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Fat Swim, by Emma Copley Eisenberg
Living in a human body is like living in Philadelphia
A highly anticipated short-story collection from bestselling Philly author Emma Copley Eisenberg makes a splash for anyone who knows the messy, exuberant challenges and joys of having a body. Jordan Cameron reviews.
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Partly Strong, Partly Broken, by Nathaniel Popkin
A house divided
In the weeks leading up to October 7th, 2023, a progressive Rabbi struggles to keep her congregation together in Nathaniel Popkin’s Partly Strong, Partly Broken. Elisa Shoenberger reviews.
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People’s Light presents Suli Holum’s The Woman Question
A “docu-fantasy” celebrating historic real-life med students in Philadelphia
A new show at People’s Light mixes the imagination of playwright Suli Holum with a documentary history of the world’s first medical school for women in 1890s Philadelphia. Emily Schilling reviews.
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South Camden Theatre Company presents Douglas Lyons’s Chicken and Biscuits
Last rites and first blows
South Camden Theatre Company continues its season-long “Laughing through the Storm” theme with Chicken and Biscuits by Douglas Lyons, about a family navigating old tensions at its patriarch’s funeral. A. Lewis reviews.
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret and FringeArts present Jackie Soro and Pax Ressler’s GIRL DOLLS: The American Musical
A seat at the tea party
GIRL DOLLS: The American Musical, a world premiere show from The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Jackie Soro, and Pax Ressler, takes on gender, toys, and American childhood with music and humor. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Theatre Horizon presents Fats Waller’s Ain’t Misbehavin’
Celebrating the music of a Harlem Renaissance icon
Theatre Horizon closes the season with Ain’t Misbehavin’, the 1978 jukebox musical set in the 1920s jazz world of prolific Harlem Renaissance composer Fats Waller. An Nichols reviews.
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1812 Productions presents Jen Childs’s She Gets Around
A closet memoir
A new solo show from Jennifer Childs takes audiences inside her closet for the stories that made her the comedy actor she is today, inspired by a lifetime of outfits. Walt Maguire reviews.
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Butch Mermaid Productions presents Ania Upstill and Danielle Levsky’s Sappho's Salon
Recreating a historic queer literary parlor
A West Philly Victorian house becomes a historic salon inspired by Selby Wynn Schwartz’s novel After Sappho, in this immersive performance from Ania Upstill and Danielle Levsky. An Nichols reviews.
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Philadelphia Ballet presents Juliano Nunes’s Romeo and Juliet
Love in the time of politics
A new Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet choreographer-in-residence Juliano Nunes updates the tale with staggering success, while honoring Prokofiev’s romantic score. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Philadelphia Dance Projects presents Putty Dance Project’s Dance Like it’s 1829
Philadelphia’s story in motion
Putty Dance Project’s Dance Like It’s 1829 celebrates the historic power of Philadelphia music and dance through world-premiere choreography set to the work of pioneering instrumentalist and composer Francis Johnson. Melissa Strong reviews.
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