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In a warmly lit gym, Rice clasps O’Hare & Zinkel’s hands while the others look on, dressed in a variety of 1970s outfits.

Philadelphia Theatre Company and Baltimore Center Stage present Bess Wohl’s Liberation

From 1970 to today, women face the same struggles

Bess Wohl’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning Liberation makes its local debut at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Oct 19, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

The Mighty WMMR: An Oral History of Philadelphia’s Rock Radio Revolution, By Erin Riley

The story of Philly’s own pioneering rock station, from Dave Herman to Pierre Robert

In her new survey of Philly rock radio icon WMMR, longtime music director Erin Riley gets the station’s story in dozens of interviews with the pioneering personalities who drove its success. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Oct 13, 2026 Reviews 6 minute read

Five diverse actors, in various garments by era, pose seriously like a wheel with their hands meeting in the center.

Applied Mechanics presents Run Ben Run

Manifest density

With its latest ensembled-devised show, Run Ben Run, Applied Mechanics combines American history, pop culture, art criticism, and more in an interactive experience at Christ Church Neighborhood House. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Oct 12, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

Title & author in brown & white, below a historical painting of an Indigenous man with a blue blanket over his shoulder

Native Americans and Pennsylvania, by Daniel K. Richter

Pre-American history

A timely expansion of Penn history professor Daniel K. Richter’s book Native Americans and Pennsylvania brings new scholarship to the history of Indigenous life in what is now Pennsylvania. Pamela J. Forsythe

Pamela J. Forsythe

Oct 11, 2026 Reviews 5 minute read

Voice of a Century: The Life and Artistry of Marian Anderson, by Anthony Tommasini

A masterful biography of an iconic American voice

Pianist, author, and New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini’s new biography of Marian Anderson is page-turning triumph. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 09, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Holum, at left in earthy neutrals, strikes a dominant but skeptical pose while Jimenez, in a green suit, talks to her.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Jen Silverman’s Witch

Then and now are the same world for women

Jen Silverman adapts the 17th-century tragicomedy The Witch of Edmonton into a sizzling modern-ish fable with all the same questions about womanhood, now onstage at Quintessence. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Oct 06, 2026 Reviews 4 minute read

Cylinder & Barg sit straight-backed on a green couch, pacifiers in their mouths, snacks and toys on the coffee table.

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Kate Brennan and David Lee White’s Big Babies

Parents try to host a party

Big Babies, the latest world premiere from David Lee White and Kate Brennan, about a dinner party for parents of toddlers (and their wacky neighbors), is onstage at Pier Players Theatre Company. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Oct 05, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

13 actors of different races, genders, and ages, in 1930s garb, pose smiling with musical instruments across a large stage

The Arden presents Conon McPherson’s Girl from the North Country

Eugene O’Neill meets Bob Dylan

The Arden opens its 2026-27 season with Girl from the North Country, featuring a script by Conor McPherson and music by Bob Dylan. It feels like less than the sum of its parts. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Oct 05, 2026 Reviews 3 minute read

On surreal but homelike furnished stage with cornstalks behind them, the three actors face the camera, avidly watching TV

Wilma Theater presents DJ Hills’s Horsegirl & Cowdaddy

Transformation in the cornfields

Playwright DJ Hills’s Horsegirl & Cowdaddy gets its world premiere at the Wilma, exploring the power of transformation and the possibilities of putting down roots at home. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.