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1812 Productions presents Jen Childs’s She Gets Around
A closet memoir
A new solo show from Jennifer Childs takes audiences inside her closet for the stories that made her the comedy actor she is today, inspired by a lifetime of outfits. Walt Maguire reviews.
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Butch Mermaid Productions presents Ania Upstill and Danielle Levsky’s Sappho's Salon
Recreating a historic queer literary parlor
A West Philly Victorian house becomes a historic salon inspired by Selby Wynn Schwartz’s novel After Sappho, in this immersive performance from Ania Upstill and Danielle Levsky. An Nichols reviews.
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Philadelphia Ballet presents Juliano Nunes’s Romeo and Juliet
Love in the time of politics
A new Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet choreographer-in-residence Juliano Nunes updates the tale with staggering success, while honoring Prokofiev’s romantic score. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Philadelphia Dance Projects presents Putty Dance Project’s Dance Like It’s 1829
Philadelphia’s story in motion
Putty Dance Projects’ Dance Like It’s 1829 celebrates the historic power of Philadelphia music and dance through world-premiere choreography set to the work of pioneering instrumentalist and composer Francis Johnson. Melissa Strong reviews.
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TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image presents How We Stay Free
This is what democracy looks like
A new exhibition at TILT honors 60 years of Philly protests thanks to the photographers who were there, from ADA rallies to campus activists, labor movements, No Arena, No Kings, and more. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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InterAct Theatre Company presents Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay’s Seng’s Hair Salon
The Philly Cycle continues inside a Lao family’s South Philly salon
InterAct premieres the second play in its Philly Cycle program, this time spotlighting our Southeast Asian refugee community in a script inspired by a real-life salon on Ritner Street. Krista Mar reviews.
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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of Shucked
A corny balm for a turbulent spring
The delightful national tour of the modern Broadway musical hit Shucked brings farm life to our city’s Forrest with its Philly stop. Josh Herren reviews.
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Opera Philadelphia presents Gregory Spears’s Sleepers Awake
A fairytale transforms the mysteries of time and sleep
Opera Philadelphia premieres Sleepers Awake, a resonant new work by Gregory Spears, notable for its chorus, that delves deeply into things we take for granted: time and sleep. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Arden Children’s Theatre presents The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, adapted by John Glore
A beloved 1990s kids’ book gets a staging worthy of its weirdness
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales has been delighting readers of all ages for more than 30 years. Now it hits the Arden stage in a zany adaptation by John Glore. Alaina Johns reviews.
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Koresh Dance Company presents Never/Mind
Making a case in motion
Koresh has been drawing full houses for more than three decades. The company’s clarity of vision and uniquely grounded, dynamic movement were on display at Never/Mind, a new work by artistic director Ronen Koresh. Lauren Berlin reviews.
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