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The book cover. Title and authors in white text over an impressionistic portrait of 2 women in orange, blue, pink, & yellow.

We are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza

An honest reflection of Philly

In this new novel by Philly coauthors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, the lifelong friendship of two women is tested by a tragedy that feels all too familiar. Helene Cohen Bludman reviews.
Helene Cohen Bludman

Helene Cohen Bludman

Reviews 3 minute read
Scott Greer and Jennifer Childs singing onstage together with a yellow-fringed red curtain behind them.

1812 Productions presents Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer’s Two Outta Three

Staging the empty nest

In Two Outta Three, Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer become empty nesters and explore what's next with their signature humor and charm. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
Actor Cassie Beck, a white woman, wears a yellow blazer and holds a pocket-sized US Constitution, in front of a US flag

McCarter Theatre Center presents Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me

Seeing yourself in the Preamble

In What the Constitution Means to Me, playwright Heidi Schreck examines the personal and political intersections of our country’s laws. Cameron Kelsall reviews an engagement of the national tour at McCarter Theatre Center.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 5 minute read
The cover of American Lit Remixed. The title appears on a light blue field, above a cassette tape with its tape coming loose

American Lit Remixed by Melissa Strong

Rocking the world of contemporary literature

We usually herald the digital age as a blow to the music and publishing industries, but in her new book, American Lit Remixed, Melissa Strong argues that an exciting synergy is emerging. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 5 minute read

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Four actors dressed like Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash, on a vintage musical stage

Delaware Theatre Company presents Million Dollar Quartet

Whole lotta shakin' goin' on!

Million Dollar Quartet from Delaware Theatre Company looks to shake things up with a jukebox musical performance inspired by 1950s rock-and-roll. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Stutzman is on stage with other players in the orchestra. The snapshot captures her during conducting, her expression engaged

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts a historical guest role with Philadelphia Orchestra

Paving more way for women leaders of American orchestras

In her first concerts as principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann balances repertory warhorses and new music with fresh ideas and attention to detail. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
An illustration. Nine people in the frame, most facing the viewer. A grass patch with stylized buildings with windows.

Woodmere Art Museum presents Body Language: The Art of Larry Day

Remembering the dean of Philadelphia painting

Woodmere Art Museum examines the impact on American art by Philadelphia painter Larry Day in this new exhibit. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 6 minute read
A candle burns, wax dripping down the candle taper. Behind it, an angel appears through blue and white smoke.

People's Light and Hedgerow Theatre present their takes on A Christmas Carol

Two carols are better than one

People's Light and Hedgerow Theatre perform A Christmas Carol, but in two very different ways. Gail Obenreder reviews the two productions.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 6 minute read
A historic illustration that appears to show Black people in a covered wagon aiming pistols at white men with rifles.

Slavery and Abolition in Pennsylvania, by Beverly C. Tomek

The truth about slavery in the Keystone State

Pennsylvania’s abolitionist Quakers ended slavery in the commonwealth long before any other state, right? A new book from Temple University Press explains that there’s a lot more to the story. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Ngozi Anyanwu and Steven Rishard in Garbologists. Costumed as sanitation workers, they talk inside the cab of a trash truck.

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Lindsay Joelle’s The Garbologists

Trash talkers

The Garbologists, a world premiere from Philadelphia Theatre Company, searches for deep meaning in a dirty job but offers a fairly thin character study instead. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read