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The Lantern Theater presents Lynn Nottage’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy
Feasting on Crumbs
Crumbs from the Table of Joy, a lesser-known early work by Lynn Nottage, one of America’s most popular playwrights, still feels relevant in this Lantern Theater production. Krista Mar reviews.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden
A world at his fingertips
In 2017, PAFA became the preserver and promoter of globetrotting 20th-century American sculptor John Rhoden’s artistic legacy. Now, PAFA mounts the artist’s first comprehensive retrospective. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ¡Música Bravo!
DSO goes around the world
The Delaware Symphony Orchestra continues its 2023-24 season with guest conductor Michelle Di Russo, who programmed her ideal concert with Joaquín Rodrigo, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and more. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Rinse, by Elaine Terranova
Making peace with enigma
Philly writer Elaine Terranova’s eighth book, Rinse, shows the author’s poetic sensibilities with lyrical language that captures emotional tones and thrumming silences. Anndee Hochman reviews.
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The Philadelphia Jewish Film + Media Fall Fest presents Remembering Gene Wilder
Who didn’t love Gene Wilder?
The 2023 Philadelphia Jewish Film + Media Fall Fest opened with the local premiere of director Ron Frank’s Remembering Gene Wilder, a hugely enjoyable walk through the legendary actor’s life and career. Stephen Silver reviews.
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Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Rosa Hesmondhalgh’s Madame Ovary
Comedy equals cancer plus time
Based on the lived experience of playwright Rosa Hesmondhalgh’s cancer diagnosis, Inis Nua’s Madame Ovary is equal parts funny and tragic. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Resident Ensemble Players presents John Ball’s In the Heat of the Night
A cracking good detective story
Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware continues its season with In the Heat of the Night, a world-class whodunit that doesn’t shy away from its story’s disturbing roots in 1962 Alabama. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Azuka Theatre presents Priyanka Shetty’s The Elephant in the Room
A story as unique as the immigrant experience
Priyanka Shetty’s The Elephant in the Room, a solo autobiographical show about an Indian software engineer turned theater artist,
is proving the creator’s performance chops in its Philly debut at Azuka Theatre. Krista Mar reviews.
is proving the creator’s performance chops in its Philly debut at Azuka Theatre. Krista Mar reviews.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Whitney White’s Macbeth in Stride
A fun but flawed feminist take on the Scottish play
Macbeth in Stride, a new adaptation of the Shakespeare classic now onstage at Philadelphia Theatre Company, rocks but doesn’t dig its daggers deep enough. C.M. Crockford reviews.
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Theatre Exile presents Bess Wohl’s Camp Siegfried
Tomorrow belongs to them
Then and now, fascism feels like an easy fix for any psychic fissure. With Camp Seigfried, Theatre Exile takes us to a Nazi summer camp in 1938 New York. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
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