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The stage is a salon. Two performers in chairs wear styling capes, another styling their hair. Truvy looks on from far left

Act II Playhouse presents Steel Magnolias

The delicate strength of intergenerational connection

Act II Playhouse’s production of the classic Steel Magnolias hopes to bring fresh perspective from its all-women cast and their lineages. Daralyse Lyons previews.

Daralyse Lyons

Feb 01, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Withers, a Black man, holds two film cameras, and poses for a b&w portrait. His photos are behind him on a wall.

PBS’s Independent Lens presents The Picture Taker

Capturing the story of civil rights movement photographer Ernest Withers

Phil Bertelsen and Lise Yasui’s documentary casts a dynamic light on the life of Ernest Withers, an iconic civil rights photographer who was also a secret informant for the FBI. Kathryn Smith Pyle previews.

Kathryn Smith Pyle

Feb 01, 2023 Previews 2 minute read

Close-up of hooks speaking out to an audience holding a microphone. Image is in black and white.

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, January 25-31, 2023

Prints honoring bell hooks, more Lunar New Year festivities, film screenings, and more

This week features an exhibit inspired by bell hooks’s poetry, film screenings featuring stories from Iranian and Iraqi perspectives, a play on Jewish emigration in the early 1990s, and continued Lunar New Year vibrations. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Kyle V. Hiller

Jan 25, 2023 Previews 2 minute read

Bechdel in a suit jacket looks over her shoulder at the camera, pencil in hand, comic panels on a wall in front of her.

PBS presents Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines

Documenting the history and future of queer comics

The documentary film chronicles the timeline of queer comics, from Mary Wings to contemporary artists today. Kathryn Smith Pyle previews.

Kathryn Smith Pyle

Jan 25, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Scallen, Finister, and Robbins pose backstage, standing on a spiral staircase.

1812 Productions and Jennifer Childs present Broads

Legendary “naughty” comedy

1812 Productions presents Broads, a hit cabaret that celebrates the bawdiest, boldest, and funniest ladies of the 1920s through the 1960s. Kiran Pandey previews.

Kiran Pandey

Jan 25, 2023 Previews 2 minute read

Lewis, a Black man, in character in uniform. Sits at a desk, his hands folded looking on, a US flag behind him.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play

Marching against racism

Charles Fuller’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a look at racism in the US from 40 years before it—and remains relevant 40 years after it. David Block previews.