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The dancers, in sheer leotards, stand in a line & lean forward with hips thrust out, arms bent to create a graceful wavy line

BalletX presents its 2026 Spring Series

Philly’s contemporary ballet company deserves its growing national profile
BalletX’s 2026 Spring Series is a creative master class, featuring three works by cofounder Matthew Neenan that show the company’s impressive arc. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Rock sits at a small table with Quinn, smiling and leaning toward her with a shot glass. She looks wary, holding a wineglass.

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Conor McPherson’s The Weir

A woman walks into a bar
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.

Walt Maguire

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Rectangular wall piece with dynamic crowd of slats, tiny bottles, structures & clothespins, with dark, earthy graphite finish

The Woodmere presents Planting in Place, Time, and Memory

A retrospective for Philly treasure Syd Carpenter
New galleries at the Woodmere in Chestnut Hill host a ceramics retrospective showcasing more than 50 years of sculptures by notable Philly artist Syd Carpenter. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

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In warm, vivid lighting the lovers smirk flirtatiously at each other, Juliet in lacy pink dress; Romeo in billowy white shirt

The Arden Theatre presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Sweetness and violence
A new Romeo and Juliet at the Arden, directed by Amina Robinson, finds its beating heart in the violent adult world’s intrusion on a childlike love. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

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Four actors appear to argue animatedly while sitting at festive Jewish board. Another, evoking Jesus, stands calmly at left

Theatre Ariel presents Dan Kitrosser’s Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup

A Jewish fable for modern times
After his success in the 2025 Fringe as Karen Tenderness, playwright Dan Kitrosser is back with the world premiere of Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup, onstage at Theatre Ariel. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

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Amira, at right, in 1940s Italian biking gear. He holds a bike, facing outward next to Rogers, in yellow sweater & suspenders

Delaware Theatre Company presents Victoria and Todd Buchholz’s Glory Ride

Cycling into history
Delaware Theatre Company stages the US premiere of Glory Ride, a compelling musical about the real-life Italian cyclist who defied fascism during World War II. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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The ensemble, most of them in pale suits, pose together in dramatic blue light in a set like a ritzy hotel lobby.

People’s Light presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

The Bard meets The White Lotus
A new adaptation of Twelfth Night at People’s Light preserves the show’s comic and musical joys while examining love, privilege, and class, but changes to the story land with mixed success. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

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On a spare Midcentury Modern set, the actors, in 1960s evening wear, have a lively conversation.

The Walnut Street Theatre presents Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance

An American formula stuck in the 1960s
The Walnut’s production of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance boasts excellent performances, but the play can’t escape its own era. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

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Iseda & Roxander, horrified as their tryst is interrupted, sit on an ornate desk while the mustached Drucker crawls out

The Philadelphia Ballet presents Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow

A farcical romance in Gilded Age Paris
The Philadelphia Ballet company shines in The Merry Widow, a lesser-known ballet set in Gilded Age Paris, full of scandal, comedy, and heartfelt romance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Large rectangular art piece made of dozens of repurposed Indonesian documents, with an abstract flow of red white & turquoise

The Print Center presents its 100th ANNUAL International Competition

Adi Sundoro, Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, and Glen Baldridge on view in Philadelphia
The Print Center’s 100th ANNUAL International Competition drew 725 artists this year. Discover the three finalists, including Philadelphia’s Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, in the galleries now. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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