself

‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ at the Arden Theatre Company, explores the myriad reasons that people seek advice. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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They definitely know what they’re doing: Harry Hamlin and Stefanie Powers in ‘One November Yankee.’ (Photo by Matt Urban at NüPOINT Marketing.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Joshua Ravetch’s ‘One November Yankee’

If a plane crashes in the forest…

‘One November Yankee’ gets a bumpy landing at Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Anticipatory structures: a gallery view of 2018’s ‘Another Generosity.' (Photo by Juan Arce, courtesy of the PMA, 2019.)

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents ‘Designs for Different Futures’

What’s to become of us?

The good, the bad, and the ugly—of everything to come: it’s all on display at the PMA, in the wide-ranging and innovative ‘Designs for Different Futures.’ Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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‘The Human Factor’ visits Ehud Barak, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat at Camp David in 2000. (Image courtesy of Dogwoof Sales.)

The 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Plucked,’ ‘The Human Factor,’ and ‘Waldo on Weed.’

The best documentaries of PFF 2019

Three of the most notable documentaries at the Philadelphia Film Festival covered the theft of a priceless violin, American negotiators' memories of the failed Mideast peace process, and a Philly restaurateur who added cannabis to his young son’s cancer treatment. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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All eyes on the Main Stem: the ensemble of George Street Playhouse’s ‘Last Days of Summer.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

George Street Playhouse presents Steve Kluger and Jason Howland’s ‘Last Days of Summer’

More than three strikes

Baseball, absentee fathers, and WWII: ‘Last Days of Summer,’ which opens the season at George Street Playhouse, piles on the clichés. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Every time the soloist walks onstage, a career is on the line: pianist Juho Pohjonen. (Photo by J. Henry Fair.)

PCMS presents pianist Juho Pohjonen

Piano perfection

Warm, seductive tonal colors and crisp, clean articulation characterized a solo concert by young Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen, who performed works by Rameau and Scriabin at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Not the foursome in black you expected: the ensemble of ECCO. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

PCMS presents ECCO and pianist Shai Wosner

The color of music

Pianist Shai Wosner joined ECCO for a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society program that was as colorful to look at as it was to hear. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Uncompromising in its joy, despite tragedy: the ensemble of ‘Come From Away.’ (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s ‘Come From Away’

We all come from away

The Kimmel Center presents a stunningly relevant production of the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away.’ Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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