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The three actors sit around a small table in a music studio full of amps, framed photos, and guitar. They talk, smiling.

Arden Theatre Company presents Michael Hollinger’s Holy Grail of Memphis

The past is not through with us

Philly playwright Michael Hollinger’s Holy Grail of Memphis, premiering at the Arden, follows the white owner of a historic Memphis music studio where the lost recordings of a Black blues legend are hiding. C.M. Crockford reviews.

C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
Hobbs, smiling and holding a flower bouquet, faces Scharfman, who smiles excitedly and wears a floral dress.

Walnut Street Theatre presents Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy

Not much has changed

With an uneven production of a politically limp script, Walnut Street Theatre continues its commitment to institutional whiteness with Driving Miss Daisy. nat čermák reviews.

nat čermák

Reviews 4 minute read
Close-up on a simple teapot in profile, made out of inviting matte silver metal with a gentle curving shape.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Naoto Fukasawa: Things in Themselves

A world-renowned designer gets his first major US solo show at the PMA

Naoto Fukasawa is one of the world's most sought-after designers, and the PMA hosts his first major solo exhibition in the US, featuring a range of irresistibly practical objects. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 4 minute read
Black & white image of Dawn Stanley holding up a basketball, with a serious expression, on geometric blue & white background

The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents Shaheed Rucker: (re)Covering the Iconic

Reimaging Jet magazine covers with Black Philly-area icons

AAMP continues to lead the Philly area in showcasing Black art with Shaheed Rucker: (re)Covering the Iconic, featuring notable portraits in the striking style of vintage mid-century media. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read

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Photo taken over the audience in the pews shows the singers performing on the well-lit chancel.

Variant 6 presents RE/IMAGINE

A rare night of secular music for voice and organ

Philly vocal ensemble Variant 6 explored the classic combination of voice and organ, though with a rare focus on secular music, including a world premiere by Benjamin C.S. Boyle, who was in attendance. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
A large dance ensemble surrounding him, Markus strikes a signature pose, one leg extended with white shirt fluttering behind

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present MJ the Musical

A Dangerous look back

MJ the Musical, celebrating Michael Jackson’s music in a story about preparations for his Dangerous World Tour in the early 1990s, opts for a polished, estate-approved narrative that leaves Jackson’s life unexplored. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
Gay and Landau, seen from behind, standing in front of a large crowd visiting the show in a gilded hallway of City Hall

Councilmember Rue Landau and Creative Philadelphia present Transcending Uncertainty: Art Endures at Home in Philadelphia

Honoring the UArts community with a new exhibition at City Hall

City Councilmember Rue Landau and Creative Philadelphia teamed up to honor the UArts community with a special exhibition, free to view at City Hall through January 25, 2025. An Nichols visits.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 8 minute read
About 30 small white wooden figurines of fantastical yet familiar people on tiny pedestals, on a black background

The Museum for Art in Wood presents La Famiglia

Family trees

With this exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood, turned-wood figures by artist Mark Sfirri explore likeness and difference, ancestry and environment, asking how family takes root. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Reviews 4 minute read
Vintage sleeveless pink dress with the artwork title written on it in large black block lettering.

The Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Soft/Cover

Celebrating 50 years of FWM Artists-in-Residence

The Fabric Workshop and Museum marks 50 years of its Artists-in-Residence program with this survey of intriguing multi-media works from the 1970s to the present. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Book cover. Title above in large, aged-looking letters above an evocative photo of the trace of a demolished house’s stairway

Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City, by Molly Lester and Michael Bixler

Revealing Philadelphia’s almost-invisible past

Building Ghosts, an absorbing new book from Temple University Press, grasps a history that we barely know with essays and photos capturing the remnants of Philly’s lost and demolished buildings. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read