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The couple stands solemnly facing forward, wearing black, hands joined in front of a Victorian wedding dress on a mannequin.

Philly Fringe 2024: Real Life Brothers presents Is This a Wedding?

Nuanced nuptials
Some weddings are covered in newspaper marriage announcements. Alison Hyde Pascale and Crys Clemente got theirs covered at the 2024 Philly Fringe. Emily Esten reviews.
Emily Esten

Emily Esten

Reviews 3 minute read
A lantern-like chandelier lights the mansion’s entry space, which has arched doorways and fancy molding setting off the art.

Rockwood Mansion presents Nature of Gothic

Victorian ghosts in modern glass
Rockwood Mansion, a moody, historic northern Delaware house museum with a renowned collection of Victoriana, asks two contemporary glass artists to respond to its resident works. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
About two dozen actors in 19th-century costumes pose under dramatic spotlights and fog, each raising one fist in the air.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Shubert Organization present Les Misérables

The people’s song meets theme-park barricades
Despite powerful singing, the national tour of Les Misérables more closely resembles a theme-park attraction than a work of theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Campbell stands between the women, in an avid discussion, one hand on each of their shoulders. They all wear 70s clothes.

Theatre in the X presents Don Evans’s One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show

An excellent night in the park
Theatre in the X presents One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, by Philly-native playwright Don Evans, for its annual free production in West Philly’s Malcolm X Park. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
Book cover: Title & author in white & orange letters, over an illustration of a woman with a wind-up mechanism in her back.

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy, by Tia Levings

Women don’t need patriarchy, but patriarchy needs us
A Well-Trained Wife, Tia Levings’s gripping new memoir about her path in and out of a high-control Christian religion, is also an urgent warning to US voters who care about women’s rights. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 5 minute read
The book cover. Title and author appear in bold white text with an illustration of a hand holding a candle lit at both ends.

Breaking the Curse: A Memoir about Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft, by Alex DiFrancesco

A magical memoir of perseverance
Alex DiFrancesco’s memoir is a transformative exploration of identity, spirituality, and perseverance. By delving into the complex layers of trauma and emotion, they offer a haunting narrative of survival and the search for hope. Cass Lewis reviews.
Cass Lewis

Cass Lewis

Reviews 4 minute read
Gallery view including the entry with the ironwork described below, and large colorful pleated graphic of the artists’ names

Winterthur presents Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur

Generations of creativity
Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur’s famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary exhibition. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
4 actors stand on the ground, 3 of them gesturing to another who perches on high top of two people vertically stacked.

New York Circus Project presents Hamlet at FringeArts

A high-flying Hamlet takes risks
New York Circus Project’s Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy with performances at Philly’s FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
A single vintage turnstile with an olive green body and bright metal arms.

PAFA presents Philadelphia Revealed: Unpacking the Attic

Discover Philly’s new, old, and untold stories with these fascinating objects
The Atwater Kent Collection got a new home with Drexel when the Philadelphia History Museum closed. Now, Philadelphia Revealed, a new exhibition at PAFA, brings the city’s history to life with fascinating objects. Pamela J.
Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
The 4 actors, with different skin tones & genders, pose together in bright, casual summer clothes next to a tree in a park.

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It

All the park’s a stage
Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through July 28. It’s free! C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read