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In brown socks and black leotard, Veiga poses on one bent, muscular leg while extending every other limb.

Ensemble Arts Philly presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Newer work joins Revelations
Alvin Ailey stopped at the Academy of Music on the company’s 2026 tour, combining its iconic Revelations program with several exciting newer works from a riveting ensemble. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 4 minute read
View from above of fanciful floral islands in a huge event hall, connected by sinuous arches of complex flower arrangements.

PHS presents the 2026 Philadelphia Flower Show, Rooted: Origins of American Gardening

Our gardening legacies, and a flowering future
This year’s Flower Show, open through Sunday, March 8, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, nods to our 250th with the theme Rooted: Origins of American Gardening. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 5 minute read
Minora, in striped shirt & blue skirt, scrunches her face as a laughing audience member spritzes her from a spray bottle

FringeArts presents Lee Minora’s Baby Everything

You’ve come a long way, baby
Lee Minora’s entertaining and thought-provoking Baby Everything returns for an encore engagement at FringeArts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Melancholy yet whimsical painting of a Black man sitting on a downcast unicorn on a dark night, in front of a flat horizon.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Noah Davis

Observant whispers
An international retrospective on Noah Davis, an important American painter lost much too soon, ends its tour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
In motley Renaissance clothes, the cast poses clownishly in a spotlight, Hogan at center looking prissy in white face paint.

The Kammerspiel presents Molière’s Tartuffe, adapted by Bob Sloan

Back to laugh at the oligarchy
A new adaptation of Molière’s Tartuffe gets its world premiere at Performance Garage with the Kammerspiel, a theater troupe dedicated to intimate and subversive productions. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 2 minute read

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In dramatic bars of light, the actors, in motley modern clothes, face each other over a tavern table.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Rare Accidents: The Escapades of Prince Hal & Falstaff, adapted by Alex Burns

Succession versus Always Sunny
Alex Burns stages his new adaptation of both parts of Henry IV at Quintessence with his signature epic style, but it’s not suited to the best elements of this story. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read
Kanu & Pullum smile flirtatiously at each other in a 1930 living room, a maroon velvet curtain draping the door behind them

Lantern Theater Company presents Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky

Still protecting the dream
Lantern Theater Company presents Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky, an audacious story that feels fresh and urgent today despite being set in 1930 Harlem. A. Lewis reviews.

A. Lewis

Reviews 3 minute read
Silhouetted on a dramatic, blue-lit stage, the three actors look with relaxed poses at a large white canvas on the wall.

Resident Ensemble Players presents Yasmina Reza’s Art

A worthy box office favorite
University of Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players stages a terrifically enjoyable production of French playwright Yasmina Reza’s Art, which is popular for good reason. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
5 pieces of wooden Shaker furniture, including a wheelchair and two cradles, lined up in a white gallery below blue banners

The Institute for Contemporary Art presents A World in the Making: The Shakers

The eternal in the everyday
A major exhibition on the Shakers lands in Philly at UPenn’s ICA, juxtaposing historic pieces with new works exploring the enigmatic religious group’s legacy. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 6 minute read
Two vitrines full of documents from the era in front of a wall with more framed documents and a large image from 1976 protest

UPenn’s Van Pelt Library presents Celebrate or Demonstrate: Philadelphia and Bicentennial Discontent

Protests during America’s 200th birthday mirror our divisions in 2026
A small, free-to-visit exhibition in UPenn’s Van Pelt Library reminds us that protests during America’s 250th birthday resemble those that rocked Philly in 1976. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 3 minute read