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Piffaro presents The Glory of the Wind Band: Music of Portugal and Spain
A musical tour of Renaissance Iberia
For its season closer, Piffaro brought its trademark virtuosity to a tour of Renaissance Portugal and Spain, featuring dozens of period instruments and a rich program of sacred and secular music. Gail Obenreder reviews.

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The Philadelphia Ballet presents The Dream and Prodigal Son
Choreography and character
The Philadelphia Ballet closed its season with Frederick Ashton’s crowd-pleasing Dream and George Balanchine’s strange and wonderful Prodigal Son with revelatory dancing by Zecheng Liang. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

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InLiquid Gallery presents The Naked Show
What does nakedness show us? What does it hide?
A new ensemble exhibit featuring 15 InLiquid Gallery members poses plenty of worthwhile
questions along with its nudes, but something is missing from the show’s promise to honor humanity’s infinite variations. Anndee Hochman reviews.
questions along with its nudes, but something is missing from the show’s promise to honor humanity’s infinite variations. Anndee Hochman reviews.
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1812 Productions presents Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song
Keeping the flame lit
The new version of Harvey Fierstein’s classic comedy, revised from the original into a shorter two-act production, gets its regional premiere at 1812 in a show that aptly emphasizes the writer’s historical era. Josh Herren reviews.

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People’s Light presents Madeleine George’s Hurricane Diane
Dionysus has a new agenda in New Jersey
Dionysus is back, but this time, he’s not out for destruction. In Hurricane Diane, now getting its regional premiere at People’s Light, he tries to enlist four Jersey housewives for a new, eco-friendly regime. David Block reviews.

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Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre present R. Eric Thomas's An Army of Lovers
Queer revolutionaries in the digital age
With a multifaceted script and powerhouse lead performance, Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre's An Army of Lovers invites audiences into a world of complex queer politics,
surveillance, and the thorny issue of legacy. Natalie Layne reviews.
surveillance, and the thorny issue of legacy. Natalie Layne reviews.
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Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun
The Russian Revolution resonates in the US today
This rattling and thrilling new production of Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun, set in 1862 and written in a St. Petersburg prison in 1905, has devastating resonance for Americans in 2024. C.M. Crockford reviews.

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Koresh Dance Company presents Hollow Apple
Expansive themes in dance
The world premiere of Koresh’s Hollow Apple tackles a timely subject in its 2024 Spring Home Season performance. Melissa Strong reviews.

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Opera Philadelphia presents Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
A radiant metamorphosis
Opera is grappling with the iconic creations of Giacomo Puccini: can we reverse harmful depictions of marginalized people while
honoring the work’s integrity? Opera Philadelphia finds a way with its new
Madame Butterfly. Linda Holt reviews.
honoring the work’s integrity? Opera Philadelphia finds a way with its new
Madame Butterfly. Linda Holt reviews.

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Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Café in the World
An undercooked dramatic menu
Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Cafe in the World, a conceit that offers theater as dinner but never amounts to a complete meal. Kiran Pandey reviews.

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