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Each actor, wearing black, smiles and holds a large piece of paper with a single apostrophe on it.

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Jeffrey Barg and David Lee White’s The Angry Grammarian

Love languages

Jeffrey Barg, author of the Inquirer’s popular Angry Grammarian column, debuts a likable musical comedy by the same name in South Philly about two grammar nerds languishing for language and each other. Mike Fisher reviews.
Michael Fisher

Michael Fisher

Reviews 5 minute read
August Wilson's portrait described in the piece. Shades of blue, teal, & flashes of yellow & orange break through the black.

Arthur Ross Gallery presents Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body

Carving with light

The layered, kaleidoscopic works of Barbara Earl Thomas, who ingeniously harnesses paper, light, and glass, are now on view at Arthur Ross Gallery. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Informal black & white daytime photo of Brodovitch walking across dozens of photos laid flat on the office floor.

The Barnes Foundation presents Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me

Surprising the eye

Twentieth-century designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch revolutionized more than one field of visual arts, but he’s best known for his stint as art director at Harper’s Bazaar. His first major US exhibition, now at the Barnes, covers his entire career. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Scene from the musical: the four actors sit smiling around a simply set wooden table, against a black backdrop.

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Schubert Organization present Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country

A new kind of jukebox musical

Girl from the North Country, a Bob Dylan jukebox musical set during the Depression by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, defies expectations. It stops in Philly on its North American tour. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
Three Black women in modest bathing suits & sarongs dance together in a living room, washed with blue light.

People’s Light presents Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home

A deep dive into the fight for desegregation

Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home, which explores a family on the front lines of desegregation in Kansas, gets its regional premiere at People’s Light. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read
Candid photo of the musicians chatting onstage with approaching fans, instruments and music books around them.

Filament presents The Muse’s Prism

Bach, Buxtehude, and other baroque favorites

Filament, a young early-music trio of violin, viola de gamba, and harpsichord, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a concert of crystalline and perfectly balanced music at Gloria Dei Church. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Collage-style portrait Daily Practice #17 described in text below, incorporating paint, photo, threads & many small objects

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens presents Ritual of Self: Isaiah Zagar’s Self-Portraits on Paper

Never the same man twice

Philly’s Isaiah Zagar is famous for his mosaic murals swirling on hundreds of public walls. Now, fans are invited home to Philadelphia's Magic Gardens for a new show selected from thousands of Zagar’s daily self-portraits. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Reviews 5 minute read

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In a blue dress, Lewis-Michelson as Cline sings spotlit on a yellow lightbulb-framed wooden stage in front of the band.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Ted Swindley’s Always… Patsy Cline

Live country all the way

Delaware Theatre Company’s new production of Always… Patsy Cline, with spot-on casting and design, feels like a night in the company of the real country-music legend. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
3 women pose on tiptoes with arms up; a man in black seems to control the moves of a woman dancing near the ground in front

Koresh Dance Company presents One Thousand and One Nights

The next generation of choreography at Koresh

Two artists with ties to Koresh Dance Company, Melissa Rector and Jim Bunting, continue their choreography journeys with a collaborative performance exploring healing, truth, and self-awareness at the company’s studio. Melissa
Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
Close-up on Dardaris, a white woman with curly gray hair, standing with arms ecstatically outstretched, in a red blouse.

Hedgerow Theatre Company Presents Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom

A haunting nightly dance

With Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom, Hedgerow Theatre spotlights women characters with existential storylines, a relative rarity in absurdist theater. Melissa Lin Sturges reviews.
Melissa Lin Sturges

Melissa Lin Sturges

Reviews 3 minute read