Thanks to everyone who has already registered for tonight's webinar! It runs 6:30-8pm ET on Zoom. If you've been meaning to check out the event and RSVP, today is the day. Get your tickets here. The price is a suggested $25 donation to BSR, but there's a pay-what-you-can option starting at $1, so no-one is turned away. The session is all about arts PR (a very hot topic, after last week's editorial -- thanks to everyone who reached out!), but it's also a primer on how BSR stories come to be, the role of arts journalists and PR professionals, and why the arts need both of us. We love connecting with our community in this way, so we're looking forward to tonight's discussion. (If you're a Friend of BSR, you attend free. Check your email, and if you don't see your comp code, reach out to nbardhan@broadstreetreview com, and we'll get you in the virtual door.)
This week's reviews
This week, our writers are heading to the 20th anniversary of 1812's This Is the Week That Is (critic Walt Maguire reflects on whether a staged variety show can satirize today's news cycle) and the latest from PHILADANCO!, which Camille Bacon-Smith calls one of Philly's most dynamic companies. Cameron Kelsall raves about The Greatest Play in the History of the World... And don't miss our latest op-ed, by Disability Pride PA leader Vicki Landers. They point out that the City could enforce disability access codes, but it chooses not to. With a plethora of 2026 events planned, this is a looming crisis just as Philly tries to bill itself as a world-class host. Plus! Season 10 of the BSR Podcast continues with the stars of the Walnut's A Christmas Story and Pirates of Penzance at Quintessence.
Celebrate 20 years with us!
We have some fun subscriber exclusives planned for December. Thanks for being here! And if you'd like us to be here in 2026, bringing you the independent arts journalism Philly has relied on for 20 years, we need your support today. Speaking of 20 years, mark your calendars: we are celebrating with a party for our whole community, including readers, at Indy Hall on January 15! Look out for updates.
Alaina Johns
BSR editor-in-chief
