The Lifespan of a Fact, now onstage at Lantern Theater, considers the chasm between journalistic integrity and artistic license. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Terrell Halsey’s Ascend: Beyond the Veil is a breath of fresh air for “street portraits,” featuring a collection of photography of Center City Philadelphia from 2015-2020. Hanae Mason reviews.

The three world premieres in Philadelphia Ballet’s Forward Motion reflect diverse visions of contemporary ballet onstage at the Kimmel's intimate Perelman Theater. Melissa Strong reviews.

After a decade at the helm of Delaware Theatre Company, Bud Martin says goodbye with an uproarious, perfectly orchestrated production of One Man, Two Guvnors, true to its commedia roots. Gail Obenreder reviews.

A Western take on a Syrian soap opera gets a surprising twist in Guillermo Calderón’s Kiss, by turns hilarious and wrenching. Krista Mar reviews.

InterAct Theatre Company’s 35th
anniversary season continues with a world premiere about a distinctly Jewish emigrant experience set not in the Ukraine of 2023, but the post-Soviet Ukraine of 1992. Jill Ivey reviews.

Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s, now onstage at Arden Theatre, shows what a sandwich can say about life. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

A thrilling performance from 21st-century bard Benjamin Bagby at Penn Live Arts brought the firelit mead hall of Beowulf to modern audiences. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Longtime Philly sports columnist Stephen A. Smith went from The Inquirer to the airwaves of ESPN, and his new memoir details a fascinating life. Stephen Silver reviews.

Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Penn Live Arts with the world premiere of William Forsythe’s Blake Works IV (The Barre Project) and the Philly premiere of Robert Garland’s Higher Ground, set to music by Stevie Wonder. Melissa Strong reviews.